Beatrice. The City of Beautiful Homes and the Commercial and Manufacturing Metropolis of Nebraska [cover title]

Beatrice: Daily Democrat, 1888. About good.. 24pp. on a single folded sheet. Light soiling and wear, separating at central fold. Unrecorded and ephemeral promotional brochure for the tiny town of Beatrice, Nebraska, located in the southeast corner of the state. The town, founded in 1857, experienced a boom in the late-19th century when three major railroads passed through it. The present work gives a brief history of the state, the town, and the town's merits for manufacturers and agriculture, while a full panel advertises a series of rail excursions to the town from various locations in the East. (Inventory #: 1079)