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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1922
Page
6
Federal Prohibition Commissioner James addressed a state law enforcement convention in Columbus, recounting the Hillbore case and the Crusade Psalm moment. The talk touched on temperance activism, the National Prohibition Act, and attendees including ministers and local figures.
Fragmentary ad copy references a 40 cent Wen-Pils box and Ambition Brand Willpa aimed at fatigue and stress relief. It mentions C. W. Phillips and a first box offer, suggesting a promotional effort tied to paying money or hack concepts.
In 1873 a Bishop of Chicago led a temperance crusade starting with seventy women who prayed before drug stores and saloons. The campaign, beginning December 24, reached hotels and towns, influencing neighbors and contributing to the local option laws and temperance measures later adopted.
The article argues that enforcement strengthens law observance while calling bootlegging a growing menace. It links 18th Amendment adoption to wartime strain, notes Americans are generally law abiding, and highlights women voters and mothers as crucial to sustaining Prohibition and public decency.
An advertisement touts Elys Cream Balm as a pure antiseptic cream that clears stuffed heads and blocked nostrils by applying a small amount into the nostrils. It claims instant relief and easy breathing, promising relief from head colds and catarrh.
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