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Show WANTED LIQUOR TO ' CURE INFLUENZA The telephone incident at the board of health was not the climax to the day's humor .of that department yesterday. yes-terday. Shortly after the Standard went to press, a strong and vigorous man,; looking as though he possessed all the power In the world to carry his de-j sires into perfect execution, entered ; the department with steady step and determined mien and confessed that a friend of his "was sure going to come down with jnfluenza pretty soon" and wanted a quart of whiskey lo offset the dread onslaught. Mr. Stevens, recognizing the desire ' of one friend to help another, intimat-' intimat-' ed good measures of treatment that did not depend upon whiskey and lec- i tured briefly on the modern history of ' Utah and the meaning of the word "dry" in relation to states. The husky, vigorous and determined man went sorrowfully away. This is a hard state for friends with whiskey appetites- |