Serenade

From 1935 by the Calumet Music Company. Interesting that sheet music by Franz Schubert has advertisements for cowboy songs on the back cover.

Allie Miller

Handwritten on verso: Allie Miller

Printed on front: Stevens, Chicago, McVickers Theatre Bldg., Extra Finish

Printed on verso: Children's Pictures a Specialty, J.K. Stevens & Son Co., Portraits, McVicker's Theatre Building, Chicago. Duplicates can be had at any time.

Morty Comix # 2656 - Update!

Morty Comix # 2656 was sent to Butler, Pennsylvania, where Buzz Buzzizyk copied it and made a practice run of enhancement, creating the bootleg above. Then he made a finished copy and sent it to the most excellent cartoonist, Jim Siergey in the Chicago area!

Once again, Borpo Deets' name appears mysteriously.

"Borpo Deets. Borpo Deets. Borpo Borpo Borpo Deets."

Chant that over and over. When I do I begin to see the gate to enlightenment.

Postcard - Chicago, Illinois

"The Stevens, Chicago. 'America's Grand Hotel.' Located in the very heart of the city on Chicago's famous Michigan Boulevard overlooking Grant Park and the Lake. The Stevens occupies Chicago's finest hotel location preferred by vacation, pleasure, business travelers."

ca. 1930.

Morty Comix # 2554

Morty Comix # 2554 is one sheet. I was watching the movie Joe Kidd and thought I'd let the film pick the destination of this issue.

Early in the story, Dick Van Patten mentions the city of Chicago to Robert Duvall.

So naturally, I looked to see if Chicago had a street called Eastwood. It did. West Eastwood Avenue is a short street. I used Google's street view to look at it and found ...

 ... a company that provides music and entertainment for events like weddings! I enjoyed their website.

So, off to Chicago, Illinois for this little Morty Comix.