A wave of sobriety seems to have swept England during the past year. Not a single resident of Crcwo (a town of 44,960 inhabitants) was charged with drunkenness, while the only case of drunkenness reported at the Brewster Sessions at Maidenhead was that of a stranger who _ had been drinking methylated spirits. Shorter hours, less money, and dearer and lighter beer were said to be the causes of Crewe’s sobriety. The first man or woman to break this record will, naturally, be looked upon as a disgrace. Woods’Great Peppermint Cure for cough* and colds; never fails.—[Advfc.]
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Evening Star, Issue 18255, 20 April 1923, Page 9
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96Page 9 Advertisements Column 1 Evening Star, Issue 18255, 20 April 1923, Page 9
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