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The American Issue, March 6, 1914
A man that signifies the government walks by a saloon and sees a commotion of a family fight from the father drinking and spending his money and time at the saloon instead of spending it with his family. The man ignores this due to the money he gets…
The American Issue, August 22, 1913
Displays some of the many victims of those who drink. Mothers and children are heavily effected since they depended onto fathers who drank. Or it also shows a mother who had lost her son due the abuse of alcohol, and killed him.
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, 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, March 22, 1912
A man enters his home. His wife and their children are under a giant bottle of spirits named the "Spirits of Despair." It casts a shadow onto the man's family. Underneath the image it has the text of, "The Home of the Saloon's Best Customer."