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THE RURAL N tC W -YORKER 
September IT. 1910. 
OHS OF T VfONET ftAVED 
by Wearers /of STEEL SHOES! 
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Ruthstein’s Stef j Shoes Are Worn and Praised by Thousands 
You can positively save from $5 to $10 a year and get more good wear, more solid comfort, more health protection, 
more real enjoyment out of Steel Shoes than you ever had in your life from leather-soled work shoes or rubber 
boots. Thousands are wearing Steel Shoes today, saving immense sums of money. Every wearer will tell 
you they are easier on the feet, lighter, more healthful and durable than the best all-leather work 
shoes that money can buy. Absolutely the best farm shoe in existence. 
Better Than the Best Leather-Soled Shoes—Feel 
Better, Fit Better, Wear Better, Look Better! 
If you will put a pair of Steel Shoes on your feet —even for five minutes —the shoes will do the 
rest. They will surprise and delight you with their lightness, neatness and comfort—their astounding 
durability. They will literally sell themselves ! 
Hence 1 am making this special Free Examination Offer, merely asking you to send me the price, 
while you are “sizing up” the shoes. If they fail to convince you immediately, you can simply 
notify me to send for them at my expense and the money will be refunded at once. 
No Corns! No Bunions! No Callouses! No Blisters! No Wet Feet! No Colds! 
One Pair 
Of “STEELS” 
Outwears 3 to 
Pairs of Best 
Leather Sho 
Saves $5.00 to $10.00 a Year 
Try Them On—in Your Own Home—at Our Risk! 
FREE EXAMINATION! 
Your Money Back Immediately if Shoes Don’t Suit! 
The Steel Shoes are the strongest anil easiest working 
shoes made. There is no need of breaking in. Com¬ 
fortable from the first moment you put them on. Easy 
to put on or take off. Impossible to get out of shape. 
We could not afford to make you this special offer if we 
were not confident that our Steel Shoes are just what 
you need. You run absolutely no risks, no trouble on 
your part. All we ask is that you try on a pair of 
Steel Shoes before you buy any other style of working 
shoes ! You will wonder how you ever did without Steel 
Shoes this long. Our Steel Shoes will more than sur¬ 
prise you. 
A Wonderful Invention Explained 
Heie is the way Steel Shoes are made: The uppers 
are made of a superior quality of leather, as wuterproof 
ns leather enn l>e tanned. This leather is wonder¬ 
fully soft, flexible and pliable—never gets still' and hard, 
no matter how long the shoes are worn in mud, slusli 
or water. 
The soles and sides are made out of one piece of special 
light, thin, springy, rust-resisting Steel. 
New Corrugated Steel Soles 
We have added lOO per cent to the strengrth of 
the Steel Soles by corrugatiBK: the bottoms. This 
extra strength enables us to make the soles even 
lifirliter than before. 
The Sole of Steel keeps the uppers in shape, prevents 
them from warping, twisting or cracking. Solos and 
heels are studded with adjustable Steel Rivets which 
prevent the bottoms from wearing out. Rivets are 
easily replaced by band when partly worn, making the 
shoes ns s«od ns new! Fifty extra rivets cost only HO 
cmts and should keep the shoes in good repair for at 
least two years. No other repairs ever needed! The 
uppers are tightly joined to the steel by small rivets of 
rust-resisting metal, so that no water can get between. 
The soles are lined with soft, springy, comfortable 
Hair Cushions, which rest tlie feet, absorb perspira¬ 
tion and odors and add to ease of walking. Cushions 
can easily be taken out for cleaning. 
No Corns, Bunions, Callouses, Blisters 
Steel Shoes are so easy on the feet that they abso¬ 
lutely do away with corns, callonses, soreness, blisters 
and other foot troubles. They give rest and support 
to the feet, and keep them in perfect condition. 
No Wet Feet! No Colds or Rheumatism! 
If you wear Steel Shoes you can work all day in 
muil and water or. snow without having wet or cold 
feet. Thus you escape colds, rheumatism, neuralgia and 
the long train of ills that result from cold, wet feet. 
The dreaded Pneumonia often results from inadequate 
foot protection. Steel Shoes pay for themselves again 
and again by preventing sickness and saving doctor's 
bills. Wear ' Steel Shoes and you can work in cold, 
wet. stormy weather that would otherwise keep you 
indoors. 
Steel Shoes in Sizes 5 to 12 
6 Inches, 9 inches, 12 inches and 16 inches high 
Steel Shoes, G inches high, .$2.50 per pair. 
Steel Shoes, G inches high, better grade of leather, 
$3 per pair. 
Steel Shoes, G inches high, extra grade of leather, 
black or tan color, $3.50 per pair. 
Steel Shoes, 9 inches high, $4.00 per pair. 
Steel Shoes, 9 inches high, extra grade of leather, 
black or tan color, $5.00 per pair. 
Steel Shoes, 12 inches high, extra grade of leather, 
black or tan, $6.00 per pair. 
Steel Shoes, 1G inches high, extra grade of leather, 
black or tan color, $7.00 per pair. 
Each pair of Steel Shoes is worth $2.00 more than the 
best leather work shoes. A trial pair will convince you. 
Every pair of Steel Shoes is inspected and tested 
before shipment. 
A Positive Blessing to Farmers’ Feet 
Steel Shoes are unquestionably the most important 
discovery for the benefit of farmers in the last 100 years. 
They enable you to work in comfort, x - ain or shine, in 
heat or cold—in the field, barnyard or feed lot—in 
the swamp, in ditch work, among brush, stones or 
wherever there's work to do. They stand hard knocks! 
They shed mud ! They keep your feet hone dry, rested 
anil free from corns, chafing and blisters! 
They save time and money and doctor's bills. 
The proof is yours for tlie a.iklng! 
Don’t Wait-Send NOW! 
See the shoes—then decide ! 
We don’t ask you to buy the shoes! 
We just want you to slip your feet into a pair of’Steel 
Shoes—to feel and see -and know how much lighter, 
neater, more comfortable they are than any other 
work shoes in existence. 
We offer to send you a pair of Steel Shoes for FREE 
EXAMINATION—any size or style you may .select—on 
receipt of the price and let tlie shoes themselves 
tell you their marvelous story of comfort, lightness, neat¬ 
ness. strength and wonderful economy. You must see 
the shoes themselves before you can realize how much 
they mean to you ! 
They will tell you more in five minutes than we 
could in five hours! 
If they don’t convince vou instantly —DON'T KEEP 
THEM ! 
Simply notify us to send for the shoes at our ex¬ 
pense, and every penny of your money will be returned 
promptly without delay or argument. 
Don't hesitate. Any banker, any express company 
will tell you we are responsible. The editor of this paper 
N. M. RUTHSTEIN, Secretary and Treasurer (54) 
STEEL SHOE GO., Racine, Wis. 
Canadian Factory—Toronto, Canada Great Britain Factory-Northampton, England 
will do the same. You need Steel Shoes and you need them 
NOW. Don’t put it off, but accept our liberal FREE 
EXAMINATION OFFER at once, and make sure of 
getting your shoes promptly. 
We strongly recommend the G-inch high Steel Shoes 
at $3.50 a pair or the 9-inch high Steel Shoes .at $5.00 
a pair. For all classes of use requiring high-cut shoes, 
our 12 or 16-inch high Steel Shoes are absolutely indis¬ 
pensable. 
Throw away your old shoes and hot rubber 
hoots —Don’t torture your feet in hard, twisted, warped, 
leaky, shapeless leather-soled shoes. Don’t sweat your 
feet and make them tender by wearing hot rubber boots, 
felt boots or arctics. Throw the old things away ! Get 
a pair of Steel Shoes and learn what foot comfort really 
means! 
Our Three Great Factories 
The success of Steel Shoes is almost startling. 
Within three years we have established Steel Shoe 
Factories in Racine, Wls., Toronto, Canada, and North¬ 
ampton, England. 
These great factories, running at full capacity, can 
scarcely keep up with the demand from all over the 
world. 
Steel Shoes for Boys 
Boy’s Steel Shoes are absolutely boy-proof! Made 
exactly like Men’s Steel Shoes. Soles, heels and sides 
are one piece of light, thin rast-resisting Steel! 
Uppers are waterproof leather! Put a pair on your 
hoy anil save shoe money ! 
An active boy keeps, you busy buying shoes. One 
pail’ of Roys’ Steel Shoes outlasts 3 to 6 pairs of “a 11- 
leather.” No patching! No half-soliug! No new heels! 
Boys who wear “Steels” can work or play in mud, 
nIu.nIi. or water without danger of colds and sickness. 
We will send a pair of Boys’ Steel Shoes for Free Exam¬ 
ination on receipt of the price. 
If you are not instantly convinced of their wonderful 
merit, simply notify us to send for the shoes at our 
expense anil your money will be refunded promptly. 
Boys’ Steel Shoes—Sizes I to 5 
G-inch High Boys’ Steel Shoes, $2.50 per pair. 
9-inch High Boys’ Steel Shoes, black or tan, $3.50 
per pair. 
In ordering, give correct size. Boys’ Steel Shoes will 
please the boy' and save you money and worry ! 
Send today ! 
EXAMINATION COUPON 
Steel Shoe Co., Dept. 37, Racine, Wis. 
Dear Sir:' Please send at once for free examination 
.Pair.inch Men’s Steel Shoes, Size.. 
.Pair.inch Boys’ Steel Shoes, Size,. 
I enclose.for$.in payment for same, 
as per free EXAMINATION OFFER. 
Name . 
Town . State . 
County . It. F. D . 
