25,000 Investors Have 

 Never Lost a Dollar 



THESE are the investors who 

 have purchased first mortgage 

 bonds, safeguarded under the 

 Straus Plan, Every bondholder 

 has always been paid in cash on 

 the day due, principal as well as 

 interest, without loss or delay. 



Write today for our booklet, "Safe- 

 ty and 6%," and for our current 

 Investment Guide, describing a 

 well diversified variety of sound 

 and attractive first mortgage bonds, 

 to net 6%, in $1,000 and $500 

 amounts. Ask for 



Circular No. 1-908. 



S^STRAUS &CO. 



Established 1882 Incorporated 



NEW YORK CHICAGO 



150 Broadway Straus Building 



Detroit Minneapolis San Francisco Philadelphia 

 Boston Milwaukee St. Louis 



37 years without loss to any investor 



A Garden Full 

 /<~£fe°f Darwin 



Tulips 



for 4/50 



In anticipation of again placing 

 I ; *r jtf CLARA before our customers a collection of 

 BUTT Darwin Tulips we have had a sufn- 

 Smjjm ^ cient quantity grown so that we 



M . ^W can offer 

 nj HW £f 50 Giant Darwin Tulip Bulbs, 



IflP MUM Finest Mixed, for $1.50 



H '• 4 ! ¥s selectedfro m fifteen n a med va riet ies \ 



• Bw Few spring flowering plants rival the 

 Darwin Tulip for brilliance of bloom. Borne on 

 strong stems often exceeding three feet. They are 

 a wonderful addition to the flower garden. 



Plant any time before the ground becomes frozen, and they 



will bloom from the middle of May to Decoration Day. 

 Mail this advertisement with check, money order, cash, or 

 stamps, and secure this exceptional collection, sent prepaid to 

 any point in the U. S. east of the Mississippi. For points West 

 and Canada, kindly add 25c. to cover cost of delivery. 



Our 1 9 1 9 Fall Bulb Catalogue, containing complete list 

 of hulhs for Autumn planting, sent on request. 



30 and 32 Barclay Street 



New York 



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I HmHHIIIIIIIIHIIHif ESTABLISHED 8652 | UTTTTffl ■ 



6% Investment 



Secured by Real Estate and 



14-Story Steel Fireproof 



Building 



Located in business center of large 



important city. 

 Cash cost of property nearly 2] times 

 this loan. 

 Net earnings will be 

 over 3 times interest. 

 Borrower is entirely 



responsible. 

 First-mortgage bonds 

 of $500 and $1,000. 

 Maturities, 2 to 10 

 years. 



Ask for Circular No. 1035 -D 



Peabody, 

 Houghteling&Co. 



(ESTABLISHED 1865) 

 10 South La Salle St., Chicago 



Branch Offices: Detroit, Cleveland, Milwaukee, St. Louis 



minium due MW.U3HED gganmm iimm 



BROWN BROTHERS 

 & COMPANY 



Philadelphia 



Established 1818 



NEW YORK 



Boston 



Commercial Credits 



Drafts under our credits are purchased at fa- 

 vorable discount rates by bankers everywhere, 

 being negotiable in London as prime bankers' 

 acceptances, and "eligible" acceptances in 

 New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. 



BROWN, SHIPLEY 

 & COMPANY 



Established 



1810 



"(Minders Court Lolhbu 



Offic 



l'.ill Mall. L 



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