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And now a beer meter. Washington, D.C., May 1. To aid Uncle Same in collecting the tax on the millions of barrels of beer brewed in this country every year, the National Bureau of Standards has designed a master beer meter for use of the alcohol unit…

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Woman seated at a soda fountain table is pouring alcohol into a cup from a cane, during Prohibition; with a large Coca-Cola advertisement on the wall

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Fashioned by rumrunners, these shoe modifications would disguise footprints in order to confuse Prohibition agents and local authorizes.

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Prohibition agents used the law to the fullest extent in order to bring about their goal of a dry America.

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Prohibition agents were proud of their achievements and went to great lengths to accomplish their goals.

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A Consignment recently received from Phila., Pa. 749 cases of beer (18,000) bottles were today destroyed in the District of Columbia

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John F. Albin, arrested on March 22, 1929 for disorderly conduct.
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