FIPS DAILY ALMANAC: Wednesday, March 21, 2012
J. Charles | Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 12:00AM 
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Rise and shine FIPS'ters, and welcome to your day! In borough news, a BK teacher is arrested for being handsy. In celebrity goss, The Situation is in rehab and in sporting news, the Jets really don't want Mark Sanchez, huh?
ON THIS DAY IN BK HISTORY (1863):
Mothers of Brooklyn, listen up! Did you know that when babies start teething they are exposed to such things as dysentery, fretfulness and want of sleep? Well lucky for you and those little teething rascals, there is a nursing cordial that can ease all that discomfort. That's right, Dr. Hasting's nursing cordial "can by a single dose relieve your child from pain and suffering and set your mind at rest that it is free from danger." Oh, and don't worry, unlike those other cordials on the market, it's free of morphine (Wait, that's a plus?).
[READ THE FULL ARTICLE FROM THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE ARCHIVES]
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