Word: beers
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...night of Repeal, now many months heralded by brassy clarion sounds and the low moans of boot-leggers, is the finish of a flaming column in the scroll of American delusion. Presumably, it ushers in a day of betterment: there will come the fall of the beer baron and rum runner; the stomachal conditions of the ailing members of every University in the country will be improved; revenue will come to the government, and wine to the table; and finally, the course of a few generations may see the people of the nation taught to appreciate fine liquors...
This evening at eight o'clock, the Cercle Francais will hold its regular monthly meeting at Lowell D-12. Near beer and cheese will be served...
...German Club will hold a beer garden dance in the Martha Washington Room of the Hotel Commander, Friday evening...
Governor Ritchie of Maryland appeared personally before the Legislature to present his liquor control plan. High points included exemption of beer and light wines from taxation, legalization of "taverns" equipped with bars. "I see no practical difference between taking a drink sitting down and taking one standing up," he declared, "and no particular efficacy in requiring one to eat a meal because he wants a drink...
There is to be Inter-house Debating. While this will not rescue many golden minutes from dissipation in the Boylston Street beer gardens, it is to be put in the general category of steps-forward. There are several reasons for this. The first and most banal is that anything labeled inter-house is to be regarded favorably, if merely as a consolation to Mr. Harkness. Next there comes the consideration of the effect on the college. This should be beneficial if the debates do, as their advocates pretend, put the high bat on the bull session and conserve...