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The Titanic Carried 1503 People. Series E No. 40
The poster shows an image of the Titanic with a shocking caption below:"DRINK CARRIES OFF 1,503 MEN AND WOMEN EVERY EIGHT DAYS IN THE YEAR. ONE MAN IN EVERY SEVEN AND A HALF WHO DIES IN THE UNITED STATES LOSES HIS LIFE AS THE DIRECT OR INDIRECT…
The American Issue, May 24, 1912
The father is in the saloon spending all of his money but when he gets back home he does not spend a single cent on his family.
The American Issue, November 27, 1914
The top of the comic is of a father and his daughter on a chair reading during the holidays. The lower comic is of the father absent and the child in front of the saloon waiting for their parent to leave the saloon.
The American Issue, December 26, 1913
The top of the comic the caption reads, "Where Santa Clause is a Follower of "The Personal Liberty League". Below are four young children getting ready to look at their gifts for Christmas but are instead welcomed by two booze bottles, and empty…
The American Issue, October 10, 1913
A mom and her daughter are walking on the street in front of a saloon where men in the saloon leer at the two. The mother is shielding her daughter from even looking at at saloon by putting her hand in front of the daughter's face. The caption on top…
The American Issue, September 12, 1913
It is a comic of a mother and her child, who are praying before the young boy goes to bed. Next to his bed is a window that shows a saloon outside the family home. Above the caption of the comic is the words, "Now I lay me down to sleep I pray thee…
The American Issue, August 1, 1913.
A mother clutches her two children, staring at their ruined home. She looks ragged and worn down. Their gaze falls on a sign reading, "46% of wrecked homes coming to the attention of this court wrecked by DRINK - Judge Gemmel, Domestic Relations…
The American Issue, August 9, 1912.
The title of the picture is "THE LURE OF APPETITE." The scene of the picture is a cliffside with men rushing towards a angle with a banner with the text, "APPETITE FOR ALCOHOL." On the cliff men are jumping to their doom with their wives and…
The American Issue, July 19, 1912
The text above the image reads, "Health Hint for Hot Weather- Don't Drink Beer - City Board of Health."An image of three young kids on the summer porch. The older sister is holding the youngest sibling in her arms, and the other brother is sitting…
The American Issue, June 28, 1912.
The image is split in two. On the left side is a young baby, and a fly hovering over the baby. On top of the image of the baby says "Kill the Fly, and Save the Baby." Below the image reads, "Summer complaint, which causes the death of many young…