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    Posted 11 years ago

    tom61375
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    The American Medicinal Spirits Company appears to have been formed around 1920 to meet the need of providing medicinal whiskey to the lame and blind during Prohibition after the passage of the Volstead Act in 1919. The process of consolidation in the liquor industry had started prior to the passage of the Volstead Act. The smaller companies resisted take-over and often managed to undercut the big companies prices and stay in favor with their local patrons. Prohibition would deal the death blow to most. The number of distilling establishments in the United States started to decline after hitting a peak number of 965 establishments in 1899. By 1914, the number had dropped to 434 establishments and throughout the Prohibition years it ranged from only 27-33 distillers. Among those was the The American Medicinal Spirits Company-one distilling family's answer to the crushing Federal Legislation. There would be only handful of companies ready when the ban was lifted to consolidate and dominate the liquor market. The American Medicinal Spirits Company would be one of them and was one of the few distillers legally selling booze during the prohibited years.

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    1. Aimathena Aimathena, 11 years ago
      I see you finished off another one without me. Did you use your two handed mug?
    2. tom61375, 11 years ago
      LoL Aimers, I did. But I did wait up for you. So I had to, but I did it very very very slowly! =^}
    3. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you racer4four! =)
    4. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you geo26e! =)
    5. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you pops52! =)
    6. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you aghcollect! =)
    7. Aimathena Aimathena, 11 years ago
      My bad, So sorry.
    8. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Uhm-hmmmm. =^'
    9. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you SEAN68! =)
    10. Aimathena Aimathena, 11 years ago
      OMG!! I just signed on with my laptop, what the....... did you take your new profile pic after emptying the bottle?? LoL
    11. Aimathena Aimathena, 11 years ago
      So sorry, you can delete the above comment and this one. LoL
      I thought I saw something O.O that I didn't. It's a great photo. It just fooled me at first. I don't even dare explain
    12. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Aloha Aimers, I will do no such deleting!! LOL >.<
      In my pic, the other day I thought I'd take a unique turn away from my usual beige, tan, brown, khaki attire (was giving some goth friends of mine some giggles at a lunch outing). And decided to give the "Goth" look a try w/ a black velvet shirt & suspenders, te he he! =^}
    13. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Oh, yes...when I first posted this photo, it was pretty much lower section, LOL.
      I had to resize this photo a few...7 times to be exact! LOL >.<
      So, for the record...=^p You saw what you saw!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! =^}
    14. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Vroom...vroooom!! LOL =^'
    15. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you Phil! =)
    16. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you Hunter! =)
    17. Aimathena Aimathena, 11 years ago
      Vroom vrooom
    18. tom61375, 11 years ago
      LOL Aimers!!
    19. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you antiquerose! =)
    20. tom61375, 11 years ago
      Thank you bratjdd! =)

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