Non-Tax High Ball advocate Col Roger Scannell defends personal liberty
Col Roger F. Scannell promotes a whiskey based Non-Tax High Ball as a substitute for booze arguing it supplies nourishment and boosts laborers. He fights prohibition citing personal rights, recalls Civil War era medicine use, and criticizes enforcing penalties on drinkers while urging dealer accountability.
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Roger F. Scannell
St. Patrick’s Day
Roger
Post
Mallow Spa
Ireland
Samuel H. Woods
Tremont Street
King’s Chapel
Willarney
Prohibition Critique Highlights Hypocrisy and Politics
A speaker rails against prohibition claiming it increases drunkenness and exposes hypocrisy among politicians. He cites Governor Ames and Governor Wolcott, notes Americans produce whiskey, and contrasts U S policy with England and Ireland, arguing against prohibition.
Prohibition Era Ad Promotes Non-Tox Highballs
An old promotional line hints at alcohol as a remedy for prohibition woes. It sells a so called Non-Tox Highball as the cure for liver pain and stomach upset during enforcement. The tone resembles cheeky period advertising from a bygone era.
Executive Clerk Granted Year Long Leave in Boston Infirmary
Isabel F. Gerrish, executive clerk in the Boston infirmary department, with a 22 year city service and a $1600 salary, has been granted a year’s leave of absence without pay. Elizabeth G. Nelson will fill the vacancy during Gerrish’s absence.
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Isabel F. Gerrish
Boston
Elizabeth G. Nelson
Miss Gerrish
Children to Be Guests of Blue Ribbon Club
More than 100 East Cambridge children will attend a Blue Ribbon Club picnic at Kingsley Park Fresh Pond on July 8. The club will provide all food and facilities for a day described as perfect.
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America
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Spies & Pond's
Strand
London
England
Blue Ribbon Club
East Cambridge
University City
Kingsley Park
Fresh Pond
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