Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1907 — ONE WAY OUT OF IT. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ONE WAY OUT OF IT.

Guest —Why do you call this the Sea View Hotel? You can’t see the ocean from here. • Proprietor—Oh, yes, you can. We have a captive balloon that goes up 500 feet You get a magnificent view of the sea from there.