"What! rob a poor man of his Beer!"

"What! rob a poor man of his Beer!"

by John Barleycorn, Jr. Poetry and prose. Within border of type ornaments. First line same as title. Includes poem in five four-line stanzas and paragraph about male employees'spending two-thirds of wages to saloons. Suggested range of publication dates from internal evidence.
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Original record
"What! rob a poor man of his Beer!"
Collection
Alcohol, Temperance & Prohibition
Date(s)
1880
Usage
Collection is open for research.
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Creator(s)
Barleycorn, John (creator)
National Temperance Society and Publication House (publisher)
Woman's Christian Temperance Union (sponsor)
Subject(s)
Broadsides
Humorous poetry
Liquor industry
New York
New York (State)
Poetry
Temperance
United States
Type
text
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