In "The Bowery", Lilliam Harmer played a historical character known for attacking alcohol-serving establishments with what?
Lillian Harmer Lillian Harmer (September 8, 1883 – May 14, 1946) was an American character actress who had a brief career during the 1930s. During her short career she would appear in over 60 films, mostly in uncredited roles. She would occasionally be cast in a featured supporting role, as in "A Shriek in the Night" (1933) and "The Bowery" (1933), in which she played the historical character of Carrie Nation.
The Drinker's Dictionary The Drinker's Dictionary is a list of 228 "round-about phrases" to describe drunkenness. It was published January 6, 1737 (1736 Old Style) in the "Pennsylvania Gazette". The "Pennsylvania Gazette" publication is attributed to Benjamin Franklin and appears in his memoirs; however, a very similar wordlist appears in the "New England Weekly Journal" on July 6, 1736 and differences between the two suggest earlier origins by a different author. Franklin deemed drunkenness as a vice that could never be a virtue, so various terms and phrases were created to mask the inappropriateness of the act.