Word: tobacco
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...stiffed-back place, where letters of introduction and credentials were indispensable. Many women, and among these were wives of faculty members, immediately proved how false such a generalization was. A canteen was started and has been run ever since near the University Museum, where the Radio men can purchase tobacco, candy and such things on a co-operative basis. Anyone who has had experience in managing a canteen will realize the labor involved in such as undertaking. In addition to this, these same women arranged dances, invited the sailors to done, and in fact threw open their houses to them...
Since the passing of the war revenue bills there has been evident the growth of many unfortunate objections to various sections of the measures. The theatre men are content with the raising of revenue from baseball, the baseball men with the raising of revenue from tobacco, the tabacco men with the raising of revenue from incomes. But those provisions which affect each more personally find less favor...
...resolution by President Wilson. Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo has asked that Congress appropriate immediately $3,502,- 517,000 to finance the war for one year. A bond issue to be absorbed by the Federal Reserve Banks, and increased taxation on estates, incomes, whisky, beer and tobacco, will be resorted to to raise the huge amount. There is little doubt but that the Government will have no difficulty in raising the requisite funds...
Harvard beer in bottle, ginger ale and sarsaparilla will slake the burning thirst of the class. Cigarettes, pipe tobacco, crackers and cheese, will also be provided. All members of 1919 will be allowed to attend, whether or not they belong to the Union. The doors will not be opened until 8 o'clock...
...addition there will be the usual refreshments consisting of bottled beer, ginger ale and sarsparilla, as well as cigarettes and tobacco in abundance. On this evening the Union will be open to all members of the Class...