Word: malted
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...wholly in accord with my colleagues. Plan No. 21,182 [the Hoyt Plan] is ingenious, but I fear impracticable, in view of the interpretation put upon the 18th Amendment by the Supreme Court of the U. S., which interpretation clearly includes wines and malt liquors in the phrase 'intoxicating liquors.'" Winner Hoyt had anticipated such criticism. Like any reformer-or ironist-he had written in his plan, referring to the Supreme Court, that he was sure that body would not "take it upon itself to nullify the will of the representatives of the People...
Manna, marmalades, and malt...
Manna, marmalades and malt...
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...
...Very few of my customers knew I was a minister until they read a news story. . . . No one has tried to take advantage of me because I am a preacher. . . . Strictly cash basis . . . the store is open for a short time on Sunday. . . . I have lots of calls for malt and other articles used in making home-brew . . . do not handle them. . . . I'd like to see sharper teeth put into the [prohibition] law . . . only $1,100 is still owed on the $4,000 building . . . membership of my church has grown in three years from 18 to 125 . . . religion...