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Show TODAY IN HISTORY SLIGHTLY JAZZED ! 't,"ft ! We may think that we have national na-tional prohibition, but we don't oven "know what it's like. Tho real pro-Ihibltlonlst pro-Ihibltlonlst was John Tetsong, who put It over 1139 years ago In China. Tetsong was the whole works in China in 781 and drew up and passed ! unanimously a measure whereby all liquor shops in the empire were di-vlded di-vlded Into three classes and forced to pay licenses. The "wets" wero satis-fled, satis-fled, until they passed behind swinging swing-ing doors, when they discovered Tot-song's Tot-song's little Joker. All people from mandarins lo coolies, were forbidden to buy any liquor at these licensed places, under pain of Immediate and painful death. They say China was very, very dry as long as Tetsong flourished. |