26 Aug 1914: "Russia is now more sober than the State of Maine"

[IrishGunner]

And you thought only reporters of today needed to be fact-checked! Read this article from the NY Times in Aug 1914.

Somehow I doubt the veracity of the last paragraph...

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[Ulsterman]

Well, it gets cold here....Maine now makes the finest vodka in the world!

[paul wood]

You used to get 25 miles to a litre of industrial strength vodka with the average Russian soldier.

Paul