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Early American creamery idea and Prohibition impact noted
The piece recalls Manchester Iowa's 1878 creamery concept by John Stewart uniting milk and butter production. It discusses rhetoric on currency, Iowa politics around Cummins and Connolly, Saloon history with John L. Sullivan, and promotes Graettinger Chautauqua attending five days with tickets starting at $1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Franklin
Manchester
Iowa
John Stewart
John L. Sullivan
John Barleycorn
Graettinger
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