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Portland’s “Temperance War of ’74”: The backstory (Temperance Riots of 1874, part 1 of 4)
Inspired by the successes of temperance activists back east, a group of Portland ladies decided to join the “crusade against that terrible villain, Demon Rum” and take their message of abstinance out of the churches and into the streets. They may have been surprised by the reaction they got.... (Portland, Multnomah County; 1870s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1902a.temperance-wars-1of4-533.html)
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