Word: rum
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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That Cod was the pilgrim's pride. It was Commerce. It gave its name to local Aristocracy. It never shivered its timbers in generations of debate. Not New England rum in its prime was dearer or more venerated. For the last thirty-eight years it rested easily on wires. Corinthian columns were near it. Above it were illustrious names, such as Parkman, Motley. Beneath it, of late, has been Speaker Saltonstall. So fortunate a fish wouldn't have swum away of itself. Somebody from the gallery prigged it on Wednesday. The ingenious Cantabrigians of The Lampoon and The CRIMSON were...
...products of the barleycorn. First, beer on draught, and then some good English ale; Bass No. 1 would do admirably. Then stout, not in bottles, but in the wood, and a good variety of the other malt brews; hard cider, with some Perry that is not too strong; rum, whisky, gin, and a few of the cheaper wines...
American Car & Foundry, world's biggest of its kind, emerged as president in 1916. His company also builds ACF cruisers. When Federal agents began potshooting innocent yachtsmen as rum-runners, Mr. Woodin turned violently Wet (TIME, April...
...galaxy of their pointed rigs sparkled in Havana Harbor, racing for two trophies which star boat skippers prize only a little less highly than the International Championship-the Cuba Cup, four feet high, biggest yachting cup in the world; and the Bacardi Cup, put up by the late rum-distilling Facundo Bacardi...
...TIME, Dec. 12 et seq.). has spread over Europe. Between the continents it hit the Cameronia, put 500 passengers to berth, killed none. Off England last week the entire crew of a fishing smack caught the disease, but kept to sea until they exhausted their rum & quinine. French battleships Paris and Jean Bart reported most of their personnel disabled...