Wartime Tootsie Rolls & A Mystery Soda Machine

When I think of Halloween, sure, I think of ghosts and ghouls and goblins. But I also think of sugar. Candy. This got me thinking about two different stories. One is about how US Marines used Tootsie Rolls to get out of a bad situation. The other is about a mysterious soda machine that dispensed all sorts of unusual drinks, before one day vanishing into thin air (while continuing to post on social media.)