Friday, September 27, 2013

This Cautionary Tale Of A Drunk Woman Is A Hilarious And Sad Victorian PSA

Ladies: Do not drink. You will get pregnant. And you will die.


In the late 1800s, magic lantern slide shows became popular both as a medium for entertainment and education. This series, "The Story of a Crime," tells the tale of a woman named Margaret Bell, "who is driven to drink, prison, and ultimately her death, by personal misfortune." Moral of the story: DO NOT GIVE IN TO THE DEMON DRINK. (Women.)


Meet Margaret. She is your average, happy mother, who spends two-thirds of her waking hours socializing with a baby.


Meet Margaret. She is your average, happy mother, who spends two-thirds of her waking hours socializing with a baby.


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On special days, her friend comes over and the two sit in a picturesque alley where they engage in such thrilling activities such as mending and sewing.


On special days, her friend comes over and the two sit in a picturesque alley where they engage in such thrilling activities such as mending and sewing.


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Sometimes, as is natural for the weak female heart, she pines for her husband, who is off at sea, drinking whiskey and carousing with his fellow sailors.


Sometimes, as is natural for the weak female heart, she pines for her husband, who is off at sea, drinking whiskey and carousing with his fellow sailors.


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