If I wanted to drown my sorrows about the lateness of this post with weak, water-like beer I can do so largely in part because of the man who was born on March 28th, 1899. He turned a family brewery into a world renown cheep beer juggernaut that college students are still celebrating to this day. If that is not enough for one life time this man also convinced his company to buy the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953. Can you name this beer baron?
If you can then drop me a message.
The striking image of an earnest researcher pouring over old newspaper articles on microfiche may seem romantic in the movies but the stark reality is that the machines are hard to use and induce migraines when you try to read the small print. Give me a database any day like the Historical New York Times or the Historical Washington Post if you want to research news from 1953 or some other date from the last century. And if you have a question about these or any other library resource you may always ask a librarian.
Last week I asked for the names of the lesser known Gorgon sisters who are overshadowed by their infamous sister Medusa. The answer is Stheno and Euryale who seem to be making a bit of a comeback lately in video games and graphic novels. The campus classical scholars who knew the answer are –
Peter Erickson
Ann Kenne
Marianne Hageman
Thanks for playing!