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The American Issue, February 28, 1913
A mother stares longingly at a old photo of her son. Her son now is a saloon wasting all his money on gambling and alcohol he is no longer the once pure little boy she once had.
The American Issue, January 9, 1914
Who deserves your money? A homemaker or the saloon owner? Displays a wife and a greasy saloon owner. Also states some of the different things that could be be bought to provide for a family instead of alcohol.
The American Issue, July 6, 1917
A young daughter is holding her father. He has to make the decision to spend all his money at the saloon or get the shoes that his daughter needs. He is only looking at the alcohol even though his daughter is holding him tightly.
The American Issue, June 12, 1914
A man is drinking, but the alcohol signs a agreement for him that his children may have epilepsy, idiocy, feeble mindedness, and criminal tendencies.
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…
The American Issue, March 13, 1914
The family pulls the father away from the saloon and begs him not to go inside. Everyone desperately needs new clothes because the father fails to provide for his family, consumed by his addiction to the saloon and alcohol.
The American Issue, March 19, 1915
It shows two merchants leaving their town. The one from a dry town has many items, while the other from a wet town has far fewer items to sell.
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."
The American Issue, March 5, 1915
A man stands in a saloon surrounded by other men as he offers to buy a round for everyone. He cheerfully spends his money while the caption above reads: "Another Pair of Baby Shoes!" Clearly mocking him for choosing drinks over his family's needs.
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…