Hair perfumes and liquor substitutes warn of dangers
Medical authorities warn that perfumes and hair tonics mixed with alcohol can intoxicate drinkers, causing severe sickness and even death. Dr Stephen P Jewett notes some addicts seek warmth and euphoria, with substance abuse driven by restricted access to real liquor. The piece cites cosmetic potions as a dangerous fad, with cases rising as yound and old alike seek a cheap, invisible high.
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Gerlin Names Dr Self as Likely First German Envoy
A Berlin dispatch reports Dr W S Self former German Minister of Colonies and later Foreign Secretary, is favored as the first German ambassador to Washington should peace be signed. He resigned December 11 amid strained ties with the Independent Socialists.
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Spending liquor money and the dry law impact
The Hudson Observer notes that with Prohibition starting January 16 1920 Americans spend about two billion dollars yearly on drinks. It compares this to department store spending meat and our wheat crop, and ponders what new uses that money might fund such as tires, clothes, or cars.
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End of a One Minute War Between Lodge and Bannwart
A satire recounts a brief wartime clash on April 2 1917 between Senator Lodge and Alexander Bannwart of Boston in the Capitol. The spoof battle ends with an armistice and a claim of wealth annexation, followed by a quip about the Philippines timber reserves.
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