Mislabeled wood alcohol killed 28 Portland hobos

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The alcoholic derelicts of on Burnside Street knew they could count on denatured alcohol for a cheap-but-nasty buzz; it might make them sick, but it wouldn't kill them. But then, one day, it did. (Portland, Multnomah County; 1930s) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1404c.poison-dehorn-killed-28-hobos.html)