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5 Popular Cocktails During U.S. Prohibition

During the Prohibition era (The Dry Years), when alcohol was banned, inventive mixologists concocted some of the most beloved cocktails that continue to be cherished…

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Biggest booze raids promised, New Jersey almost impossible to dry up

During Prohibition, newspapers were always filled with articles about booze raids and attempts to take away alcohol from the people. As we all know, their…

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Pre Prohibition Complaint Against Sacramental Wine

In the years leading up to Prohibition in the United States, people would write in their complaints against alcohol to the newspapers. The temperance women…

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Prohibition Has Come To Stay

Prohibition is here to stay? Fortunately, this particular commissioner was incredibly wrong. After all, you can have my beer when you pry it from my…

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The Evil Rum Seller Pre-Prohibition

Reading through old newspapers is a fun dive into the past, which isn’t too different from the present in many cases. Take, for instance, the…

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Prohibition Alcohol Smuggled In Christmas Trees

Prohibition was a joke. The idea that the government can ban people from drinking alcohol proved to be a huge waste of everyone’s time, since…

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