Gotrocks

[Laurence Horn]

At 10:22 AM -0700 6/17/07, Arnold M. Zwicky wrote:
>>(GOOGLE NEWS ARCHIVES)
>>_LOCAL NEWS._
>>(http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?
>>res=FA0D11FC3F58137A93C4A8178AD95F418684F9)
>>$4.95 - New York Times - Nov 16,  1865     Joxrr B. Gotrox lectured
>>last at
>>Cooper  Institute on temperance, Lefore a crowded house. Miss
>>Ronncaort
>>lectured  on temperance at Clinton Hall. ...
>>...
>
>what's with this date?  the item itself is obviously mis-scanned
>("Lefore" for "Before", "Joxrr" maybe for "John"

I was thinking one of those filthy-rich extraterrestrial teetotalers...

LH

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