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...reform in the land, he made rash promises of what he would do when he came into power--"There shall be in England seven half-penny leaves sold for a penny; the three-hooped pot shall have ten hoops; and I will make it a felony to drink small beer." Perhaps some of our elder statesmen would infer, in their haste, that Jack was a prohibitionist, either by politics or conviction, but other possible constructions can be put upon the passage. That he was a through-going Democrat, however--an out-and-out son of the wild jackass--is clearly...
Guzzlers know the "black cow" is composed of root beer and cream...
...Legalization of 3.2% beer and 12% wines to be sold at restrictively high prices by a national monopoly-as in Sweden...
Author Ade pokes heavy fun at those who sentimentalize over "the poor man's club," says the brewers brought Prohibition on themselves by the abuses consequent on their forcing the sale of beer. Of the saloon's denizens only the barkeep emerges unscathed from Author Ade's hands. "He was at least as human and humane as his contemporaries and much more temperate in his habits. Let his epitaph be kindly...
...child who messed around with dead frogs; the dudish State legislator who "rose like a rocket"; the Civil Service Commissioner who warred with Postmaster General John Wanamaker on the spoils system; the New York City Police Commissioner who brought the town down about his ears by shutting off Sunday beer; the Assistant Secretary of the Navy who prearranged Dewey's Manila Bay victory; the New York Governor who rode into office on the laurels of San Juan Hill; the Vice President who presided over the Senate only four days, before stepping into the White House; the President who rattled...