Stars and Stripes
Paint me red,
white,
and blue. I will be
your flag, a mascot of dying
dreams, alive in the wind.
You can pin me to the ceiling
after you graduate,
or to the wall above your bed.
It’s okay, I know
how to surrender.
I have been practicing the wave for years.
George Ringler immigrated from Germany to the US in 1866 and founded his firm in 1872 in Manhattan's brewery district, which boasted some 220 competitors. After his death in 1888 his brother Frederick took over its management and boosted of sales by 25%. With the onset of Prohibition the firm made low-alcoholic beverages like Nourishing Brew but went out of business in 1920.
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