Atlantic Foundry and Machine Shops Adverts
Hodgson and Middaugh promote Atlantic Foundry and Machine Shops in Third and Poplar Streets, Atlantic. The firm offers foundry and machine work, repairs for engines and boilers, plumbing supplies, and a large stock of steel and iron for bridges and contracts. They claim exclusive capability between Des Moines and Council Bluff for heavy machine, engine, and structural work. They highlight experienced leadership, a 350 by 140 foot premises, and a sizable, skilled staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Omahd
Des Moines
Atlantic Foundry and Machine Shops
Messrs
Hodgson
Middaugh
Phird
Poplar
Warren
J. R
Mid‘daugh
Timy
J. B. Hodgson
Western
Towa
Noda
Council Bluff
Cincinnati
Southwick Bros Leading Live Stock and Grain Dealers
Southwick Bros of Atlantic Iowa have operated since 1877. They run three large grain warehouses with 380000 bushels capacity and a 655 acre stock farm near the Rock Island line between Casey and Guthrie Center, shipping cattle hogs and grain. The firm is noted for integrity, fair dealing, and steady growth in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwick Bros
Fince
Iowa
Atlantic
Rock Island Road
Casey
Guthrie Center
Mesars
Southwick
Elgin Creamery Co Promotes Farmer Milk Trade in Iowa
The Elgin Creamery Co led by O Sands sets up a large Chicago based plant in Elgin. It features steam powered presses, De Laval separators, and nine skimming stations feeding a daily 85,000 pound milk intake. Producers are paid by butter fat content, stimulating herd improvements and steady markets. John A. Turnbull oversees operations with expert butter making staff including Mr. CG M Wait and Louis Schack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elgin Creamery Co
Iowa
Opérationia
de Laval
Maine
Lewis
Benton Center
Ostrus
Lyman
Adair
Extra
North Adair
Casey
Cg, M
Wait
Belvidere
John A. Turnbul
Minnesota Buttermakers’ Association
Ihe
Louis Schack
Ames
Not a Littl Proud Representative Spirit of Perseverance
Fragmentary text praises pluck perseverance and industry in applying means to advance. notes this section remains forward among more prosperous and flourishing communities in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onda
Tilden's Agency forms as insurance firm in 1804
In August 1804 L. L. Tilden succeeded W. A. Wilken in the Old Line Companies insurance agency at 14 Opera House Block. The business was established and then expanded under Tilden after the name change to Tilden's Agency, with growth driven by active efforts and attentive client relations.
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Insurance Agency
Old Line Companies
Opera House
L. L. Tilden
W. A. Wilken
Conrad Shoe Store Offers Largest Footwear Stock
The Conrad Shoe Store at 418 Chestnut Street presents a vast stock of footwear and leather goods. C. C. Conrad, with thirty-five years in the trade, and his son M. E. Conrad manage the business, signaling deep experience and wide selection in leather products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Conrad
Chestnut Street
Conrad Shoe
Omaha
Des Moines
Insurance Agents and Local Business Profiles in Atlantic
The article highlights insurance firms including several named companies and notes Mr Tilden and Mr Filden as prominent Atlantic residents in insurance and theater management. It details his long residency, trusted positions, and a thriving agency offering extensive coverage. It also profiles C W Brown, a long‑time Atlantic grocer and dealer in groceries, china, glassware, art goods, and related items, describing his flagship store, inventory, and delivery service.
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Chastout Street
W. Brown
Atlantic
Des Moines
Omaha
Chestnut Street
Delft
Dresden
Brown
Winslow, Rand & ‘Watson
McMonagle & Rogers
Kansas
Minnesota
Atlantic Mills
Tropics
Elgin
Honesty and Low Prices in Atlantic Clothing Opening
The message from Theo. C. G. Steinke thanks Atlantic and Cass County customers for past patronage and invites continued support. He promotes a fall and winter clothing announcement with the largest line of men’s, boys’, and children’s wear arriving, promising honest goods, square dealing, and low prices without sacrificing quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Cass County
Our Men's Suits News Ad
A local clothing shop invites customers to visit and view new suits and overcoats. The ad emphasizes daily experience, reliable advice, and dependable service in selecting garments.
One Price Clothier and Atlantic Local Businesses Highlight
Article extols Conrad Shoe Store in Atlantic with exclusive rights to Whyman’s lace, its price-to-value pledge, and broad regional reach. It also praises the Atlantic National Bank’s strong finances and security, and details E. J. Young’s Atlantic Billiard Rooms offering luxury facilities, lunch service, and a diverse Hides and Pelts trade in Cass county.
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Atlantic Billiard Rooms
EJ. Young
Fourth Street
Chestnut
Atlantic
Young
Cass County
Department of Trade
Shaw & Crombie Builders Supply In Atlantic Area History
Shaw and Crombie, heavy regional lumber and building materials dealers, operate yards in Atlantic Griswold Lewis Wiota and Sorah. They stock millions of feet of lumber plus coal paints lime cement brick and stone. Established 1878 the firm has driven Atlantic’s growth through reliable estimates and steady expansion.
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Shaw & Crombie
Iowa
Griswold
Lewis, Wiota
Sorah
Lower Chestnut Street
Rock Island
Atlantic
Atlantic National Bank Organized In 1832 Balance and Leaders
Atlantic National Bank formed in 1882 with capital of 850 000 and a 20 000 surplus. J A McWard serves as president, H L Henderson as vice president, T G Turner as cashier, and L W Niles as assistant cashier. Directors include J A McWard C L Brown C R Hanan Chas Block T G Turner and H L Handerson. The bank is run by prominent local businessmen under conservative, legitimate leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. McWard
H. L. Henderson
T. G. Turner
L. W. Niles
J. A. McWard
C. L. Brown
C. R. Hanan
Chas
R. Hunt
Block
H. L. Handerson
Atlantic National Bank
Atlantic
H.L. Henderson
T.G. Turner
Turner
J H Needles & Son Wagon Works Founder of Atlantic Firm
J H Needles & Son, makers of phaetons carriages wagons and buggies, played a central role in Atlantic’s mercantile and industrial growth. Born 1829 in Franklin County Ohio, he moved to Atlantic in 1868 and founded the business with J A McWaid. They expanded operations and built a large plant at Third and Chestnut by 1871. The firm also dealt in agricultural implements and repairs. The article continues on page eight.
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Atlantic
J. H. Needles
Franklin County
Ohio
J. A. McWaid
Third and
Chestnut Streets
Also Mentioned on This Page
Southwick ‘Bros
Lower Cheat
Elgin: Creamery. CO
Millers of Fancy
Creamery
O. Sands
Ogden Building
Chicago
River Valley
North Dakota
Pillsbury’s
Conrad Shoe Store
Fripoirt
Lil
Home
New York
Queen
America
Royal
Liverpool
Chcago
N. W. National
Milwaukee
Fireman's and
San Francisco
Lancashire
Manchester
Germania
New ‘York
London Assurance
London
Edinbugh
Fire
Cass
Filden
Atlantic Opera House
Woodward Repertoire Company
Creighton
C. W. Brown
Theo
CG. Steinke
Theo. C. Steinke
Conrad
Avoca
Audubon
Cumberland
Walnut
Whyman
Atlantic National
Fourth and
E. J. Young
Wiota
Sarah
J. H. Needles & Son
Third St
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