ep22 1788 War Prediction

The wars of the twentieth century were prophesied in 1788. Carnival does not mean a celebration, and orchestra uses two cannons for bait. Can you imagine that? This is Lindsey McCarry back with another gathering of out-of-the-way news articles and facts with which to make you say, can you imagine that?

And until we all return in one minute and a half we hope you'll be waiting. You've heard many warnings during the past years to keep yourself on the lookout for con men and women, confidence operators who in nefarious vocation comprises the belking

of unsuspecting victims out of as much money as they can build. Modern police methods and radio have probably done more to reduce the number of victims of con games than anything else during the past few years.

But time was when these gentle drafters really plied their trade with the vengeance. For instance, well, I ran across a situation that occurred in San Francisco in the month of March 1917. One day in police headquarters.

Okay, who's next? I'm a next. Wait a minute. Wait a minute. One at a time. Alright, you, what you're trouble? I'm a loser money this man here come to my wait a minute what's your name a balla John about this man is a comment of my fruit store on a terrible animal is a

coming on a Wednesday he's a buy one dollar and a five cents worth of fruit and he's a give me a check this check right here yeah he's a gimme this check for 19 dollars and 75 cents I look into my money throughout and I forgot that eight dollars and 70 cents a cash he