The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1883-10-04

The new high-arm Davis sewing
machine hae entered the exhibition
campaign with brilliant success. with
''faiF" prospects Of making itself ex-
tensively heard from In the preminm
line IN all parts Of the coantry. It
started out last month By capturing
drst premium ct Wilmington and "a
brina fairs, IN Ohio; and IN Ken
lucky it was equally successful, - it
carried on the premium dsg8 at HaF-
rodsburg and Springfield.
At the Winfield fair last week the
Davis folks offered 81 900 to any PER
sOn, who with any other machine
would duplicate the work done on the
high-arr Davis's Vertical Feed" The
White, Wheeler & Wilson and Do
nestle were competing and operated
By experts from Kansas City and 81.
Louis The Davis won the battle and
received the blue ribbon. The Davis
also won the hOnOn at Independence
last week.
In this state and Missouri hattering
reports are coming In from all quar-
ters- At the Newton fair the Davis
won the blue ribbon over the Crown
and Domestic, and at Platte City,
MANH.UuNNs EMANAEA 0AA III AAAG ~ LN4N
for sewing machines. Against the
shaTpest contest with Domestic and
Household sewing machines at the
Burlington fair last week, the Davis
Vertical Feed" carried on the 'palmn
the Domestic taking the second place.
We notice q very fiattefing report of
this machine In the St Louis Hsrdid
Of the 8th inst, which gives us great
pleasure to publish In full:
"The Davis sewing machine, eX-
hiblted In the inventors department
was hOnOred with the highest award
yesterday at the Exposition, for hav-
Ing the most perfect and latest i'm
proved feed, 9 device owned and con-
trOlled by the Davis Sewing Machine
Company. The feed improvement
gives the machine q capacity for
turning out every variety Of work
done with hnnd needle, and all with I
out the trouble Of basting. This ma
chine also receiyed the highest award
for the best appliance "a do rufiilng
and plating; also the highest award |
for the best appliance to do binding; ; |
also highest award for the best appll- |
anee for 5raiding; also the highest |
award for hest appliance TO DO seallOp,
knife or side plating. A crowd Of la |
dies were around the machine all day
watching Il performing work which |
they thought impossible In 3 machine. |
The following we take from the /
Mcpherson Republican Of last week
The display made by the Davis ma
chine at our fair this week is worthy I
Of special notice. Here is exhibited 1
the finest work the reporter ever saw
done ON q machine. The variety Of 1
work done on the Davis l. really 4
astonishing. Anything that can be
done with q needle can be duplicated /
on this machine, and In q much more /
perfect style. This Is the only ma
chine made to-day that will DO all /
kinds Observing without bastlng. A
mirror encased In Arrasene embrOid-
cry, the work Of the Davis, is pro-
nOunced by the ladies a. an elegant /
and difiieult piece OF work. Il does
all kinds Of sewing from the thinnest
fabric 10 the heaviest Of leather and 4
rubber and tin. The reason that all 4
this work can be done on the DaYis is
on account Of the Vertical Feed" }"
the mechanism Of which Ii new and |
novel, and used on no other machine
tn America"
The Davis IL represented in this city |
by SOlberg & Rlngquist who are
prompt, courteous and just in all their
and well and most favOrably
known through this country.