Prohibition Debates Split as States Vote Dry
Letters from Tom M. Gilmore and J L Higgins challenge Prohibition efficacy while U S Treasury data shows spirits tax revenue dropping by about 1 25 million monthly since July 1914 to May 1915 Readers note wet and dry votes loom in South Carolina September 14 and Ohio November 2 with dry majorities already in much of both states and moves to restrict votes for six years in Ohio.
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Voice of the People” de Partment
The
Chicago Tribune
Tom M. Gilmore
National Model License League
J. L. Higgins
Distillers’ and Jobbers’ Association
Mr. Gilmore
Mr. Higgins
United States Treasury Department
Department
South Carolina
Ohio
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Constitutional Stability League
Home Rule League Defeated and Beer Profits Questioned
Defeat of a liquor organization calling itself the Home Rule League is noted, with critique of its aims to curb voters' liberty. A humorous calculation claims a beer barrel costs about 60 cents to produce while profits, sans foam, range from 21.40 to 35 dollars per barrel. The piece applauds the Associated Advertising Clubs of the World for promoting Swat the Lie and predicts fewer brewery ads in papers.
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Home Rule” League
Ohio
Champion of Fair Play
Liquor Organ
Washington News Letter reports on White House calls and Lincoln Highway plans
President Wilson spent an hour in the executive offices meeting senators and congressmen in town. A branch of the Lincoln Highway will lead to the Lincoln Memorial with ornamental sign posts aiding tourists from the highway to the memorial and back. The Mint cites gold and silver production for the year to Jan 1, 1915, noting increases over the prior year and a hopeful metals supply outlook amid rising imports. Commerce outlines plans to curb foreign chemicals and dyestuffs with domestic raw materials enough to cover most imports. Comptroller Williams notes the currency is flourishing, capable of financing crops and exports.
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Wilson
Washington
Mint
United States
Department of Commerce
American Chemical Industry
John Skelton Williams
War funds and new coastal defense gun described
The passage notes the potential of funds reaching one billion dollars to ensure crop movement to markets. It also reports a new 16 inch coast defense gun replacing the old 14 inch model. The weapon, mounted on disappearing carriages, measures sixty feet and can fire a 2,200 pound projectile.
The Fable of the Champion Fudge Maker
An old tale from a distant hamlet depicts a comely maiden whose wants outpaced her father’s income. The story concludes with a moral praising competency over good intentions and a reflection on forgetting worries.
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Craesz
Lochinvar
Cupid
Massacre at Fort Mims and other history dated items
The page lists historical anniversaries for August and September including Fort Mims 1813 massacre and Sherman’s 1864 Atlanta occupation. It also recalls other items from 1814 through 1871, plus light poetry, jokes, and brief notes on Tunis population, papermaking, fashion tips, and forestry program news.
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Mims
Coburg
New Temperance Campaign Aims For Voluntary Abstinence
New York launches a temperance campaign built on voluntary abstinence rather than legal prohibition. The effort, born from the Churches of Christ of America, will not use religious methods or appeal to emotion but to demonstrate personal loss of efficiency from excessive drinking. A 100-member committee of prominent financiers, industrialists, and labor leaders leads, with Albert R. Rogers as active head, emphasizing common sense and modern administration.
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New York
Churches of Christ of America
Albert R. Rogers
New Movement Spreads Through Ohio Cities
New movement gains traction as newspapers support efforts to raise social standards with radical laws. Ohio adopts the trend with Cleveland already organizing similar activities in society.
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New York
Ohio
Cleveland
Corn for Silo Says Ripe Corn Yields Best Ensilage
The article explains corn makes best ensilage when nearly ripe but can be siloed at any stage. It notes ripeness increases food value per acre and weight gain accelerates after tasselling. It warns the season delayed harvest but freezing does not hurt if silaging starts immediately.
Serum at 1 Cent Offer by State Institute
The State Serum Institute at North Dakota Agricultural College offers serum at 1 cent per cubic centimeter. Terms are cash or certified check, bank draft, or money order. Unused serum cannot be returned. Bottles hold 500, 240 and 1 cubic centimeters and shipping is by express or parcels post.
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State Serum Institute
North Dakota Agricultural College
Clean People Want Clean Clothes
The advert promises cleaning and repair for all kinds of clothing, claiming dirt is fully extracted without harming the goods and that polishing will make garments look like new at a few cents per garment.
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Cromwell
Washington News
Remington
UMC
Remington-Umc
Sportsmen’s
North Dakota
Metallic Cartridge Co
Woolworth
Breadeny
York City
RaMel
Ruth
Mit
Tunis
Romania
United Kingdom
Persia
Cashmere
Japan
Norfolk
England
Countryside Magazine
State School OF Forestry
Board of Regents
J. Sowers
Stout Institute of Menomonie
Wis
M. R. Shuler
School of Forestry
Norway
Buller Bros
Broadway
Piper Heidsieck
Piper
American Tobacco
Fifth Aves York
U. S
Willaston State Bank
General Banking
Westby, Press
Hydle
A. Solberc
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