“High blood pressure, cheeriness at breakfast, a mellowing political philosophy, and an inability to drink more than half a bottle of proof spirits at cocktail time without falling over the fire irons all suggest dark wings hovering overhead and the impending midnight croak of the raven.” PhilosophyPoliticalSpiritFallDarkHalfFireBloodDrinkPressureWingsProofIronBreakfastBottlesMidnightInabilityPolitical PhilosophyCocktailsRavensOverheadBlood PressureHoveringHigh Blood Pressure Book:The Provocative Pen of Lucius Beebe, Esq Source: The Provocative Pen of Lucius Beebe, Esq
“George Jessel’s newest pick-me-up which is receiving attention from the town’s paragraphers is called a Bloody Mary: half tomato juice, half vodka.” AttentionHalfPicksTownsReceivingMaryBloodyJuiceTomatoesVodkaPick MePick Me UpBloody Mary Author:Lucius Beebe