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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1884
Page
7
A western journal urges frugality toward liquor, outlining the high costs of drinking for the poor and warning that wives could profit from running a bar. It cites Chicago figures showing 750 million dollars spent yearly on intoxicants and quotes broad social harms from alcohol, including jail, insane asylums, and poverty.
A Washington Square Herald column urges churches to oppose liquor, calling alcohol a dire enemy to humanity and a threat to congregations. It argues pastors must mobilize members, vote, and unite across parties to curb the drink trade and defend the church’s influence.
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