1926 Laws Block Health Beer Sales in Fargo-Moorhead

On this day in 1926, strict state laws halt sales of a popular "health beer" in the Fargo-Moorhead area. North Dakota's bone-dry constitution from 1889 bans alcohol outright, shutting saloons by 1890 and targeting even non-alcoholic brews claiming medicinal benefits. Brewers like Charles Kiewel push "health-giving" Cremo and White Seal Brew mimicking beer taste without booze. Federal rulings uphold bans on malt liquor prescriptions, citing fraud risks during Prohibition. Read more about this...