Fortunately for beer drinkers everywhere, John Pearsol didn't just print long and tedious temperance screeds.
He also printed "fine"and "handsome" cards in colors, as his trade card proudly proclaims, above.
It was probably no coincidence that Pearsol chose a red rose for his business card. Ever since the medieval War of the Roses, Lancaster's floral mascot has been the red rose, while York's has been the white rose.
Even today, our "Welcome to Lancaster" highway signs say "The Red Rose City."