Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 241, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1918 — Mystery Explained. [ARTICLE]

Mystery Explained.

“What’s become of your old friend the sea serpent?” asked a vacationer at the beach. “Has he been frightened off by the submarines?” “Guess not,” returned the hotel manager. “I rather think he’s sore over our treatment of him. Last time he was here we chased him off the coast. You see, he caused so many men to sign the pledge that he was killing our bar business.” —Boston Evening Transcript