Fresno, CA
South Sacramento, CA
A nineteenth-century abstinence pledge card. For another card, see Touch Not, Taste Not, Handle Not.
With Malice Toward None,
With Charity for All
I, the undersigned, do pledge myself, God helping me, to abstain from all intoxicating liquors, as a beverage.
Feb. 22, 1881
Mrs. R. Best
Typefaces: Antique Extended ("With Malice Toward None"),
Bulletin Script ("With Charity for All"), Title Text No. 3 ("I, the undersigned, do pledge myself, God helping me, to abstain from all intoxicating liquors, as a beverage. 188_.") Thanks to Florian Hardwig for identifying these typefaces and providing the links to Fonts In Use.
Tags: ephemera abstinence pledge cards pledge cards abstinence pledges pledges temperance abstain abstinence alcoholic beverages liquor beverages intoxication temperance movement malice charity religion borders fill in the blanks 1880s Victorian nineteenth century 19th century antique old vintage typefaces type typography fonts type:face=Title Text type:face=Antique Extended type:face=Bulletin Script typefaces identified Bulletin Antique Extended Title Text Title Text No. 3 Bulletin Script
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