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...shout, roar, sob, rant, plead or threaten, for & against. In a decade and one-half Prohibition had been argued threadbare. There was nothing new or sensational left to say. Only stunt: appearance before the House of New York's Sirovich, a physician, with 18 bottles of beer, a pint of Scotch whiskey, a quart of milk and a declaration that the 18 bottles of beer contained the same amount of alcohol as the pint of whiskey, that in physical composition the beer and milk were equally good as food...
...least a pint of milk a day for children, and for adults if possible...
...onetime champion was biding his time, waiting to put away his opponent, as previously advertised in most Metropolitan sport sections. The crowd pleaded tearfully "Stay with him, Mickey, stay with him boy!'' But those whose view of the match was not distorted through the bottom of a pint flask realized that the tide was turning. They were right...
...hideous waste of money to build Mr. Garner's postoffices. But radical it would not be. The pork barrel is one of our most ancient institutions. . . . Mr. Garner's money lending plan was a cruel deception; it was like offering everyone a drink out of a half-pint flask. His projects reflect upon his judgment but they do not challenge the foundations of the existing social order. . . . Mr. Garner's measures would simply make capitalism work somewhat more badly than it is now working. . . . He is the sort of man who, finding his car stalled on the road, would think...
...York and Philadelphia stores as an experiment. The ice cream will be sold as A. & P's own brand under the name Yukon Club. In addition several novelties made by Eskimo Pie Corp. (controlled by U. S. Foil Corp.) will be handled. The price will be 20¢ a pint against a current competitive price of around 30?...