Broadsheet printed in dark blue and gray on light blue card stock in postcard format; on recto, gray band of type ornaments above and below text.
Poem in three eight-line stanzas on recto; on verso space for stamp and address on right, letter with facsimile signature of Cassius W. Ranney on left offering copy of his book Liquor legislation, and offering his "Village Squire" postals; in upper left corner portrait captioned "The Village Squire".
At end of poem on recto: Unidentified.
Poem is by Adams. Cf. Granger's Index (1962) under: Billy, he's in trouble. Also listed under title: Bill's in the legislature.
Broadsides are single-sheet publications, often issued as ephemera or announcements. The Harris Broadsides Collection is a comprehensive collection of American poetry published in broadside format from colonial times to the present. The collection offers materials covering a broad spectrum of …
