Item #BOOKS008615I "AMERICAN ADVANCE":; A National Progressive Prohibition Weekly, Vol. II, No. 9...Chicago, March 2, 1912. American.

"AMERICAN ADVANCE":; A National Progressive Prohibition Weekly, Vol. II, No. 9...Chicago, March 2, 1912.

Chicago: Charles A. Lederer, 1912. First Edition. Printed self-wraps. 16pp; cartoons; spine reinforced, some signs of handling. 13.5" x 10" Good. Item #BOOKS008615I

The large cartoon (5-3/4" x 8-1/4"), by Lederer, shows Uncle Sam on his back like Gulliver, tied down by tiny brewers, etc. The lead article decries Chicago's censorship of the Civic League's book on Chicago vice. Inside pieces include the Democrats' push to throw Alabama Congressman Mark Hobson out of the Party, Prohibition news from various states, "Liquor's Three-fold Alliance with Our National Government," "Friends of Red Men Rally in Boston" [protesting the Indian Bureau's alleged "robberies and outrages" against Native Americans], "Beer and Business," etc.

Price: $15.00

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