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| 1916 | 1 |
1 story matching barleycorn
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:barley, barleygrow, barl, barleigh, barn
- The Death of John Barleycorn: Kennewick Goes Dry
As Washington state's prohibition laws took effect in 1916, the local paper penned a mock-obituary for the liquor trade.