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Word: liquorous (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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Many phases of the subject are represented, from the milk posset receipt of Sir Walter Raleigh to information for making malt liquor at home, so that any persons might have it "strong, fine, and aged, at their own Discretion" from a book "In Praise of Drunkenness" to such anti-alcoholic tracts as the following extract, concerned with naval morals...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Historical and General Facts About Liquor Revealed by Group of Books in Baker Library--Opinions Differ Widely | 12/10/1928 | See Source »

...violation, all of vhich tends to lead to support those who are engaged in violating it, when they realize that others not so patriotic, and who are evilly-minded are only too glad to bring about a demoralization of all law, as the open violations of the liquor law necessarily tend to do, then I believe we shall rouse ourselves and create a public opinion through self-discipline...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 10, 1928 | 12/10/1928 | See Source »

...voters of this Nation Have rizen to their might. And dealt a blow to liquor That cheers the friends of right. The aim of whiskey lovers To give us Booze again, Has failed to meet approval In minds of righteous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Dec. 10, 1928 | 12/10/1928 | See Source »

...Liquor being a not illegal commodity in parts of Canada, Canadian government officials cannot directly prohibit exporters from shipping their wares to the U. S. When 30 liquor docks were closed last week at Windsor, Ont., the reason given was not the well known fact that many a shipment consigned to "Cuba," "Mexico." "Nassau," etc. etc., was going straight across the water to Detroit. But National Revenue Minister Euler represented that Canada's export tax on liquor was being consistently evaded. Chairman Sir Henry Drayton of the Ontario (provincial) Liquor Control Board, also complained that export liquor was being...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PROHIBITION: Calking | 12/10/1928 | See Source »

...Canada. Last week the State Department announced that revision of the U. S.-Canadian anti-smuggling treaty of 1924 was under negotiation-an announcement meaning that U. S. Minister William Phillips had finished negotiating; that a conference to calk the U. S.-Canadian border more tightly against liquor will probably be held next month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PROHIBITION: Calking | 12/10/1928 | See Source »

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