Word: prophetic
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Moslems never drink, because the Prophet told them not to. Hindus seldom do, because they consider it impolite to women and old men. One of the foremost aims of the Indian National Congress has been to introduce prohibition throughout India-as a demonstration that Indians can rule themselves as well as control themselves. British officials have opposed prohibition because liquor excise taxes have recently contributed 25% of provincial revenues. Besides, they say, why prohibit something which is already taboo? But last August the Congress Cabinet of the Bombay Presidency (pop. 26,400) prevailed, and put prohibition into effect...
...Prophet Smoot's bleak words were timely because in Washington last week Congress unlaced its economy corset, began to fling about the taxpayers' money. Fired by the Senate's prodigal example in upping the farm bill to a juicy billion dollars (TIME, March 18), the House set upon the Labor-Federal Security Appropriation bill, upped...
JERUSALEM, Apr. 9, A.D. 30.-Shaken to its foundations by news that the tomb of Jesus, crucified Nazarene prophet, has been found empty, this city today is seething with speculation...
...last Friday, became the center of excited interest today. . . . Hordes of spectators, many of whom were present at the death of him who claimed to be the Jews' Messiah, roved curiously over Calvary Hill. They had come to view the wreckage left by the disastrous earthquakethat accompanied the prophet's last hours...
NAZARETH, Apr. 9, A.D. 30.-An examination of the records in this city has failed to bring to light anything in the early years of the young Galilean prophet, Jesus, which would have indicated anything of a violent or seditious nature in his character. Those who knew him when he was a lad say that his work in his father's carpenter shop was excellent, and that, although he was "a real boy," his conduct was blameless at all times...