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Alabama Prohibits Liquor Advertisements

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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Mar 9, 1915

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 42, No. 10.

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Alabama Prohibits Liquor Advertisements

Both houses of the Alabama legislature passed a bill, over the governor's veto, prohibiting newspapers published in that state from printing liquor advertisements, and also preventing the circulation in the state, of papers published outside of Alabama which carry such advertisements. This may seem like rather drastic measures to take; but in view of the destruction of home, life, property, and happiness that must be laid at the doors of the purveyors of alcoholic drinks, is not the measure a wise one? And should not all the prohibition states follow the example of Alabama?