THE CALIFORNIA PROHIBITIONIST, San Jose, Aug. 4, 1892  

* Rare pro-prohibition publication
* Anti-alcohol - liquor - beer - wine

As the title would suggest this newspaper is focused on the prohibition of alcohol. Page 2 has the: "Prohibition Nominees - For President, Gen. John Tidwell...For Vice President, Dr. J. B. Cranfill".
This title is not listed in Gregory's "Union List of Newspapers".
Four pages, nice condition.

Background: This original August 4, 1892 issue of The California Prohibitionist from San Jose carries immense historical and bibliographical significance within 19th-century American political journalism. Its primary historical weight lies in the 1892 United States presidential election, where Prohibition Nominees General John Bidwell (erroneously printed on page 2 as "Gen. John Tidwell") and Dr. J. B. Cranfill ran on a platform advocating for the national prohibition of alcohol; this campaign proved to be a high-water mark for the Prohibition Party, capturing over 270,000 votes—the highest popular vote total in the party's history. Beyond its content, the newspaper holds exceptional rarity as an artifact of California print history because this specific title is omitted from Winifred Gregory's "Union List of Newspapers", the standard bibliographic index of historic American periodicals. Preserved in nice condition across its four pages, this issue stands as an unrecorded primary document that captures both a quirky misprint of a prominent local pioneer turned presidential candidate and the grassroots organizational efforts of late-19th-century third-party temperance movements.