All the Wet Towns Vote on License This Spring Election
The piece urges Farmer and townsfolk to oppose saloons at crossroads, arguing alcohol harms families and communities and noting real estate and youth impacts. It ties the issue to broader patriotism and wartime sentiments, asking how residents will vote.
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Keep the Mules Ageing or Uphold Our National Interests
A fiery appeal urging Americans to vote for policies opposing Germanic Prussian influence and high taxes. The author denounces the Hohenzollerns, claims massive grain and coal waste, and warns of economic and moral costs if the nation fails to act. Calls citizens to political action.
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Germany
France
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Farmers unite against saloons in Neillsville letter
A March 14 1918 letter from R F Skiff argues farmers in Neillsville and surrounding areas oppose city liquor licenses. He cites social moral and economic harms from saloons, notes Weston’s ban, high taxes, and calls for banishment of saloons to uplift both city and rural communities. He appeals to patriotism and community welfare.
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Weston
Neills
Knoxville
Iowa
Red Cross
R. F. Skiff
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