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Pamphlet on dangers of drinking
Renowned doctor, Benjamin Rush, publishes "An Enquiry into the Effects of Spirituous Liquors upon the Human Body and Their Influence upon the Happiness of Society” -
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Temperance Movement Grows
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Dr. Dio Lewis' temperance lecture tour
Calls for ladies to take on the role of fighting against drunkenness and saloons -
Women's Christian Temperance Union Founded
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Kansas Prohibition
Kansas adopts constitutional amendment that outlaws the manufacture and sale of any alcoholic beverage -
Proposal for 18th Amendment
Proposed by 2 biggest anti-liquor groups - Women's Christian Temperance Union and the Anti-Saloon League -
Congress Bans Mail-Order Sales of Liquor
Not allowed to import liquor between states -
U.S. Declares War on Germany
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Hattie Mae's First News Auxiliary
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Jinx arrives in Manifest
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American Defense Society Warning
Germans or Austrians in the U.S. should be treated as potential spies -
Victory Quilt Auction
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President Wilson visits Manifest
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Women's Temperance League Meeting
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Ned joins the army
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Deadly influenza kills townspeople
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Spanish Influenza outbreak
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Day of Reckoning
Court settlement of the Widow Cane's Property -
Ned Gillen dies
Death causes Jinx to leave town -
Finn Bennett dies
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Homecoming
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18th Amendment Goes into Effect
Prohibition starts -
Stock Market Crashes
Great Depression starts -
Prohibition Repeales
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Abilene arrives in Manifest
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Abilene visits Miss Sadie's Divining Parlor for the first time
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Remember When Contest
The newspaper puts on a "Remember When" contest, where the citizens all write their favorite memories about 1918. -
Abilene's father comes to Manifest
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Abilene starts writing in the newspaper