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Vice Patrol refers to posts that concern all matters of sin.

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Sneaky Pete

September 14, 2018 Holly Vice Patrol 13 comments

Inexpensive Wine: A Guide to Best Buys Lee 1974 This little paperback can be found gracing the shelves of 62 libraries, according to WorldCat. I have no idea why. This copy has dog-eared corners, brittle paper, and yellowed edges. It

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VD and Sexual Freedom

September 10, 2018 Mary Kelly Health and Safety, Vice Patrol 6 comments

Sexual Freedom and Venereal Disease Morton 1971 This old fashioned discussion of sexual hygiene practices reads more academic than other commentary. Old fashioned views on women (and their relative “cleanliness”) are driving most the discussion, but in general the whole

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Mixology 70s Style

August 15, 2018 Holly Vice Patrol 12 comments

The Bartender’s Guide Duffy 1972 From the cover to the recipes, this book is suuuuper dated. This is a little paperback with yellowed pages and tiny font. The cover has a very 70’s vibe. It does have a pretty convenient

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Got Questions About VD?

August 14, 2018 Mary Kelly Health and Safety, Vice Patrol 13 comments

Venereal Disease The Questions, The Answers Young 1973 Got questions about the Clap? Worried you are hanging out with the girls that are “unclean?” (Funny how guys are never referred to as unclean.) The answers are here. Lots of science

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Drinking in America

August 1, 2018 Holly Vice Patrol 18 comments

Drinking in America: Our Secret History Cheever 2015 Submitter:  I stumbled upon this tome while browsing my local library branch. Now, as a craft beer drinker and writer about said subject, I already own several excellent books on alcoholic drink

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Smoke if you got ’em!

July 25, 2018 Holly Vice Patrol One comment

The Cigarette Shortage Federal Trade Commission 1945 Submitter: I found this as I was weeding the government documents at [a university library]. I am glad I did not grow up in the forties. Holly: Want to know more? Here’s the

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The Groovy Way to Quit Drinking

March 12, 2018 Mary Kelly Feelings and Self Help, Vice Patrol 2 comments

Find Your Perfect High Without Mind Altering Substances: Shift Happens, when you train your brain Marshall 1978 Direct from the late 1970s, your solution to alcoholism. Marshall struggled with alcohol and developed his own version of alcohol treatment. The beginning

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Sex, Sadism, and Murder

December 18, 2017 Mary Kelly Society Explained, Talkin 'Bout My Generation, Vice Patrol 5 comments

The Wasted Years Stearn 1968 (original copyright 1959) Earlier this year we published a post about teen sex depravity, or what I like to call “nonfiction erotica.” A serious subject is presented with “facts” and reporting that is salacious at

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