Burley Growers Urge Cooperative Warehouse Plan
An essay advocates a county by county warehouse system for burley tobacco to counter the tobacco trust. It details a Washington County model with graded, air dried tobacco stored under supervision and insurance until sale, plus financing from warehouse advances to sustain growers.
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Burley Growms
Hip & Rompact
Tobacco Trust
Trust
Burley
Washington‘ County
Washington County Burley Growers Warehouse Company
Washington
Kentucky
Veteran Pennsylvania Lawyer Denounces Whisky Trade
A veteran lawyer M. E. Say ers in Pennsylvania condemns whisky distillers in a pointed reply to a distiller’s circular. He claims copper distilled rye whisky leads to drunkards’ graves and boasts 69 years of legal life with the whisky trade as evil. He warns against manufacturing or selling whisky as a path to hell. An American Issue column promotes a bowel medicine as reliable and never failing, sold by dealers in Blue Grass regions.
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Pennsylvania
M. E. Sayers
Blue Graas
Twenty Reasons Oppose the Saloon
A pamphlet listing twenty arguments against saloons argues the drink trade harms manhood, families, property, taxes, morality, and safety. It claims saloons corrupt votes, increase crime, strain Sabbath observance, and undermine church life while delaying personal virtue and economic thrift.
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Tion of
Burley Growers
Tofharco
Wbacco
Jon
Tatham Springs
Bright
Carey Island
S. E. Wornall
Tatham Springs Hotel
Chamberlain
Excmanar
Heaven
He Weil
Marge
Hens Ineas
Springfield Fair
Springfield, KY
Floral Hall
B. L. Litley
Pres
A.C. Kimball
Sec
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