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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1916
Page
2
The Fulton County Tribune from Kenyon notes Easter observances and Shakespearean commemorations while urging voter participation for national and state elections. It cites local concerns, German government notes, and community welfare, promoting high moral standards and progressive ideas through its columns.
Senator Warren G. Harding selected by the Republican National Committee as temporary chairman for the Chicago convention on June 7. Indications point to a smooth ascent to permanent chairmanship and the presidential nomination, with Progressive leaders expecting no opposition at the event. Harding cites support for a disciplined party and publication advocacy, urging unity and public good through Republican ideals.
Peter Radford argues the rural church should embrace social duties as part of true religion. He urges churches to provide entertainment and youth activities, using clubs, dances, and plays to foster social growth and prevent moral peril while enriching the community.
Effects of prohibition in america s largest dry city noted with January start. February arrests rise and fall with enforcement, while liquor consumption drops about one percent of normal. August Busch cites brewing industry expectations amid prohibition. Chamberlain’s Liniment praised for quick pain relief. Tribune Advertising promotes results.
United States revenue figures show Ohio licensing yields higher moonshine activity than Georgia and North Carolina. Last year officers seized 1 224 gallons of distilled spirits in the dry states, while Ohio reported 3 619 total tons of sales.
In Topeka special report from the Temperance Society finds about 40 English language dailies print liquor ads while many weeklies abstain. Several papers plan ad policy changes as contracts expire. States like Washington Oregon Oklahoma West Virginia North Dakota Colorado Maine have laws against liquor ads and others have enacted them. Ohio reports sixty dailies do not carry such ads.
Mr Burt Hall welfare secretary of the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company reports workers now drink milk at noon instead of beer. A milk man offered to cut price from 40 cents to 2 1/4 cents per pint if daily milk consumption reached 100 pints. Between 200 and 400 pints daily replaced an equal number of beer bottles, with workers agreeing milk is superior to beer.
The Kansas death rate stands at 9.8 per 1000, the lowest in the nation. W. J. Deness asks why, and W. Deacon cites temperance, education, and avoidance of liquor as key factors in longer life.
In Chillicothe Dr Hobbins, a leading physician, explains why he will vote dry at every wet or dry election. He asserts alcohol leaves a strong, lasting mark on body and spirit beyond other drugs and stresses its moral and physical harm.
In January the criminal division of the Columbus Municipal Court heard 352 cases. Of these 125 were arraigned on drunkenness and 64 for vagrancy, all vagrancy linked to drink. This suggests over half of criminal cases arise from alcohol in the city.
In this issue misreading shows E. D. Myers has purchased the barn frame raising outfit while I still raising and moving the building. A. J. Fields Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is advertised as widely distributed across the United States and abroad. Notice lists B. D. Myers and company offering the barn frame raising outfit and inviting inquiries via phone in Wauseon, Ohio.
Special report analyzes Ohio Industrial Commission data on wage earners in alcohol production. Distilled and malt liquor plants employ 6074 workers, vinous liquor not reported but likely under 150. Total about 6224, contradicting prior assertion of over 100000 workers.
Public job notices list numerous civil service examinations across departments including Agriculture Interior Commerce and Treasury with posts in Washington Pittsburgh Ithaca and Oklahoma. Pay ranges from 480 to 2500 dollars with several May examination dates and a June 7-8 printer posting.
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