Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1888 — A MONSTER JUBILEE [ARTICLE]

A MONSTER JUBILEE

Of One Hundred Days and Nights. The Cincinnati Centennial Exposition of the Ohio Valley and Central States, which cont nues uninterruptedly for one hundred days from the Fourth of July, comprises among its attractions an art collection valued at a million dollars, an electric light display both 1 inside and outside of the buildings, that is reiriafkable for its novelty; temporary buildings, one of which covers nearly every foot of space in a public park, another crossing the canal for over four squares; a permanent building which costover a million dollars, and which is capable of holding 8,000 people; a Horticultural Department of unequaled splendor; Pioneer exhibit of uiiequaled extent and variety; exhibiting space aggregating 1,000,000 square feet; an entertainment hall in which, twice a day, will be given free spectacular, operatic and theatrical performances by the best talent of two hemispheres; grand street illuminations of unrivaled brilliancy and profuseness, by electric light and tasteful gas jets; a “Fairy Fountain,” whose splendor has never been duplicated in this country; a magnificent exhibit made by the General Government; a machinery department covering acres of ground, supplemented by a realistic scene from Venice, the “City of the Sea,” by means of living water running through Machinery Hall, on whose bosom will be launched gondolas fresh from the Adriatic, and separate and distinct displays made by a dozen .States. Excursion rates are given on all railroads runninginto Cincinnati.