The alternative is itself a transmitted account, not an eyewitness record of the alleged theft. Do not turn the keyholder into a proven federal agent on this evidence. The label-purchase bargain is an anecdote, and the young-whiskey advertisement should be distinguished from later 100-proof positioning.
Original PDF pagination in the supplied 291-page expanded ebook capture, not its displayed reader counters. This is an attributed paraphrase, not a quotation.
A 1950 company account depicts John E.Fitzgerald as a distillery proprietor. Campbell instead follows a 1941 Claude Bixler letter relaying Herbst's story of a keyholder who sampled preferred barrels, and Norman Hayden's account of the label purchase. Repeal-era supply difficulties lead into an 18-month,93-proof Kentucky Oaks advertisement dated January 1,1937.
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Chapter 4 — competing Fitzgerald origin stories
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Evidence
A 1950 company account depicts John E.Fitzgerald as a distillery proprietor. Campbell instead follows a 1941 Claude Bixler letter relaying Herbst's story of a keyholder who sampled preferred barrels, and Norman Hayden's account of the label purchase. Repeal-era supply difficulties lead into an 18-month,93-proof Kentucky Oaks advertisement dated January 1,1937.
Location and context
Original PDF pages 79–88. Part 1 holds original 1–97; part 2 holds 98–194; part 3 holds 195–291. These are not the ebook's reader counters.
Source section: Chapter 4 — competing Fitzgerald origin stories. Attributed paraphrase, not a direct quotation.
Annotation
The alternative is itself a transmitted account, not an eyewitness record of the alleged theft. Do not turn the keyholder into a proven federal agent on this evidence. The label-purchase bargain is an anecdote, and the young-whiskey advertisement should be distinguished from later 100-proof positioning.
Verification
Read against the supplied source. Verified refers to source fidelity and recoverable location, not independent confirmation of every claim.