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The Hydra of Intemperance and the Power of Fashion
A temperance tract argues that while reformers are scattered, the enemy’s strength lies in societal fashion and the desire for stimulus. It notes vast breweries and taverns across Western New York and Britain, links drinking to national decay, and urges sustained action to erode the hydra’s grip, warning that inaction harms future generations.
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Friends of the Cause
Hydra
Buxton’s
Atlantic
Ret
Death
Nero
Gough
the Tabernacle
New York
Syracuse
Saratoga
Utica
Buffialo
Hydra Great Britain
Ireland
Father Mathew
Heaven