Show historic slice of beef the energetic press service of the united states marine corps sends us a bulletin from ann arbor macli with the following curious if not important information A piece of beet beef cooked in 1805 1605 Is still being carefully preserved in a little silver pitcher by edward B manwaring of this city this Is not being kept in anticipation of a further increase in the cost of beet beef but Is a genuine sera joseph robbins bobbins of the abrl tish roial amal marines saved the piece of beef which ho he was eating when assaulted with no an ax ai by a cook on a french vessel which had been captured by lord nelson at trafalgar the cook missed his alm aim but the sergeant got the beef sergeant hobbins was the great great grandfather of col edward n B manwaring of the united states marine corps from yie the outlook |