A History of Europe

From the Sideboards of the "God's Country Tire Company"

ROBERT LITTELL

SIDNEY HOWARD

PARIS, France—21 miles from here. Founded by the Romans, Paris now boasts the second largest subway system in the world. Theodore Roosevelt visited the city in 1910.

VERDUN, France—1 mile from here. On the occasion of the World War (1917-18) Miss Elsie Janis, of New York City, entertained American Doughboys.

DOMREMY, France—½ mile from here. Joan ("Maid of France") d'Arc, a native of Domremy, here undertook the salvation of her country upon the advice of Archangel Michael, also of city.

CHAVANIAC, France. Recently discovered as the birthplace of Lafayette. In commemoration of the World War (1017-18), the children of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, have presented the city with a drinking fountain for dogs.

VICHY, France. In B. C. 51, Caius J. Caesar, Roman politician and publicist, gave voice to his approval of this spot in the famous phrase, "Veni, vidi, vichy!"

ST. AIGNAN, France. 19.2% of the French girls ("Mademoiselles") married by American Doughboys during the World War (1917-18) were natives of this city.

MONTE CARLO, Monaco. The late ruler of this little principality devoted his entire life to the study of deep sea science. Every year, thousands of American tourists visit his aquarium.

ROME, Italy. Founded by the Romans and preserved by the cackling of geese. Nero, the renowned feminist and virtuoso, made his home here A. D. 37-68. Theodore Roosevelt visited the city in 1910.

NAPLES, Italy. If the coral necklaces purchased annually in Naples by American tourists were placed "end to end, they would go three times around the shores of Lake Huron.

POMPEII, Italy. Founded by the Romans, Pompeii now has the smallest population of any city of its size in existence.

ATHENS, Greece. Marcella Sembrich, famous operatic star, made her first public appearance in this city. Visit the Acropolis.

MT. OLYMPUS, Greece. On August nth, G. Pappadopoulos, Spartan sportsman, accompanied only by his mechanic, drove a stock car all the way to the tpp of this mountain in high gear. A tablet to his memory will be found in the grill of the Summit House.

FLORENCE, Italy165 feet above sea level. The simoniacal election of Pietro Mezzabarba as bishop in 1068 caused serious disturbances here.

VENICE, Italy. When Colonel (Buffalo) "Bill" Cody first brought his Wild West Show to the city, the inhabitants had never before seen a buffalo.

VERONA, Italy. Founded by the Romans, this city afterwards became the residence of Romeo and Juliet, the renowned lovers.

LUCERNE, Switzerland. William Tell, known as the "Father of Swiss Industiy", spent the closing years of his life here. His memory is still revered by the grateful inhabitants, who feel that their prosperity dates from his invention of the ivory edelweiss brooch.

INTERLAKEN, Switzerland. Situated at the base of the Jungfrau (Flapper) Mountain. The natives are banded together in an organization known as the Kuku Klux Klan.

CARLSBAD, Germany. The health giving properities of springs in this vicinity caused a party of gorillas to settle here as early as B. C. 51403.

BUDA-PESTH, Hungary. Like Minneapolis and St. Paul, these are "twin" cities. The ferry boat "Hunyadi" leaves Buda for Pesth on the hour and Pesth for Buda on the half hour.

VIENNA, Austria. Founded by the Romans on the banks of the Beautiful ("Blue") Danube and refounded by the Merry Widow, Vienna boasts no subway system at all. The Viennese claim the Ringstrasse (Ring Street) to be the roundest street in Europe.

SEDLITZ, Poland. In the middle ages a famous battle was fought here between the '"Blues" and "Whites." Before hostilities opened, Jan Jelinek, leader of the "BLUES" advised his troops to keep their powder dry.

BERLIN, Germany. Theodore Roosevelt visited this city in 19x0. Asparagus has often been picked m local gardens as early as Easter. Visit the Sans Soud (Have a Care) Palace at Potsdam.

COLOGNE, Germany. The native manufactory of perfumes made this dty commercially powerful in early times. The Rhine, upon the banks of which the dty is built, is the most popular of German rivers.

UTRECHT, Holland. You are now in Utrecht; population 130,000. A boy resident of the city, discovering a leak in one of the municipal dykes, saved his home from inundation by inserting his finger in the hole. Both hole and finger have been preserved inthe Town Hall.

WATERLOO, Belgium. On June 18th, 1815, during the battle fought here between the French and English, Napoleon ("Little Corporal') Bonaparte rallied his vanquished troops with his famous battle cry, "An army travels on its stomach 1"

STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England. This charming village is named for the stream beside which it is built. John P. Loomis, inventor of the color art process in the manufacture of postal cards, made his home here ⅜ 1891-94.

LONDON, England Founded by the Romans, London now boasts the second largest subway system in the world. Theodore Roosevelt visited the dty in 1910.