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“St. Patrick’s Day in Dublin Was a Prohibition Day” from the April 16, 1925 Door County News
“All drink shops in Dublin were closed on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, and no drinks could be obtained in hotels except by residents.” says an…
“Send the Missionaries to Chicago.” from the February 21, 1929 Door County News
It is amazing to learn that in a ‘dry country’ the revenue from illicit liquor from one city alone nets over 12 millions of dollars each year.
“Writer says prohibition taught Americans a costly lesson” from the March 27, 1979 Door County Advocate
I got a chance to step back into those prohibition days of the early 30s.
“County wasn’t isolated from moonshining and bootlegging” from the March 20, 1979 Door County Advocate
The prohibition period, during which the Volstead Act forbade the manufac­ture or sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States; was in effect from…
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