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Fusselwurm t1_iu87k1l wrote on October 29, 2022 at 9:07 AM

Reply to comment by gypsy_remover in TIL Al Capone was only 33 when he was locked away for tax evasion and developed neurosyphilis, leading to his death at 48. Eliot Ness was 27 when he formed the Untouchables--he died in a state of financial ruin in his 50s, likely hastened by his heavy drinking in his later life by capsaicinintheeyes

> mostly it was all fresh

unless it wasnt. fresh produce is and was not necessarily the cheapest fare.

poor people often lived off oats and sugar.