The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-05-02

The Company also call attention Of watch
buyers to the fact that the ELGIN Watches 1O~
oaered have s--eral peculiar improvements over
sll Others. snd slso a new
PATENT DIST EICLtDER.
80 constructed IS TO ile ose The works, and torn
a protection sgainst dust, enabling the move
men, TO rem ain in order without cleaning double
the time that Watch vii ordinarily run With
out its protection
The Company feel con ddenS, after having had
their Watches three ears IN narket. aad selling
many thousands OF them H. all parts Of the
country, that
The ELGIN WATCHES are the BEST time
keepers now offered TO the American public.
for either Ladies or Gen ntlemen's use. Railway
or other Uses.
OVER FIVE HUNDRED DEALERS
in variou. parts OF the land have unreseTvsdly
indSr.ed them They are IN use upon numerous
3 lines OF railway, ineleding the Union PAcla AID
the Penn.ylvs Central, and officers O. these
roadt, with other promineut railroad Oociais
indsr.e the 10 as the best Watches for the u-e OF
railroad employees and travellers ye; introduced
The following are Prsssutet zs specimens Of
these te,timonisi.
U.P.R.R. OFFICE or GEv'L sUP'r,
OxAH, Dec. It, ls69.
Hon. T. NJ. AVERY, President National watch
Co, Chiesgo, III
pyAR sTR,-During the month that I have
carried one of your ''B. ". Ray n0ud' Na;ehe :
it hs.uOt failed 20 keep the tim WITH 30 Z ac'
accuracy ss - leAve nothing 20 des-e N tals 'e-
gard For accuracy in time keeping heAaty oi
movement and fnish, your Watches chAlieu ge
nv admiration aud arouse my pride 80 an inner
ie.u. and an confident that IN al resPecI'
teywiII compete sucres-faliy vita 'i-n, ar a an
uf.ctures Of older nAiisns- They Ee'i OH! -
known to be APprseiatet.
You-s, most r=s peetfullv-
{. G. HAMMOND, Gen1 SuP't.
oryrcr or rEE HrpsoS RIVER r. R,
G.pI supt New York, Jan. ~. 1870
TN. AvEEY, Esq, President National WAtef
NJ sI.:-Ths Watch made by your Com
,.nv, which have carried the past t-o month
has kept exeslent time. 1 have carried Il fire.
ourntly on eugiue-, and have been en- the roe
With it almost daily. During thi. time it hA
run uniformly With our standard clock.
Truly yeurs,
J. NJ. ToUCEY, Gem sspt
The following dealers, alec, in various part
Of the eoubtry, have certified that thy cor Dc
the Elgin Watches to be ell that the Compsn!
have adverti,ed them, as better finished. mer
correct and durable than any IN Hsrse' ~ 'I'1
/ liar price. and that tsey haze grsst eouha ne
in recomm epdip nj them to the public on aeo""D
. of their general merit: g
Wheeler. P.r,on. q Co. y. T; Vsrrsn' cps
: done Co, do; Midileton Bro 40 : NJ. n
Bynner. do; Henry Ginnei, do 90 IRA,
4 Co., do; Scott, Barrett -, ci.";..,; 50
r Reed A Co., do: DGhme a Vo-' Iieel pr y
J.nL;n. A Hatch. do. c. O-kamp, do; G. Hell
= C,s,,.n5.n a 60 ,CIevelsnd; " Burt d.; Nor
!, RsSSin 4 Hamilton. Chicago; J r. Hens
D.nrer. Col II NJ Baldwin Co., San tra'
/. - Koch 4 Dryfus, New Orleans; and ov
2. 400 Others-
= various grades aud prices made TO suit dife
ant tastes. No movements retsiled by the Co.
=. eA-CaIl On your Jeueier and ask TO ser d
:. ElgiB Watches =.
Business 0f5ce ssd sslesrOom N.tiSBal Wat
Company, I5s IeI LAKE ST, CHICAGO,
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