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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, May 4, 1917
The image shows two children holding a sign that reads, "BABY WEEK! EVERY BABY HAS A RIGHT TO BE WELL BORN. ALCOHOL CURES POSTERITIY." . One boy and a girl, and they appear to be were healthy and happy possibly meaning that they could be the ideal…
The American Issue, September 17, 1915
A women walks into her bathroom and sees her maid clean up the water that is flowing from the faucet, but the faucet is still running so her work is in vain. The faucet is labeled as saloon and the water coming out was labeled as crime.
The American Issue, September 18, 1914
A monument for the victims of alcohol sits in front of a government building. it reads as "Erected in grateful memory of America's heroes who by buying beer furnish the revenue which saves the country from bankruptcy." It depicts a mother holding her…
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, August 15, 1913
A young boy surrounded by many different types of liquor blocking his path to success. He is dwarfed in size by the many different bottles who are determined to stop him from achieving his victory in having a good life.
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, 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, November 7, 1913
The comic is of an American flag being flown above many alcoholic exhausts which tarnish the flag. Staining the flag with alcoholic desire instead of the glory it used to have.
The American Issue, November 8, 1912
The comic shows a old mangy dog with poverty written on it back surrounded by hundreds of alcoholic bottles. There is also a sign on the side that reads "NEWS ITEM (BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) NEW YORK OCT 28- A 'STRAW VOTE' OF NEARLY 20,000 DESTITUTE…