British National Temperance League (2017) Anti Drink : Put your Money into your Own House. [Image]
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Abstract
Which do you pay for?
Your own home,
or the Publicans'.
Drop the Littles' in here.
AND PAY FOR YOUR OWN HOUSE INSTEAD FOR THE PUBLI↲
C HOUSE
PUT MONEY ONTO YOUR OWN HOUSE,
NOT INTO THE PUBLIC HOUSE.
Letchworth Garden City
LIQUOR LICENSES NOT PERMITTED
This display illustrates the common motto of temperance campaigners, that people should put their money into their own house rather than the public house.
Against the wishes of the inhabitants.
THE COST OF 2 PINTS OF BEER A DAY FOR 20 YEARS.
WILL PRODUCE £585.
The General Wolfe NEWCASTLE-upon-Tyne
A Public House without intoxicants.
The kind wanted in every town
This lantern slide focuses on the health issues associated with alcohol consumption, making use of initial letters to form an acrostic, a popular device.
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