Word: home-grown
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...Author. Like many a home-grown U. S. prophet, Upton Sinclair is not without honor in other countries. His books are well-known and admired by many a radical group in foreign lands; they have been published in 34 countries outside the U. S. Says he: "The thing to which this author is 'dedicated' is the promotion of social justice throughout the world. If, however, he were 'dedicated to a sense of his own importance,' it would not be so surprising, considering how many editors and critics are 'dedicated' to a sense...
...very difficult to stop. Politically it is a touchy problem, too. If the wet-voting city winemaker is prosecuted, for consistency's sake so must the Dry-voting country cider & wine men be prosecuted. The hair-splitting decision of the Court of Appeals last week, distinguishing between home-grown and market-bought beverage materials, may contain the basis of a solution...