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LIQuor and the Working Classes
A reprint from the Apeal to Reason argues liquor harms workers and lowers living standards, countering claims that abstaining would hurt wages. It asserts wages follow living standards, not alcohol, and warns against war costs to labor while urging savings and cautious economic policy. The piece links alcohol to declining vigor and morality, emphasizes worker sacrifice in conflict, and notes Union City Electric Light plans for a new substation and headquarters.
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Germany
Union City Welectic Light Company