Facts Versus Statements on Prohibition in Maine and Mass
The Living Age rebuts a Pittsburgh Commercial editor's claims that prohibitory laws worsen vice. It cites Gov. Dingley and Boston data to argue prohibition reduced drunkenness in rural Maine and urban Massachusetts, noting decreases in arrests and delirium tremens with proven figures.
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Pittsburgh “Commercial
Maine
Massachusetts
Secular Press
Nelson Dingley
Boston
First Thanksgiving Proclamation of Washington Era
The 1788 proclamation urges nations to thank Providence and observe a day of public thanksgiving and prayer. It assigns Thursday November 26 as a national day to acknowledge peace, liberty, civil and religious freedoms, and the then nascent constitutional government. It requests humble prayer for national duties, unity, and virtuous governance under God.
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United States
Congress
Greenville Then and Now From a Traveler’s Greenville Visit
A Western Pennsylvania travel note from Greenville recounts the town’s setup with three stores a steam flouring mill and three hotels and provides sketch portraits of locals including Dr Swith W H E Adams and J B Gillin. It reflects Democratic politics, mentions Fernando Word and Lech Lyons in a Bourbon era context, and criticizes back pay and republican leaders.
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Enistar
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Indiana County
Indiana
J. B. Swith
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W. H. E. Adams
Mac. Donahey
J. B. Gillin
Cherrytree Fame
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Garnett
Fernando
House of Representative
Lech Lyons
New York
Wood
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