Solomon W. Straub (1842-1899) was born in Indiana and died in Chicago, Illinois. He was a composer of religious and secular music who founded the publisher S.W. Straub & Co. In addition to writing music, he was editor and publisher of Song Friend, a musical journal. In the summer of 1884 he wrote to Mary Baker Eddy, asking for information on the wholesale price of Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures.

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