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While the ear of the nation was attuned to Nudism, Dr. Boone tried to fill it with rebuttal against Mr. Smith and with arguments for Nudism. Cried he: "There is more social danger to our young folks in a quart of gin than in three miles of State-censored movie film. There is a striking inconsistency between the removal of prohibition from liquor [for which Mr. Smith fought] and the placing of prohibition upon a movement which by actual results, has everywhere been hailed as a blessing and in no instances has been cited as the source of immorality...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Legal Nudism (Cont'd) | 1/14/1935 | See Source »

Play in the first half-season will be gin with two games on the House court on Monday, while before Christmas each team in the league is expected to have played four times. If there is enough general interest shown a B league of second teams may also be formed...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: HOUSE BASKETBALL TO HOLD FIRST PRACTICE | 12/4/1934 | See Source »

...Manhattan, once every week, to a grubby little room on Eighth Avenue went a check from the city relief bureau. The old couple who lived there were always waiting. First thing they did when the check arrived was to buy a bottle of gin. Then they sat on the stairs, guzzled gin, laughed and howled and slapped each other on the back. Last fortnight, after one of their bouts, the tipsy husband tried to light the gas heater. While he fumbled with the matches, gas flooded the room, brought Death to the old couple...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany: Lady | 11/19/1934 | See Source »

...Army game, than after any other major game this year. Is Harvard weakening? No, the reason is that the Harvard men had less reason to drown their grief than at the previous games for the Harvard team's heartening touchdown took the place of many a quart of gin...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Fighting Harvard Rooters Barely Defeat West Point in Very Thrilling Alcoholic Encounter | 11/15/1934 | See Source »

...Baron no wine from U. S. vineyards. "I have not tasted any yet, and I am sorry!" he exclaimed. "As a Frenchman I know that it must be California wines which will give your common people their first taste for something better than their beer, their whiskey or their gin...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRANCE: Wine Gotha | 11/12/1934 | See Source »

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