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 ISLAND 
 
 PARK 
 
 GENERAL OFFICES 
 
 200 West Fourth Street, 
 
 M. D. WOODFORD, 
 
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 CINCINNATI, O. C ' NE ;,t S ° N ,; ,.„, 
 
 b. o. Mccormick, 
 
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 Moobsbale Islanb park, 
 
 WOODSDALE, OHIO. 
 
 " where Nature's heart 
 
 Beats strong amid the hills." 
 
 (55J9MLNES' poetic phrase aptly expresses the natural 
 c«vc^> advantage of Woodsdale Island Park. Surrounded 
 by the historic Miami, and adorned by an open grove of 
 majestic forest trees, it is truly an ideal spot. Located on 
 $ the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad, but an 
 hour's ride from Cincinnati, it is just far enough away to 
 make the railroad ride a fitting prelude and finish to a 
 
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day's outing. The Island has two large springs, one, from 
 which bubbles up ice-cold water, and the other a chaly- 
 beate spring of strength and efficacy. Supplementing 
 these natural advantages, the C. H. & D. have expended 
 some twenty thousand dollars in improvements and at- 
 tractions, leaving nothing undone that human ingenuity 
 could suggest for the amusement of the patrons of the 
 Island. The grounds are well sodded, and equal the 
 lawns of the finest city residences. 
 
 Among the buildings erected are noted, the best 
 dancing platform in the State, a complete restaurant, 
 lemonade and ice cream pavilions, band stands, boat and 
 bathing-houses and enough covered buildings to provide 
 ample shelter for five thousand people, in case of showers. 
 
The restaurant includes, in addition to the regular 
 dining-room, a lunch-counter, where reasonable prices 
 will prevail, under the management of Ohmer & Noonan, 
 whose reputation for high class catering is second to 
 none. They have added to their laurels by the manner 
 in which they have conducted the dining-car service 
 between Cincinnati and Chicago, and the same high 
 standard will prevail at Woodsdale Island Park. 
 
 The grounds are provided with base-ball parks, tennis 
 courts, croquet grounds, quoit grounds, pony and foot- 
 race tracks, merry-go-rounds, bowling alley, swings, puz- 
 zling labyrinth, flying dutchman, shooting galleries, and 
 numerous other sports and games. Among the new at- 
 tractions for this year is the river toboggan slide, an 
 
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accessory of the bathing-house. The toboggan slides 
 down a boxed incline tilled with running water. Another 
 novelty will be the swan-boats, of which there will be 
 several. The smaller swan-boats, propelled by treadle, 
 will be used only on the Island lake, but the larger ones 
 will be run by naphtha engines, and ply up and down the 
 river. These boats will accommodate parties of twenty 
 or more, according to size, and are built with a special 
 view to safety, the center-board and other attachments 
 making it impossible to capsize them. Naphtha launches 
 and many new row-boats — the latter being clinker-pattern 
 skiffs, light and well built — complete the Woodsdale fleet. 
 The bathing-houses have been considerably improved, 
 and, as the river bed is of gravel and sand, bathing is a chief 
 
and delightful feature. Among the other conveniences 
 are the parcel-room and ladies' toilet-room. As there are 
 but few approaches to the Island, and these are guarded 
 by the Company's special policemen, the intrusion of un- 
 welcome guests can be prevented. Gambling of any kind 
 is not permitted on the grounds. 
 
 Trains are run daily between Cincinnati and Woods- 
 dale Island, leaving at seasonable hours and returning to 
 the city in time for supper. The immense traffic of last 
 year has encouraged the C. H. & D. to augment their 
 facilities for the coming season, and arrangements have 
 been perfected so that excursion trains will run through 
 between Cincinnati and Woodsdale, and the average trip 
 will be made in an hour. The smallest or largest picnic 
 
can be accomodated, but notice must be given at the 
 general office, 200 West Fourth street, to assure the privi- 
 lege of the grounds. Special efforts will be made to 
 accomodate family parties or groups desiring to spend a 
 day on the Island. There is no charge whatever for 
 the use of the grounds. They are free to the organiza- 
 tions with whom we arrange. To secure good dates, 
 societies, churches and other organizations desiring a 
 day's outing at Woodsdale Island, should perfect arrange- 
 ments at once. 
 
 For further information, rates, dates, etc., call on or 
 address, 
 
 e. o. Mccormick, 
 
 General Passenger and Ticket Agent, 
 CINCINNATI, HAMILTON & DAYTON R. R. 200 W. FOURTH ST., CINCINNATI. 
 
BIRDS EYE VIEW OF WOODSDAT.E ISLAND PARK. 
 
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