Demon Whiskey Claims Another, Says Editor, March 10, 1925

The demon whiskey chuckles again in wild glee over another victim in Johnston County. A soul has gone into eternity; a body is sorely wounded; a man finds himself in the clutches of the law; three families bow their heads in bereavement or sorrow and disgrace. The history of whiskey is written with blood, and yet we permit it to be written.

From the editorial page of the Smithfield Herald, Tuesday, March 10, 1925

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