Word: wined
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...announced, will sail westward henceforward with only half their ordinary cargo of liquors, which will all be disposed of before reaching the threemile limit. A half cargo of liquor for the Majestic, for example, consists of 30,000 bottles of ale, 675 quarts of champagne, 375 quarts of wine, 1,500 bottles of whisky, brandy and gin, and 150 bottles of liqueurs. One report has it that British companies are asking their future passengers to specify in advance how much liquor they will require on the trip to America...
...mortgage on physical holdings of industry, agriculture and shipping. This will produce another $119,000,000 gold marks, making a total of $238,000,000. The remaining $27,600,000 will be met by pledging customs duties on imports other than necessities, excise on tobacco, beer, wine and sugar and receipts from the spirits monopoly. The average pre-war receipt from these sources is put at $190,400,000, but the present day value" has now fallen to one-quarter on account of the loss of territory and population and reduced consumption. With the recovery of the eco- nomic activity...
Rejoice ye then--pour the sparkling wine...
...Empress Zita of Austro-Hungary is reported to be living near Vienna in indigent circumstances. Her entire revenue is something less than $5,000, derived principally from the sale of wine from the Imperial cellars. Contrasted with the magnificence of the Habsburg Court, her impecuniosity is a greater hardship than it would be to an ordinary person, especially as she has five children to support...
...Ferdinand Foch: " Returning to Paris from Poland and Czecho-Slovakia, I brought with me: a portfolio of honorary diplomas from Polish Universities, a pair of socks knitted by a woman 80 years old, an obelisk of coal from Silesian miners, several rugs woven by Polish peasants, a bottle of wine of the vintage...