Prescription Form - dated 1923-1925 - National Prohibition Act - Americana - Bea for Sale

Prescription Form - dated 1923-1925 - National Prohibition Act - Americana - Bea For Sale

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Prescription Form - dated 1923-1925 - National Prohibition Act - Americana - Bea:
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Treasury Department U.S. Internal Revenue, Prescription Blank National Prohibition. Measures 6 3/4\" x 4 1/2\". The Prohibition era was a period in the United States from 1920 to 1933, during which, a nationwide constitutional law prohibited the production, importation, transportation, and sale of alcoholic beverages was enacted. The alcohol industry was curtailed by a succession of state legislatures, and finally ended nationwide under the Eighteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified on January 16, 1919. Prohibition ended with the ratification of the Twenty-first Amendment, which repealed the Eighteenth Amendment on December 5, 1933. Led by pietistic Protestants, prohibitionists first attempted to end the trade in alcoholic drinks during the 19th century. They aimed to heal what they saw as an ill society beset by alcohol-related problems such as alcoholism, family violence, and saloon-based political corruption. Many communities introduced alcohol bans in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and enforcement of these new prohibition laws became a topic of debate. Prohibition supporters, called \"drys\", presented it as a battle for public morals and health. The movement was taken up by progressives in the Prohibition, Democratic and Republican parties, and gained a national grassroots base through the Item ordered may not be exact piece shown. All original and authentic.