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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
3
Birmingham notes a marked rise in illegal moonshine across the south as prohibition drives demand. J O Thompson requests more deputies for Alabama and Mississippi. arrests exceed four hundred with about one thousand stills destroyed. Local sheriffs’ cooperation blocked by legislature. code-like warning networks protect moonshiners amid dangerous raids.
The piece portrays moonshine operations thriving in isolated mountain hollows and lowland areas where danger, stealth, and large profits meet. It quotes an veteran moonshiner who defends illicit whiskey as vital to farmers and mocks revenue seizures, describing tactics, routes, and the fierce resistance of moonshiners to government action.
A fragment recalls outlaws resisting government with danger and tragedy, noting their courage, alertness, and daily struggle for what they believed to be rights. It references a distant shot and farm bell signals as signs of control and persistence amid hardship. An unrelated remedy ad follows mentioning Herbine for stomach issues from fermented food.
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