Category Archives: Vices

Back River Amusement Parks Hotbed of Prostitution and Venereal Diseases, 1920s

Posted on May 17, 2018 by atomictv

Report of the United States Interdepartmental Social Hygiene Board for The Fiscal Year Ended June 30 1922 Baltimore, Md. — “Back River” has been a by-word in Maryland for 20 years. Navy medical officers and the surgeons at Camp Holabird, … Continue reading →

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National Brewing Company’s “James Bond’s 007 Special Blend” (1968)

Posted on February 1, 2018 by atomictv

“A subtle blend of premium beer and malt liquor.” Bond Lifestyle: “The James Bond’s 007 Special Blend cans featured attractive women posing in front of famous London backdrops. The brand was pulled when National Brewing learned that it might have … Continue reading →

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Why have Baltimoreans been hoarding this rye whiskey?

Posted on January 25, 2018 by atomictv

(By Andrew Zaleski, Washington Post, 1/25/2018) Baltimore writer Van Smith has stashed away nearly three cases of Pikesville Supreme. (André Chung/For The Washington Post) In the summer of 2016, Naomi Karzai, the bar manager of Pen & Quill — a … Continue reading →

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1920s Hopkins Professor Sought 34 Gallons of Rye for Research During Prohibition

Posted on August 12, 2016 by atomictv

By James Stimpert (Johns Hopkins University Hub, 8/11/2016) A rather unusual permit application resides in the Records of the Office of the President in the Johns Hopkins University Archives. In April 1920, Professor John B. Watson, a psychologist credited as … Continue reading →

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