The American Issue, July 19, 1912

The American Issue, July 19, 1912

This image depicts the consequences of wasting time and money at the saloon during a heatwave. Three young children wait on the porch for their father, who drinks inside while they suffer outside without even ice to cool them down.

The scene reinforces the prohibitionists’ core argument that alcohol makes families suffer in countless ways, abandoning even basic paternal duties.

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 next to the sister. There is a thermometer on the left of the kids that has text coming out of it say, "100 IN THE SHADE." There is text in the image that reads as, "SOME VICTIMS OF THE TORRID WAVE WHOSE SUFFERING IS INTENSIFED BY THE VIOLATION OF THE ABOVE HEALTH HINT, AND THIS IS HOW."

The image below the text on the right shows a saloon with the text underneath it saying "WHERE MOST OF THE VICTIMS' FATHER SPENDS ALL HIS CASH AND MOST OF HIS SPARE TIME." Below the picture has the caption "Small Boy to his Sister: Gee, I wish I had a piece of ice."

The American Issue (Westerville, Ohio)

Library of Congress.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library, Urbana, IL

July 19, 1912

Under Public Domain.

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English.

Newspaper Image with Text.

Prohibition.

Newspaper Cartoon.

8.57 × 12.32 in