Shadowy lobby echoes of denatured alcohol era
In a reflective critique, a long paragraph traces the denatured alcohol campaign before Congress, exposing lobbyists posing as Grange advocates and funded by whisky trusts. It links the failed policy to broader reform battles, noting the practice of hireling lobbyists shaping farm policy and its broader implications for reciprocity and farmer advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grange
Congress
Washington
National Grange
Whisky Trust
Grangers
Lumber Trust
Paper Trust
Wooler Trust
St. Louis Republic
A Recipe for Long Life from Bar Harbor’s Winthrop
Great grandmother’s 89 year old advice shares daily buttermilk for stomach health, olive oil to aid digestion and mood, hops pillow for sound sleep, and cheerfulness to spread comfort and friendship, attributed to George W. Winthrop from Bar Harbor Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Winthrop
Bar Harbor
Big Family Makes Home Run From Ford City
A glass worker Big Family Makes Home Run August Clondeaux aged 42 of Ford City Pennsylvania leaves New York for Belgium with his wife and twenty four children. He carries a fortune from the Allegheny valley glass industry and notes the score is 24 to 0 as a joke about his family. The piece ends with a poem and a civic appeal to support Monroe City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Clondeaux
Ford City
New York
Belgium
Allegheny Valley
Clondeaux
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