The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-17
FLORENCE SEWING MACHINE COMPANY
No. $50 CHESTNUT STREET,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.

From, mo PLiGdsiph,a Press.
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY-THE ACE OF
PBoGmss ASp ISyESuoN We are lost in amazemsnt
when We look around and contemplate the numerous
inventions and improvements that hSve been made ID
labor saving machinery within the last few years. To
enumerate Il wonders that have been accomplished in
hsareoton would, indeed, be herculean task Could
oreahers their peacel graves and revisit the
of this I'm ndane sphere" they would certainly
think they had made mistake, and had gott IN into
tie wrong word, 60 changed Is the aspect OF things
since they bade /, adei. Imagine their surprise at
seeing the earth hoOoed with ir'n bands, and thou
SANDS OF mighty, nevc- tring iron horses with long
trains OF human freight, courslng In every direction, at
what would TO them break meek speed! And what
would De their establishment anny that their
doing business by lightning and are holding con-
verse with each other thousand M away between the
rising and the setn' OF the sun Think, too OF the de-
light Of hose who 't.lers so 0a beholdug
n work Of the rendered easy expeditions by
nac,ler, whist their cl dren performing the larger
portion Of iheir household duties by the mighty
agent!
Honor and thanks, then, 70 the noble who have be-
quoaihtd TO US and postery such uesumabe blessings
and rendered abo' Pleasure rather than drudgey.
Let ct"SophoHson his engine Fulton and HIS
steamboat, "M0rre and his elc raph "McCormick aud
his reaper Goodyear and his rubber goods "Ioe aud
his press and all the inventors and inventions that have
contributed SO vasyto the comfort and prosperity Of the
hauohh OF q eHrt ever DO held In Ba eiu remebTa
To them universal thanks And let the gsntler
seN'-the fair daughters Of America epeciayuni;e In
expressing their gratitude who, anxious to emanc-
pate them toll and AFFORD them opportunity
for hoalthm recreation and intellectual Improvement
struggled with poverty through many weary months In
pursuit 0f his cherished obcc-lgt them remember
Elias Howe, Jr,, ana ls wonderful Sewing Machine.
or ala modern inventions none have proved more i'm
portant than the Sewing Machine and none, we believe
have been more susceptible to Improvement For years
after It's Introduction, though constantly subjected to i'm
PROV emont I'm tLe hands skll IL retained GER
tain orudc imperfect features that untitled It for general
adaptation. But time and talent have triumphed ani to
the "Florence Sewing Machine Company" OF Florence,
Massachusetts, belongs the honor OF producing the frt
perfect Serg AlchiH6a machine that as far exoels its
cot,mpo' aries as a chrouometer docs the old wooden
clock or an Erie railroad locomotive does Conestoga OK
cart Indeed, So great faith in he"FLonEScE that
were the euterprslng manufacturers invoke an n-
scripon for It's "coat of arms should declare "tho
dome Of Perfection" the most appropriate.
Humid Of the "FLOEEACE' now in practical opera.
tlon IN Philadelphia ard vicinity anG hrongs ofpeople
busy clerks and OF awaiting transportation bo
Al all indicative of prosperity then the "FLoREScen
Company the high road to fortune, for their sales
rooms daily present OF the active like
scenes in our city.
In conclusion, would advise all those who feel an
interest in the "wonder Of the nineteenth century 10
visit the FLORENCE saesrooms No $50 Chesnutstreet
and examine what may Justly be termed the perfection Of
Sewing Machines