“Somebody Is Always Taking the Joy Out of Life,” by Clare Briggs.
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| Jan. 20, 1920: U.S. revenue officers pour 35,000 gallons of wine – the entire stock of the North Cucamonga Winery — into the sewer to enforce new Prohibition laws. The Times notes that certain “thirsty” African Americans, Mexicans and newsboys dipped into the street to get some. |
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