Fort Wayne Firms Shine in Boots and Brews Trade
A. B. Thing & Co at 36 Calhoun St. stands as a leading wholesale boot and shoe house with twelve retail stores, offering exclusive styles and single price policy. Centlivre Brewery, with Centlivre Park and a famed stable of speeders, shows strong regional reach from Fort Wayne to Pittsburgh and New Orleans.
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Fort Wayne
A. B. Thing & Co
Calhoun Street
Tobey
America
Boston
Centlivre Brewing Co Beer Ad Emphasizes Purity and National Demand
An extensive advertisement extols the C. L. Centlivre Brewing Company beer as pure wholesome and beneficial to health. It notes wide distribution across Indiana Ohio Michigan Wisconsin Pennsylvania and beyond Fort Wayne and highlights Kaiser Bohemian and Export brands. The piece details brewery scale location Spy Run avenue a five story brick building and emphasis on pure water malt and hops sourced from artesian wells and major suppliers.
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United States
L. Centlivra Brewing Company
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Louisiana
Fort Wayne
Spy Run Avenue
Kaiser
Allen
West
Washington
New York
Randell Hotel in Fort Wayne A Grand 1890s Establishment
A Fort Wayne correspondent extols the Randell Hotel as a palatial five story hostelry on Harrison Street facing Columbia Street. Opened 1890 with partner Dick Townsend, it features electric lights gas heat marble baths and sumptuous interiors. The dining room seats 150 and chef led cuisine, with Tom Carey as day clerk and Frank overseeing the bar and billiards.
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Randall
Dick Townsend
P. A. Randall
Fort Wayne
Harrison Street
Columbia Street
Tom Carey
Frank
Randall Hotel Praised as Best $2.00 A Day House
The writing extols Mr Lown and his associates, noting friends from north east and west greet him with recognition and pleasure. The Randall is described as a model resort for business people tourists and commercial representatives.
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Mrr. Lownsend
Randall
Pioneer and Popular Merchant Tailoring and Clothing House Inception
The item notes the 1846 dates marking the founding of the Pioneer and Popular Merchant Tailoring and Clothing House, identifying its early establishment in the clothing trade and its role in local commerce.
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Merchant Tailoring and Clothing House
J G Thieme and Son a Summit City tailor since 1846
The J G Thieme and Son merchant tailoring house at Clinton and Columbia streets marks nearly forty years in business. The establishment covers three floors with 40 by 110 feet of space and features a large stock of fabrics from American and foreign makers. G C Thieme oversees tailoring with fifteen years experience plus Mitchell school training, supported by two assistants and many skilled workers to ensure perfect fits. The firm offers ready made clothing of their own manufacture on another floor with high materials and reliability, and a manufacturing workshop on a separate floor employs about thirty five hands. Visit to inspect goods and prices is urged to secure value for money.
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J. G. Thieme & Son
Clinton and
Columbia Streets
Summit City
Columbia Street
Clinton Street
Merchant Tailoring
G. C. Thieme
New York
Chicago
Thieme
John J. Mitchell
Mitchell
Merchant Tailoring Department
James M. Kane
Calhoun Street
Rogers
Papa
Mamma
Antic
Kane
Indiana
Kane’s
Kaag's Crockery Palace Dominates Northern Indiana Shopping
Visit M. F. Kaag at 5 East Columbia Street for an elegant five floor showroom with an extensive stock from Haviland Limoges to Royal Worcester and Sèvres. With 28 years in business he serves wholesale and retail customers across Northern Indiana and nearby states. In addition to fine art and wedding gifts, five assistants and a traveling rep support fall promotions.
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Chicago
Fort Wayne
Great Crockery Palace
M. F. Kaag
East
Columbia Street
Indiana
Haviland
Limoges
Carlsbad
Vienna
Royal Crown
Worcester
England
Kang
Kane's Emporium Promises Holiday Treasure Trove
The Summit City market shines with James M. Kane's four floor emporium at 2% Calhoun Street. A vast display covers hosiery, gloves, leather goods, toys, jewelry, bronzes, and Japanese wares, with staff expanding for winter demand as shoppers from Northern Indiana seek value. The feature closes with a note on Union Central Life Insurance and Evertt's trusted leadership in insurance and real estate services.
Uncertainty of life prompts for family insurance
The article argues that life is uncertain and advises purchasing life insurance. It highlights Union Central Life Insurance Company and its Fort Wayne district agent C. F. Everett, noting 800 local policyholders and over 3 million dollars in force. It praises non forfeitable policies and incontestability after three years.
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Dessacs
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Everett
Union Central Life Insiance Co
Congress
Indiana
Fort Wayne
Allen County
Ohio
Union Central
United States
C. F E. Everett
C. O. D. Clothing House Holds Fort Wayne Standout Reputation
The C. O. D. at 73 75 77 Calhoun Street, run by A. S. Lauerfty for forty years, showcases a four thousand square foot modern clothing house with departments for men's suits and overcoats, children's wear, hats, and a free package checking service. The store emphasizes quality, wide selection, and convenient parcel safety for outsiders visiting the city.
Five and Ten Cent Store at Calhoun Street Shines in Trade
Seibert and Good at Nos. 89 and 91 Calhoun street report a World’s Fair in miniature as shoppers flock to their 2,400 square foot store. Since starting three years ago the five and ten store has become among the city’s best patrons, with fifteen clerks now and plans to triple staff to meet the holiday rush. The stock spans glassware china crockery home goods toys dolls bric a brac and many other lines making the largest exclusive five and ten cent shop in the United States.
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Seibert & Good
Calhoun Street
Summit City
United States
Fort Wayne Call for Low-Priced Goods Syndicate
A note invites readers to seek out large quantity purchases from a syndicate of staffer establishments in the city. It claims goods could be bought for 5c or 10c and urges calling on them when in Fort Wayne.
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Fort Wayne
Handsome Establishment Tops Furnishings Supply Itself
A popular local shop known for its stylish home furnishings attracts steady customer interest. The outlet markets sofas chairs tables and decorative pieces with a focus on contemporary design and quality craftsmanship.
Pape Furniture Co Marks Fort Wayne As Furniture Center
Fort Wayne and Northern Indiana towns boast fine homes and furniture demand grows. The Pape Furniture Co at 28 and 30 East Berry Street showcases an expansive stock, factory and sawmill staff of 75, and a 40 by 150 foot showroom with plate glass windows. Charles Pape owns the business, with E C Schell managing the Fort Wayne store and adjacent trade radius.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Pape Furniture Co
East Berry Street
Toevery
Charles Pape
E. C. Schell
Jacobs Shoe Store: A Half Century of Fort Wayne Footwear
Fort Wayne's Jacobs Shoe Store on Calhoun Street marks fifty years of growth and leadership in retail footwear. With three packed floors and direct factory buying, the store offers a vast range from carpet slippers to handmade Kip boots and claims continued status as a trade hub for farmers and city shoppers.
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Fort Wayne
Jacobs
Calhoun Street
Jonz
Jacobs Shoe
International Business College Promises Practical Education
An editorial extols the International Business College of Fort Wayne as a leading institution for practical training in bookkeeping shorthand and typewriting. It highlights connected business offices, real world curricula, strong instruction, moderate tuition, and the promise of independence through commerce for graduates across Indiana and beyond.
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International Business College of
Fort Wayne
United States
International Business College
T. L. Staples
Indiana
Umbrellas and Parasols Warm Fort Wayne Holiday Givers
Fort Wayne visitors meet H. M. Long of Arcade Building No 15 who manufactures repairs and recovers umbrellas and parasols with four workers in shop. He claims large stock and wide popularity offering workmanship quality materials varied handles and moderate prices suitable for holiday gifts.
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Fort Wayne
H. M. Long
No. 15
Arcade Building
Mr. Long
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Louis A
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Centlivre Brewery
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Mary C
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Crockery Palace
M. BP. Kaag
C. E. Everett
A. S. Lauferty
Prince Albert
Siebert & Good
Jacobs Shoe Store
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