Cox, James. St. Louis Through a Camera . St. Louis: Woodward and Tiernan, 1892. [format: book], [genre: history; narrative; guidebook]. Permission: St. Louis Mercantile Library
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As a place wherein to spend a happy day, St. Louis is without a rival. The people delight to entertain strangers, and they also know how to entertain handsomely and royally. For forty days every fall the city puts on its holiday attire, and during the months of September and October carnival reigns supreme. But St. Louis is a good and pleasant place to visit and dwell in during the entire year, and its attractions are so varied that no seeker after pleasure ever goes away from St. Louis disappointed.