A FIRST-CLASS SLEEPER
'Y’’ O sleep for 6j. days—this is the latest alleged “world’s record” from the land of Uncle Sam where all manner of weird and wonderful stunts flourish. The unnamed hero is a 40-year-old insurance agent in Texas. He stayed on deck without closing his eyes for 150 hours. Every 24 hours he drank 35 cups of coffee and smoked six packets of cigarettes.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 139, 2 September 1927, Page 11
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66A FIRST-CLASS SLEEPER Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 139, 2 September 1927, Page 11
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