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Sears' Mail Order Narcotics

Sears' mail order catalog, in 1902, included opium, marketed as a "homeopathic remedy". They also sold heroin and cocaine.

January 7 at 1:37 PM 3.2 4

Revenge on Bad Tippers

In 1918, more than a hundred waiters were arrested in Chicago for slipping a mickey to bad tippers.

December 12 at 1:48 PM 3.4 4

Origins of the Mickey

The drink containing chloral hydrate - a "mickey" - got its name from Mickey Finn, a Chicago restauranteur who in 1903 used the drink to drug his patrons and rob them.

December 4 at 4:22 AM 3.0 4

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