Barnes Chocolate Candy Advertised by Local Vendor
An article extols Barnes chocolate candy sold at 2nd Street South, praising purity and quality under US standards. It notes an ice cream parlor, soda fountain, souvenir postal cards, and cigars, with Barnes’s business running for seventeen years and known to many residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes
Gael
Lil Second Street
United States
Cartias
Sgouvenuir
Burnes
Eizy
Abel and Pudawiltz Co Leading City Clothiers
Within four years this firm has become one of our up to date establishments of the kind. It handles the Hirsh Wintwire Counung Society brand clothing and men furnishings. The store on Second Street is neat and well stocked with best quality goods. Abel is president, H A Sampson Jr is vice president and treasurer, and Wm Fridstein is secretary. Abel and Fridstein direct the business and deserve credit for its development as a representative store with courteous treatment and fair dealing.
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Viranw
Abbey
Staderby
Second Street
D. Abel
H. A. Sampson, Jr
Wm. Fridstein
Mesars
Abel
Fridstein
Mrs Allerton’s Hat Shop Noted In City History
Mrs E M Allerton at 189 Se toqgh Street N runs the oldest millinery shop in the city with twenty one years of experience. The neatly appointed store showcases hats, ribbons, and toilet articles with up to date styles and affordable prices attracting a steady, growing trade from patrons who have long supported the shop since it opened.
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E. M. Allerton
Toqgh Street
Gaulke Grocery at Second Street in Grand Rapids
Mr H Gaulke runs a reliable eastern Grand Rapids grocery store with a well arranged score, offering groceries flour fruits vegetables and general provisions. Established seven years ago the shop emphasizes fair dealing and fresh pure goods drawing steady patronage and community goodwill. Advertising in The Tribune underscores solid investment.
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Second Street
H. Gaulke
Grand Rapids
Gaoulke
Glebe Brothers Shoe Firm Highlights Local Enterprise
Glebe Brothers, founded in 1911, runs a city store at 702 Second Street South and a La Valle Wisconsin outlet. They market their own shoe brand with a guaranteed product, maintain a large stock, and operate a modern repair department using the genuine Goodyear system. Directors include William F. Gleve George P. Hambrecht Henry Gleve Guyph Babcock and Fred Netzow.
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Gleve Bratherg
Ira
Second Street
la Valle
Wis
Goodyear
Henry Gleue
F. Nettow
Willliam F. Gleue
Slossrs Gleue
William F. Gleve
George P. Hambrecht
Henry Gleve
Guy Ph Babcock
Fred Netzow
Sterling Business
Howard's Variety Store opens on Second Street South
W Howard proprietor operates an established store praised for variety and fair prices. The business offers 5 and 10 cent counters and a wide range of crockery glassware tinware notions and jewelry. Howard, with 15 years in the trade, runs a large main store in Janesville and resembles his Grand Rapids home.
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Second Street
W. Howard
Howard
Janesville
Grand Rapids
Bossert Coal Company Builds Reputation in City Trade
Fred Bossert operates a twelve year old business on Seventh Avenue South supplying coal wood cement and hay. Three delivery teams serve the city as he has built a large cement sidewalk construction business and a steady patronage. He is regarded as a progressive, reputable businessman who values patrons over personal gain.
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Fred Bessert
Bessert
Seventh Avenue
Wr. Basgert
Potter s City Lunch Room Promises Quick Clean Service
The 341 Grand Avenue eatery run by Potter has operated for three years and offers full meals and short orders. Patrons praise cleanliness, courteous service, and reliable care, with options for dine in at tables or quick counter seating.
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Potter's City
Grand Avenue
Potter
Os Place
Mr. Potter
Bankert Tailor at 8239 Grand Avenue Best Fitting Garments
Bankert, a long established tailor at 8239 Grand Avenue, offers imported and domestic garments in top quality, with custom design, cutting, and finishing in-house. He guarantees workmanship and provides cleaning and repair services, promising low prices for high grade work.
Eugene Miller and Excelsior Autocycle Shop
Eugene Miller operates at 180 First Street offering full repair work for bicycles motorcycles and related needs. He stocks the largest auto supply stock in the city and handles Dudley cycle cars Case automobiles Excelsior and Lone motorcycles with a popular delivery service and friendly service in town.
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First Street
Eugene Miller
RAGAN OFFERS FULL SERVICE UNDERTAKING AND FURNITURE STORE
J R Ragan for seven years in Spafford building runs a skilled undertaker and embalmer service with embalming, ready to handle funerals at a moment notice. He also runs a large furniture store on two floors with carpets linoleum bedding and a wide stock praised for low prices and quality.
Scientific horseshoer Emmett T McCarthy earns city trust
Emmett T McCarthy is a thoroughly scientific horseshoer with twenty years of service in the city. He operates a fully equipped shop at Oak and Third Street, owns the building and adjacent barn, and also offers horse clipping. A second term alderman of the third ward, he is known for his reliable trade and public service.
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Itia
Emmett T. McCarthy
Oak and
Third Street
McCarthy
McCamley and Pomainville Wardware Company Profile
McCamley and Pomainville launched Wardware Company two years ago at 122 Egg Street North and built a large reputable hardware business. The firm offers a full range of hardware including shell and heavy hardware, stoves, ranges, tinware, cutlery, fishing tackle, granite ware, and sporting goods. McCamley runs the business while Pomainville manages a substantial real estate operation. Both are energetic community figures respected for reliability.
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Wusginess
Eggst Street
North
EK McCamley
McCamley
Pomainville
City Garage A Vital Modern City Asset
The up-to-date garage is a necessity of every city and town now that universal automobile use makes it essential. A garage built on the latest plans with first class service in every respect will be patronized.
City Garage serves many motorists on Vine Street
The City Garage on Vine Street, run by B. C. Jacobson and W. L. Holliday, has built a large business in its first year. They offer a full line of auto supplies and act as Buick agents, earning popularity for public service and quality goods.
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City Garage
B. C. Jacobson
W. L. Holiday
City
Vine Street
Tribune Reader Pushes for More Subscrib ers
A community plea highlights how every added subscriber strengthens the Tribune, promising improved local coverage and support for ongoing reporting efforts. The message emphasizes reader involvement as a key to better service and community connection.
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the Tribune
Huntington’s Century in Local Auto Trade
For thirty years Mr. Huntington has been a central figure in our city business life. He runs the oldest garage and offers repair work, auto supplies, oils, tires, tubes, and gas tanks at reasonable prices. An agent for Ford, he has sold twenty five cars this season and anticipates doubling. He has served as city president for forty years and as fire steamer engineer for thirty, earning broad regard as a modern, forward looking businessman.
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Huntington
Livery Stable Firm Serves City for Twenty Years
A. J. Hasbrouck owner of the Livery Stable at 161 West Street North marks two decades of service to the community. The enterprise offers fine rigs including backs bug gies surreys wagonettes and a two story frame building with funeral equipment and experienced drivers. An auto livery for private use is also operated. Hasbrouck is praised as reliable and popular throughout the city and county.
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A. J. Hasbrouel
Hasbrouck
George Frechette Sample Room Named In Praise
The piece extols George Frechette and his sample room at No. 10 Second Street South, praising fair treatment of patrons, a wide stock of wines liquors cigars and a handsome room with antique oak woodwork, noting his popularity among Grand Rapids trade and customers. Grand Rapids public schools are also praised for thoroughness.
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George Lechette
Second Street
Frechette
Mr. Frechette
George Frechette
Griesbach and Keip Practical Horseshoeing in Jackson Street
Griesbach and Keip on Jackson Street advertise practical horseshoeing and general blacksmithing. They claim proper horseshoeing stops knee banging forging and stumbling and cures lameness from bad shoeing. The two story brick shop is well equipped and all work is guaranteed.
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Messrs
Conspicuous Grocery Store of H F Loock South
H F Loock’s grocery store on South street stands out in the city’s busy trade. Established about a year and a half ago the shop is noted for quality goods variety and general excellence. The stock covers staple and fancy groceries flour and meal fruits vegetables confectionery cigars seeds and more with prompt polite service and citywide delivery. Loeck is a bustling capable merchant earning wide patronage and respect.
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H. F. Loock
South
Loeck
Grand Rapids Bakery Promises Quality Goods
Grand Rapids Bakery at 334 Grand Avenue operates as a modern sanitary plant with capacity for three thousand loaves daily. Proprietors J. Coates and F. C. Williams took over March 15, 1914 and run wholesale and retail. manager Costes brings sixteen years of baking experience.
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J. Coates
F.C. Williams
Grand Avenue
Costes
Natwick Electric Co Serves Navywck Area with Full Service
Navwick Electric Co established two years ago by F F Natwick offers electrical contracting wiring repair and installation. The store at 342 Grand Avenue stocks batteries bells spark plugs generators motors extires and supplies for office and home. Two branch stores operate at Stevens Point and Marshfield with same high grade stock and service.
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F. F. Natwick
Natwick Electric Company
Grand Avenue
Stevans Point
Marshfield
Watwick
Auction advertisment fragment in old dialect sale offer
A fragmentary excerpt advertises a general sales message system. mentions sending messages to reach buyers and sellers, implying a service to connect sellers with customers without specific details or names.
Peoples' Walloring Co Trade Builder at 105 Grand Avenues
One price to all is advertised by Peoples' Walloring Co located at 105 Grand Avenues. Standard price for salts and overcoats is 16 50 with goods made at the premises a large line of piece goods carried for selection and credit offered under manager R Matthews. Gent's furnishings of standard makes are offered at attractive prices with no work done by this run established in Grand Ripe jds for two years.
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Grand Avenues
R. Matthews
Ue Popuke
Gent
Grand Ripe Jds
Laem
Matthews
Paul Beasa Florist Showcases Flower arts at Saratoga Street
Paul Beasa operates three greenhouses at 406 407 Saratoga Street rear of the Methodist church. He offers cut flowers funeral and wedding designs party collections and home table arrangements. His original Apeldoorn style designs are highly artistic and popular, with seven thousand square feet of glass in his greenhouses. He has grown his business over two years and now enjoys growing early vegetables.
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Paul Beasa
Saratoga Street
Beasa
Dentist J S Bayer Promotes Regular Teeth Care In City
Dr Bayer, a leading dentist in this city, urges regular dental checkups and prompt treatment of defects. His Coffeo Building practice, with modern instruments, emphasizes preservation of natural teeth and specializes in crown and bridge work.
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J. S. Bayer
Coheo Buiding
Br Boyles
Hotel History and Upgrade Details in City Block
The Julien hotel stands opposite the Chicago and North Western dupat at Grand and Wourlll Avenues, built by G. J. Hayes who took possession four years ago. It is brick with gas and electric light, steam heat, and well pumps. the ground floor houses writing rooms dining rooms and a buffet. Hayes, an experienced hotel man, previously ran the Great Western Hotel at Dubuque and is noted for guest welfare and comfort.
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Chicago & North-Western
Grand and
Wourlll Avenues
G. J. Hayes
Fox First Clans
Hayes
Great Western Hotel
Dubuque
Tawi
Jie
Liv Gusntt
Harness shop earns trust in Grand Avenue business
John Nilles, harness and leather goods dealer at 339 Grand Avenue, has built a four year local business with twenty five years of experience. He manufactures and sells harness, whips, and addlery, offers repair service, and maintains large, complete lines. His trade spans the county, and he is respected as a conscientious and capable businessman. The Tribune promotes advertising as key to success.
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John Niles
Grand Avenue
Nilles
Niles
Remand 3 Perrodin Firm Praised In City Notice
A promotional notice highlights a longstanding local business at 125 First Street North. It praises the firm for quality frost salt and smoked meats, sanitation, and courteous service and notes D. Reiland and A Perradin as popular citizens.
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Saime
First Street
Lave
Uri Popular
D. Reiland
A. By Perradin
Matthews, Grand Rapids Tailor and Draper
K B Matthews operates in the Old Wood Gaunty Bank Building as a ladies tailor and men’s draper. He designs and cuts on site with four to five assistants, offers a large stock of fabrics from top producers, and enjoys a reputation among prominent business and professional men for quality and conscientious service.
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Wood Gaunty Bank
Une
K. B. Matthews
Grand Rapide
Jeading Tufford
Mr. Matthews
Wall Us
B Matthews
Phece
Bo Au
Alex
Heth
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H, Barnes
Abel & Pudawiltz CO
Oak Ogel
Mrs. EH
MR. Allerton
Gaulie
Glece
Howard's Variety Store
THE
Bossert Coal Company
Potter's Ciry Lunch Room
A. Bankert
Bankert
Bankers
Excelsior Autocycle
Eugenie, Miller, Argent
Mr. Miller
Pian Dreds
Our City
Pian
Ragan
Rargan
Tribune
Emmett T. McCartey
Romainville
Wardware Company
Iautomobiles
Mr. Huntington
Clley Livery Stable
Gryesbach
KETP
Ig Po
Navywick Electric CO
Paul
DR J
Bayurme
Wool County Jn
John Nilles
Patronize Tribune Advertisers
Ford Car
Pierrodin
Rudolph
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