Word: sweetwood
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...dark blue sea, and walked over the dry land, till he came to the great cave, where the lovely-haired nymph was at home, and he found she was inside. There was a great fire blazing in the hearth, and the smell of cedar split in billets, and sweetwood burning, spread all over the island. She was singing inside the cave with a sweet voice and she went up and down the loom and wove with a golden shuttle...
...SWEETWOOD...
...warning to the entire profession. As a warning they failed. So last week the hand of the law stretched out, slapped down in New York City. It caught: a rogue named Nathan Bernstein, in whose home were 1,432 prescriptions signed by 150 different physicians; a racketeer named Morris Sweetwood, who had 25 cases of whiskey in his hotel room; 13 retail druggists; 47 physicians. Another 396 doctors who had sold their prescriptions for $1 apiece were scheduled for Grand Jury quizzing...
...connections with reputable banks and lawyers. When all seemed prime, he launched his attack. After the first reports from his lieutenants, he exulted over a complete dry-up of the district. Later came surprises and disappointments. Surprises: capture of Emanuel ("Mannie") Kessler, "King of Bootleggers" and his partner Morris Sweetwood, both onetime Atlanta timeservers; both thought to have reformed; discovery among syndicate papers of a check signed by Chicago's gang king, Alphonse ("Scarface Al") Capone, now imprisoned at Philadelphia. Disappointments: release of Kessler and Sweetwood for lack of evidence; failure to entice liquor transports into the trap baited...
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