The American Issue, March 19, 1915

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Title

The American Issue, March 19, 1915

Subject

The main point of this comic is that alcohol reduces money for everyone involved since customers won't have as much to spend. Everyone suffers when alcohol is involved. Families don't have money for necessities, and merchants and shop owners get paid far less because people aren't buying as much. The only ones benefiting are saloon owners and liquor distributors.

Description

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.

Creator

The American Issue (Westerville, Ohio)

Source

Library of Congress

Publisher

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

Date

March 19, 1915

Rights

Public Domain

Format

PDF

Language

English

Type

Comic

Identifier

Library of Congress Control Number: sn2008060406

Coverage

Prohibition

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Comic on Newspaper

Physical Dimensions

8.75 × 12.75 in

Files

Citation

The American Issue (Westerville, Ohio), “The American Issue, March 19, 1915,” Visuals of Prohibition, accessed September 28, 2026, https://prohibition-visuals.leadr.site/items/show/38.

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