| Michigan Avenue, Chicago, from the steps of the Art Institute | Frontispiece |
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| “Ten days of New York, and it’s me for my home town” | 6 |
| Art exhibits ... now find a hearty welcome | 20 |
| The Municipal Recreation Pier, Chicago | 66 |
| Types and Diversions | 74 |
| On a craft plying the waters of Erie I found all the conditions of a happy outing and types that it is always a joy to meet | 78 |
| The Perry Monument at Put-in Bay | 80 |
| A typical old homestead of the Middle West | 100 |
| Students of agriculture in the pageant that celebrated the fortieth anniversary of the founding of Ohio State University | 114 |
| A feeding-plant at “Whitehall,” the farm of Edwin S. Kelly, near Springfield, Ohio | 120 |
| Judging graded shorthorn herds at the American Royal Live Stock Show in Kansas City | 132 |
| Chicago is the big brother of all lesser towns | 142 |
| The “Ham Fair” in Paris is richer in antiquarian loot, but Maxwell Street is enough; ’twill serve! | 152 |
| Banquet given for the members of the National Institute of Arts and Letters | 176 |
| There is a death-watch that occupies front seats at every political meeting | 194 |
| The Political Barbecue | 198 |