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...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...
...Oriole that for a time his department alone showed profits in the struggling Curtiss organization. Oldsters recall one race, at Dayton in 1924, which "Casey" failed to win. As usual he loaded as little fuel as necessary into his ship. This time he underestimated the course by about one quart, dropped out of the lead on the last lap with a dead motor, ruefully watched the finish from the ground...
...fabric stripped from the plane. From clambering over the rocks in thin shoes, the children's feet were bruised and bleeding. New shoes were fashioned from life preserver covers. Soup and coffee were warmed over an alcohol flame. As the second night began the group split a quart of champagne which Mrs. Hutchinson had saved...
...halfback at Loyola Uni-versity (New Orleans), sought his brother, Dominick. president of Loyola's freshman class, and their father. College officials were amazed to learn that the Genard family was accused of being affiliated with a liquor syndicate operating along the Louisiana coast. ¶ After purchasing three quarts of anti-freeze liquid at a gas filling station in Springfield, Mass, last week, a number of laborers went to the shores of a nearby pond, mixed the liquid with six quarts of water and sat down to an all-day carousal. Eight quarts of the concoction were consumed...
...First deal: sent with a dime to buy a quart of milk in a glass pitcher, he received a silver 3C-piece in change. Returning he tripped on the curb, fell, bit his tongue, broke the pitcher, spilt the milk, and swallowed the 3c-piece...