214 AMERICAN HOMES” AND) GARDENS March, 1906 
“Payment Conditional Upon Success’’ 
Smoky Fireplaces Cooking Odors 
REMEDIED 
PREVENTED 
‘TWENTY YEARS’ EXPERIENCE in dealing with the above trouble. HE WHITLEY SYSTEM OF KITCHEN VENTILATION will prevent 
Thoroughly trained workmen employed. the kitchen odors 
from permeating the premises. Designed and 
In most cases work can be done without defacing decorated walls and installed to meet individual requirements. Suitable for fine residences, 
with little inconvenience to the household. hotels, clubs, institutions, etc. 
Examinations and estimates without charge within 500 miles of New York 
Contracts entered into with the understanding that the charges are for results 
The following are a few of the many thousands who have availed themselves of my services 
Grover Cleveland, Princeton, N.J. Union League Club, New York Morris K. Jesup 
W. A. Slater, Washington, D.C. Hon. Whitelaw Reid Henry Clews 
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Princeton University, Princeton, N. J. J. Pierpont Morgan R. Fulton Cutting 
Brown University, Providence, R. I. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. U. 8. Government for :— 
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JOHN WHITLEY, Engineer and Contractor 
215, FULTON: STREET | BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 
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