Unique Burial Vault from Muscatine Factory
In Muscatine B C Whitmer heads the Whitmer Grave Vault Company, makers of a double vault design said to be watertight and burglar proof. The 12 gauge steel vault uses two welded shells, no rivets, with a sealed air chamber to exclude water and stop leakage. The firm emphasizes durability, with four nonbreakable drop-bar handles and a dependable locking system, plus a steel-gray preservative finish.
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Whitmer
Wittmer
Whitmer Company
Rock Island First Class Restaurant Opens With Efficient Service
Mr E R Caudle operates a popular Rock Island restaurant at 101 East Front street established five years ago with high class patronage. The dining room seats twenty, lunch counter for fifteen, meals priced at $4.90, and breakfast and supper short orders. Caudle and wife run the kitchen offering wholesome meals and prompt service. The business also sells cigars tobaccos and soft drinks with furnished rooms upstairs opposite the Rock Island depot for transients.
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E.R. Caudle
East Front Street
Caudle
Dinners Co
Rock Island
Des Potits
Branson Construction Co Joins New Local Enterprises
A. L. Branson heads Branson Construction Co as manager and superintendent with offices at 112 Chestnut Street. He has 16 years in Muscatine and KC area projects including Hershey Bank building and an eight story reinforced concrete office block. Branson aims for high standards and quality work, promoted by a bold slogan.
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A. L. Branson Construction Co
A. L. Branson
Chestnut
Branson
Muscatine
Hershey Bank
Donald Smith Construction Co
Kansas City
Muskogee
Okla
K.C
Caudle Builds Reputation With 24 Hour Restaurant Service
Mr. Caudle anticipates patrons needs and has earned a strong reputation for his restaurant and lunch counter by operating open day and night.
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Caudle
Edison dispatches spark debate on future sleep norms
The report notes Edison’s assertion that the living have read the dispatches and the future will sleep less. It cautions that health and longevity are not improved and mentions Belgian and nearby regions in an unclear context. The text remains fragmentary and uncertain.
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Edison
Artsty
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Hawkeye Pearl Button Co
Muscatine, Iowa
Keokuk, Iowa
Muscatine Office
Mascazine
B.C. Whitmer
Wilton
Waltmer
Whitmer Grave Vault Company
Melee and Bliven Button Company
West Front Street
Elmer Wilson
House
Branson Company
NEW Enterprise
Davis & Son
West Second St
J. J. Fishburk
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