The Colonel's Wife — page 194: what you’re looking at

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Ps] LAKE ERIE AND Ft. Wayne, Cincinnati, and Louisville Railroad. “Natural Gas Route” The Popular Short Line BETW #eoria, Bloomington, Chicago, St. Louis, Springfield, Lafayette Frankfort, Muncie, Portland, Lima, Findlay, Fostoria, ite Fremont, Sandusky, Indianapolis, Kokomo, Peru, Rochester, Plymeuth, LaPorte, Michigan City, Ft. Wayne, Hartford, Bluffton, Connorsville, and Cincinnati, making Direct Connections for all Points East, West, North and South, THE ONLY LINE TRAVERSING THE GREAT NATURAL GAS AND OIL FIELDS )}f Ohio and Indiana, giving the patrons of this Popular Route an “pportunity to witness the grand sight from the train as they pasa through. Great fields covered with tanks, in which are stored milliong of gallons of oil, Natural Gas wells shooting their flames high in the. air, and the most beautiful cities, fairly alive with glass and all kinds of factories. ‘3 We furnish our patrons with Elegant Reclining Chair Car Seatg — Free, on day trains, and L. E. & W. Palace Sleeping and Parlor Cars, on night trains, at very reasonable rates. : Direct connections to and from Cleveland, Buffalo. New York, © ‘Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Washington, Kansas City, ‘Denver, Omaha, Portland, San Francisco, and all pointsin the United States and Canada. This is the popular route with the ladies, on account of its courteous and accommodating train officials, and with the commercial traveler and general public for its comforts, quick time and sure connections, For any further particulars call on or address any Ticket Agent, — H. C. PARKER, CHAS. F. DALY, Traffic Manager, Geu'l Pase, & Tut, Agts INDIANAPOLIS. INDy, | a (E(0) Mic ,OO CS Eom |