Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
TABLOID JAG is
NOW UPON US
DROP PELLET IN WATER AND
GET BEER
Liquor Men Fear Their Occupations
Gone-InventIon Is Danlsh-Drink-
ing Songs Are Doomed
by Pills
Have you heard of the Tabloid Jag?

Have you heard of the Tabloid Jag?
| 1t is an innovation, yes.
| A Danish gentleman of a scientific
turn of mind has, according to recent
press dispatches. compounded tablet
any number of which may comfortably
repose in ones pocket, and one of these
tablets, nicely dissolved in hot water
will yield as much hilarity as twenty
five cents worth of beer.
In fact, the tablet threatens to injure
the beer business. 1t is destined to put
American breweries out of commission.
There is CONSERVATION on Broadway
and horror along Main street
The idea of a man carrying home a
package of tablets marked "One to
each glass of water" and thinking that
he has his Sunday bottle in his pocket
is without precedent and altogether un-
desirable, according to brewers who
We're spoken to yesterday.
"An outrage" declared a representa-
tive of the Maier brewery, whose name
must forever remain a secret. What
are we to expect If carloads of thsee
so-called tablets are allowed to come
into this country? Where do we get
off-and likewise, how do we know
that the game is on the square?
Here we have millions of dollars in
vested in the brewing business. Is
that to be wiped out? Who I ask, is
this fellow who has invented a drug
store jag with the expectation of get
ting away with it? A Danish civil en-
gineer eh? All right. But will the
American people stand for it? That is
what 1 ask-will they stand for it?"
Monroe Doctrine Safe
Being assured that they would not.
IL, la t.. 4
expressed his wonder that the news
papers should print such information.
1t was true. he acknowledged, that the
importation OF beer tabloids would not
be in direct violation of the Monroe
doctrine, and as far as he knew there
would be no reason to send warships to
Denmark. At the same time he had
his doubts about any educational in
stitution which believed it was doing
the right thing when 1t taught civil
engineers to formulate prescriptions to
take the place of good old draught
beer
Saloon keepers are awaiting with
considerable anxiety the arrival at San
Pedro of the next foreign steamship.
If it is (loaded with beer tabloids most
of the saloon men in town will have
to go out of business.
But worse still, according to the
musicians of the town, this tablet habit
would mean the passing of the drinking
songs, which composers have for so
many years striven to make popular.
1t would be impossible to sing Come
lads and lassies, fill UP your glasses"
as long as everybody present had a
little box of tablets in his pocket.
In fact, the songs of our nation, In
so far as they pertain to drink. would
have to be written all over again. The
stein that once stood on the cube of
ice would have to be brought to the
customer empty, and think of the awful
fact-the total lack of romance and
sentiment-when the man who, re-
ceives the stein goes into his pocket,
digs out a tablet and asks for hot
water to make foaming beverage!
'Tt is horrible" said Mr.. Zobelein.
Perish the thought"
And yet we may be compelled to read
signs complimentary to "the beer that
made Milwaukee Jealous"