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Zillah’s Choice, Whisky or a Library?

Zillah’s Choice, Whisky or a Library?

From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: When the Washington Irrigation Company attempted to perform a little social engineering in the community of Zillah in an effort to close the saloon, the cause of alcohol found an unlikely champion. The story is told in the Feb. 20, 1903 issue of the Yakima Republic: IS A DEFENDER OF BOOZE  A Zillah Minister Who Stands Up For Good Whisky, But Not For Bad “A…

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Saloons Only Serve the Worst Appetites of Men

Saloons Only Serve the Worst Appetites of Men

  From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: Found at random in The Journal (Burlington, Washington), Sept. 27, 1900, page 1, top of the fold: Another Saloon “The question of another saloon in Burlington has been quite freely discussed among our citizens during the past week, since it had been reported that property had been purchased and arrangements made for the establishment of another liquor dispensary. From all that can be learned…

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