Word: wineing
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...officials themselves do not obey it. Even the present Secretary of the Treasury, charged with the enforcement of prohibition, is obliged, in order to serve wine at his table, to violate the law which he has done either personally or through agents, by buying cellars of Washingtonians who, under the law, are not able to take out of the District of Columbia alcoholic beverages, I know that Mr Mellon has done this, because he bought red wine that I wanted myself a few years...
...most space, nigh four pages; Paul is second, Moses third. Goliath who, says the author, "was probably ten feet high," gets only a paragraph for all his bulk, nor do Og, Gog and Magog, those hairy monsters, rate more. Noah is "accredited with having discovered the process of making wine." Joseph is referred to with consummate discretion: "Presumably being attractive of person, he suffered from a malicious and entirely unfounded accusation leveled at him by Potiphar's wife -whose passion Joseph did not share." Obadiah, says Author Allen, "is a very common name in the Scriptures and none...
...Reichstag, by a small majority, approved a German-Spanish Treaty on the importation of wine. German winegrowers opposed the bill, almost wrecked the Cabinet. Finally, reason prevailed...
...book will solve the steamer-gift problem of unresourceful people but its intrinsic value recommends it as a tip for the steward. The selections of verse present strongest claim for reprieve. Included is G. K. Chesterton's Wine and Water...
...live very comfortably in Nancy for 25 francs a day, which is equivalent to about $1.25. This includes lodging, which costs about $4.00 a month, and the three meals. A hearty breakfast sells for 2 francs, and lunch runs from 5 to 10 francs, with an extra charge for wine...