While demolishing its remnants last month, workers stumbled upon a secret message from 1921 bemoaning Manitoba’s them-regime of prohibition. “On account of the Prohibition, we are unable to adhere to the custom of depositing a bottle of brandy under the stone, for which we are extremely sorry,” read the message, which had been lain under the statue by a stonemason.
© Brian Donogh/Winnipeg Sun
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