Unprecedented Piano Auction and Civic Satire
Odd clipping describes pianos once owned by Thompson Co and Lyon & Healy with prices and freight notes. It derides rigid investigations and mocks public brass, then shifts to a rambling tour of a miniature Oak Street and Beechvale railroad with electric lights, station details, rolling stock, and a curious government-sounding device.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Realy
Ly “Pond, Smith
Thompsons
Healy Music Co
Lyon & Healy
Adams Street
Chicago
Tomml
London
Ettari
Imtac
Beechvale
Tournal
Crestley
Taich
Sheffield
London and Northwestern
United King- Oye
Oaktreen
Weak and mercurial talk on banks by Caruso
A snippet portrays Caruso critiquing American banks and bank suspensions as weak. A humorous railway restaurant anecdote follows with a man inspecting an oyster stew and quipping about sharing a meal and funds, reflecting a satirical tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. EB
Ndiana
M. W. Ohig
SERA
Prescounty
Bedame
Sapasin
Allen County
Indiana
Monroeville
Paulding County
Ohio
Haviland
Wood County
Hoytville
Stone Pike
Caruso
Illinois institutions well managed say Streator Press
The Streator Free Press states state institutions in Illinois are well run and compare favorably with those in most other states, praising governance and efficiency across agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Union
Streator Free Press
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Straus Bros. &Co
C. E. Kimmel
LaSalle
Ill
Geneseo
Genesery Casteel & Morrow
W. F. Spencer
H.W. Ohnee
Parlay and
Surgheon
State Street
Gue House
B.gilbert
M. D
Ysician
Joan Dedrick Co
Geneges
Caian
State Medical Board
J. 8. Collins, Jr
Llinois
DE. Cora Emery Reed
Rock Island
Bilastha
Helen Flint
Ofice
Cor
Oakwood
Main Street
Chas
Young
West Flist Street
Henry Waterman
J. Z. West
D.D
Geneseo House
DE. F. W. Carman
Bothphonés Geneseo
W.W. Adams
M.D
John H. Murphy, M
Central
Aldeen
Boleen’s Tailor Shop
Batiophonerat Ommice
Lea Ee
Wsceasez
Collecti Ete Pannawagg
Harry & Brown, ‘Attorney AT Law
Fenriseo
Central Trust & Avings Bank
L. Wood, D.D.S
M B. Ayres
Jace
State St
John Dedrick
Country Line
DE. Mell M. Everett
Atkinson, Illinois
Mutual
Rb.h. Antes
Flist Street
Deer
Clinton F. Luther
Justice of Peace
Central Trust & Savings Bank
Forrest M. Lowes
Lllinois
Fico, Ginsco
Ee Ee Rover Posto
Sue Kropp
Caar
Harles
Derreen
Clifton
Vernon -Register
Marshall County
Deneen
Dick Yates
Lacon Journal
B_ COFFMAN
Davenport
Seeeneees
Seepgerear
S. Examina
Tina Free
Tax
Old Main Street
Doan
Peterson
Foster-Millburn Co
Buffalo
New York
Yale
United States
Doasn
Lane’s
Family Medicine
Florence Peterson
Moline
Dre Etta
Huttie
Keystone Poultry Special
Imperial
Fade Fla Dley
Osco, Illinois
Aldeen-&-Boleen
Merchant Tailors
Geneseo, Tilinois
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