Nation Day: Prohibition Amendment Ratified in Record Time
The United States adopts the Eighteenth Amendment prohibiting manufacture sale and transport of intoxicating liquors for beverage use and import export nationwide. Mississippi is the first state to ratify, with rapid follow‑ups as debates about legality and court challenges loom.
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United States
Union
Morris Sheppard
Texas
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
United States of America
Thomas R. Marshall
James M. Baker
House
Mississippi
Virginia
Kentucky
South Carolina
North Dakota
H. W. Blair
New Hampshire
Hobson
Alabama
Works
California
San Francisco
Stephens
Arkansas
Colorado
Maine
Nevada
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Missouri
The
Anti-Saloon League
Qarrié Nation
David Nation
Medicine Lodge
Kan
Carrie Nation
Kansas
F& Saloon
Prohibitton
Carrle Nation
Kiowa
Wichita
Wiquor
Connecticut
Neal Dow
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Iowa
Nnses
Aittle
Prohibition Party Births and Fifty Year Campaign Tale
Fifty year milestone marks the Prohibition party born in Chicago 1872 led by James Black and John Russell. Frances Willard and the WCTU fueled St John’s 1884 bid with a 150,626 vote tally while reforms spread through the Good Templars and national temperance efforts.
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National Prohibition Party
Farwell Hall
Chicago
Good Templars
Society of
Total Abstainers
Pennsylvania
Grand Lodge of the Good Templars
Oswego
N. Y
John Russell
Detroit
J. A. Spencer
Cleveland
James Black
Lancaster
John N. Stearns
New York
Daniel Wilkins
Bloomington
Ill
Washington
Columbus
Black
Good Templar
National Temperance Society and Publication House
Camp Meeting Association
Ocean Grove
N. J
Russell
Prohibition Party
Peninsular Herald
Prohibition
Green Clay Smith
Kentucky
Gideon T. Stewart
Neal Dow
Maine
H. A. Thompson
John P. St. John of
Kana8
Cold Water
Illinois
Kansas
New York State
James G. Blaine
Grover Cleveland
St. John
Bentley
Nebraska
Southgate
Fame Makers of Prohibition From Neal Dow to Carrie Nation
A retrospective honors leaders who propelled temperance to world recognition. Neal Dow, John B. Gough, Frances Willard, and Carrie Nation are highlighted for shaping Maine law, lectures, W C T U leadership, and dramatic saloon protests.
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Newt Dow
Maine
John B. Gough
Frances J. Willard
Carrie Nation
Siegoon
Neal Dow
Portland
Maine Volunteers
Flo
Libby
General Dow
Wnegland
United States
Mqnor
Tie
Massachusetts
Ingland
Ells
Frances Willard
Frances
Willard
Churchville
N. Y
Northwestern Female College
Transton, Ill
Northwestern University
Danderine promises beautiful hair and rapid growth
An advertisement touts Knowltons Danderine as a cheap remedy for dandruff and thinning hair. It claims soft, lustrous hair within minutes and noticeable new hair within two weeks, asserting it is the only sure hair growth product and a general scalp cure.
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Knowlton
Drys vow fight to defeat federal amendment
DisTillers backed by Levy Mayer plan a broad legal and referendum campaign to block ratification of the federal amendment. They push referendums in 22 states, seek injunctions to block certification, and anticipate a Supreme Court challenge as wets predict a loss.
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Levy Mayer
Mayer
Secretary of State
Congress
United States Supreme Court
California Wine Growers’ Association
Secretary of State of
California
Underworld travels whispered in New York slang
A fragmentary note quotes Silas asking if someone glimpsed the underworld in New York. The dialogue mentions riding the subway twice and a rats cellar once, styled as playful or cryptic street speech.
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the Underworld
Silas
New York
Subway
Rats Cellar
Buffalo Express
Castoria Safety Reminder For Parents Notice
Mothers urged to examine each Castoria bottle for Brenattt Cune of WLM in use for over 80 years. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, a familiar remedy for infants and kids.
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WLM
Fletcher
Much More Important Promises At The Altar
Dialogue exchange from the Boston Transcript framed as a cheeky domestic note. A bride questions vows while a groom clarifies commitments, highlighting dispute over promised obedience and attention in a humorous line.
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Boston Transcript
Kilmer Swamp Root Promoted For Kidney Ailments
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a physician prescribed remedy for kidney and bladder disorders. It claims quick, effective results and urges readers to try a sample by sending ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Flowery Language Sparks Social Musings on Brides
Snide asides about society buds turning into wall flowers greet a chatty column. The vein of talk shifts to romance and marriage as budding couples are teased about luck at finding blooming brides.
Garfield Tea Health Ad Promotes Wellness
Advertisement urges readers to care for health and claims Garfield Tea promotes wellness as a path to better health and wealth.
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Adv
Fluepidemic Death Toll Cited by Buxton in Cape Town
Governor General Buxton reported in Cape Town that about 50,000 people in South Africa died in the recent influenza epidemic. The figure encompassed both white and black populations.
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Buxton
Cape Town
South Africa
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Advertisement Promise
A traditional 19th century style ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy for catarrh, claiming internal action through the blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any case not cured, with testimonials and distribution by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Nature
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
After Wealth Changes a Man It Unmasks the Mind
A historical proverb notes that money after earning can alter a person, sometimes revealing greed or vice as wealth reshapes character and priorities. The saying warns wealth may corrupt or reveal true intentions.
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