Pure Wine in California Sparks Prohibition Debate
In California a minister seeks pure sacramental wine and learns the wine trade is heavily adulterated. Crary reports most outlets sell watered or drugged liquor, with some honest vitners hard to find. The letter criticizes Chicago for purer options, urges testing bottles from many places, and notes prohibition as a rising public issue alongside local saloon resistance and court actions in Missouri.
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Nicodemus Dodge and the Shelby printing office prank
In a Missouri era tale, Nicodemus Dodge, a sixteen year old from Shelby, is tested for literacy, church ties, and fit at a village print shop. He quickly proves resourceful as a mock hospital gag unfolds with a skeleton bed and a haunted prank.
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