Rensselaer Journal, Volume 12, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1902 — Odd Tavern Signs. [ARTICLE]

Odd Tavern Signs.

It Is probable that not England, but Germany holds the record for out-of-the way tavern signs and fantastic Inn names. The most absurd results are usually obtained by the name of some animal joined with a more or less unsuitable object. The "Comfortable Chicken,” and the “Cold Frog,” both of them in Berlin, are -certainly left In the shade by the “Angry Ant,” (Ort, In Westphalia,) which sells splendid beer, and the “Stiff Dog” (Berlin.)