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Otago Daily Times, Issue 20644, 16 February 1929, Page 21

The world’s record for loquacity is claimed to have been established in Berlin by an “ endurance talker ” named Herr Parlatus, who relapsed into silence at midnight one night after talking, for 120 hours in a beer shop in the Friedrichstrasse. The theme of this monumental discourse is not stated, and it is not certain that the claim will be admitted by the International Association of Orators, or whatever body controls these attempts,’ as Herr Parlatus is said to have permitted himself seven hours’ sleep since he began talking. He threatens to repeat his performance in another beer shop in a different quarter of Berlin. Experts say that a fat herring contains, weight for weight, as much nourishment as a good beef steak.