Boston: Office of the Mercantile Journal, 1839. The first part (issue) of this temperance newspaper, of which 13 parts were ultimately published. This issue explains the paper’s founding and purpose, a history of temperance reform, information on the License Law in Boston, examples of social disintegration due to alcohol, the..... More
Washington: Government Printing Office, 1900. Original side-stapled wrappers; 81 pp. A series of statements by religious figures and (mostly female) temperance advocates in favor of banning the sale of alcohol at Army canteens. Some dissenting statements by military figures who argue that its easier to control the quantity their men..... More
Evanston, Illinois: National Woman's Christian Temperance Union, [ca. 1912]. 23 x 15 cm; one sheet, printing on both recto and verso. Excerpts from Address before the National W. C. T. U. (Woman's Christian Temperance Union) Convention, Baltimore, Md. Very good condition with some faint toning; a few closed tears along..... More
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Westerville, Ohio: The Temperance Education Foundation, 1963. First edition. Saddle-stapled printed wrappers; 32 pp. The entire contents of this issue consist of excerpts from Upton Sinclair's anti-alcohol screed, "The Cup of Fury." Some light soiling to the first few pages, wrappers a trifle rubbed. Very Good. More
Charleston, West Virginia: West Virginia Anti-Saloon League, [ca. 1932]. A flyer published by the West Virginia Anti-Saloon League arguing that “the deliberate disobeying and scoffing at law,” not prohibition, is responsible for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. The flyer primarily reprints an editorial, “This Man-Bred Monster,” from the St. Louis Star..... More