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War talk and political shifts across the nation
The piece surveys wartime policy debates and social issues from prohibition to tobacco ethics, tax burdens, and military preparedness. It notes Senate votes on prohibition, a letter opposing tobacco for soldiers, and Washington state’s evolving liquor rules amid federal law. It also covers industrial expansion, the American Lake cantonment buildup, locust-nail manufacturing, and Britain’s wartime costs, plus a regional hog-raising drive to boost meat supply.