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RECREATION. 



FOR RECREATIONISTS 



Of Special Interest to Actual Subscribers 



It is with great satisfaction that I find so many subscribers to Recreation 

 are taking advantage of the arrangement whereby they can obtain at once what 

 is unquestionably the most wonderful and, in every way, successful Talking 

 Machine in existence, the 



Improved Gram-o-phone — Zon-o-phone 



a source of the most varied and the most satisfactory Indoor Recreation of which 

 I have any knowledge, and pay for it on the Installment Plan. 



Those who have availed themselves of this offer and are now in possession of the 

 (Improved Gram-o-phone) Zon-o-phone, will bear me out in all I said last month of its mar- 

 velous results. 



Others should dismiss from their minds all idea of the shrill, squeaky, indistinct, 

 and unnatural sounds that come from the " slot," or other talking machines of early date 

 and imperfect methods. 



The Improved Gram-o-phone — Zon-o-phone — is something entirely different. Its 

 volume and quality of tone and carrying power are most surprising. I myself have heard 

 it out of doors, for nearly half a mile. 



Recognizing the accuracy of the Improved Gram-o-phone — Zon-o-phone — some of the 

 most noted men in the country have, since our last issue, fixed their voices for all coming 

 time, upon its indestructible records, for instance : 



The Voice of Dwight L. Moody, just as it is'heard in his great evangelistic meet- 

 ings — with the same earnestness, the same feeling — at once a souvenir, an admonition, 

 and a scientific marvel. 



The Eloquence of Chauncey M. Depew, which inimitable after-dinner speaker is 

 heard as distinctly as if you were sitting at the table with Mr. Depew, yourself. 



The Epigrammatic Oratory of Robert G. Ingersoll, exactly as it is heard upon 

 the platform. 



The Immortal Soliloquies of Rip Van Winkle, as they fall from the lips of the 

 eminent comedian, Joseph Jefferson. 



With equal fidelity the Improved Gram-o-phone — Zon-o-phone — renders the Match- 

 less Music of Sousa's Band and Sousa's Soloists, the Magnificent Performances of the 

 Banda Rossa, the Enchanting Harmony of Grace Church Choir, Arias from the Operas, 

 Songs in All Languages, Lullabys, Yodels, Solos, Duets, Quartettes, Plantation Songs, 

 Patriotic Airs, Humorous Recitations, Negro Oddities, etc. 



Portable, weighing only about fifteen pounds, easily kept in order ; there are many 

 reasons why I believe the Zon-o-phone will be found of special service to Recreationists. 



This is why I entered into this arrangement. 



For Evenings and Rainy Days in Camp, on yachts, and wherever you may go, on 

 your vacation, it will take the place of piano, banjo and trombone, for it is all these 

 instruments, and many more, played, not by amateurs, but by world-renowned performers. 

 To make my meaning clearer, let me suggest the following one of a hundred perfectly- 

 feasible programmes : 



