Tamale Vendor Disappears With Watch

Posted on August 18, 2009 by lmharnisch
Aug. 18, 1899, Hair

Aug. 18, 1899: Vapor baths, hair treatments and miracle pills.

Aug. 18, 1899, Tamales

Fernando Olivas wanted 15 cents ($3.83 USD 2008) worth of tamales but had no money, so he left a gold watch as collateral. Now Olivas says tamale vendor Jim Butcher has disappeared with the watch — but it wasn't his watch. Olivas says it belongs to J.B. Sanchez.

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1 Response to Tamale Vendor Disappears With Watch

  1. Stacia's avatar Stacia says:
    August 21, 2009 at 2:21 am

    I’m commenting a lot tonight, but – anidrosis is “anhidrosis”, I assume, the inability to sweat.
    There is something so darn neat about an advertisement from 1899 with a telephone number.

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