Word: alcoholism
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Farge, Germany, police found the end of a man's nose in a burglarized shop, plunked the clue in alcohol, two days later spotted their bandaged quarry, who confessed it would...
...Canaigre (Rumex hymenosepalus), also known as wild rhubarb, long recognized as a source of fine tannic acids. High on the critical materials list during World War II, most tannin is still imported. Canaigre also gives starches and sugars which ferment to alcohol, might provide an antibiotic effective against some forms of tuberculosis...
...Century Plants (Agave), which burst forth in one glorious bloom and then die. A good source of hard fibers, they also produce alcohol (including the entire supply of Mexico's national alcoholic drinks -tequila, mescal, pulque...
...find the rambling campus the best, and certainly cheapest, place to spend a day or evening. Lake Waban spreads out along the edge of the grounds, and according to one campus corp, "we don't care what goes on there as long as you're quiet about it." No alcohol is allowed on campus...
...counts now for the Free-loading Sot as the party season draws to a beclouded close. The man who believes that a drink is a good thing but a free drink is a better one will have to pick his parties carefully if he is to get the most alcohol for the least cost...