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Show I HOPS AND MALT Distressing news was conveyed from i Washington when the dispatches an- j liounced that boms brewing was to ho hroucht directly under prohibition . For some time the country has been ! feeling the effects of n widespread I fvomr-manufaciLiv oi alcoholic bever-l jrges At last the federal authorities! have acted, and from now on hops and j malt are not to be sold to other than takers and confectioners. There has been an increase In home 1 brewing until the soft drink manufacturers manufac-turers have noted a big falling off in their sales, and to put a check to the J illicit making of strong drinks the gov ernment has decided to restrict the Sale of the principal articles entering into the home brew, and has limited the sale of hops and mali Suppressing the liquor tr.Tffic Is a ! difficult task, but the government is i making good progress. |