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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
16
A satirical piece mocks prohibition by detailing a farcical 20 step process to obtain emergency whiskey for illness. It references federal officer Tom Maloney and Duluth style overreach, with wrangling doctors, ten unrelated directors, fingerprinting, expansive paperwork, and a looming war on alcohol.
A mosaic of timely quips and brief anecdotes spans law, race, and rural life. Jests about dogs, taxes, and income tax vanish into prairie humor, while snippets recall a Virginia Christmas tale, a Nebraska courier item, and a barber’s digression. Observations on city papers, humor columns, and everyday folly punctuate the page.
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