Muscatine Firms Expand in Lumber Box Industries
The South Muscatine Lumber Co known as Hershey’s Lower started last spring and employs over 375 people. Output exceeds 35 million feet of lumber with sales near 750000 dollars and wages over 110000 dollars. The firm’s growth drives planned expansion and steady orders for box material across Iowa Minnesota Missouri and beyond.
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Muscatine
South Muscatine Lumber Company
Hershey's
John H. Kaisers
William Kaiser
Charles Mosqua
Hahn Bros. & Co. Large Muscatine Island growers and shippers
Hahn Bros. & Co. rank among Muscatine Island pioneers in cultivating 500 acres with irrigation pumps and large crops of asparagus radishes peas beans sweet corn cabbage melons and sweet potatoes. They operate a major commission firm at 206 West Second Street Muscatine Iowa handling strawberries peaches apples potatoes and other produce for shipment via three railroad lines.
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Muscatine Island
Muscatine
Muscatine North & South
Hahn Bros. & Co
West Second Street
Iowa
Muscatine Brick Factories Drive Large Local Trade
Muscatine hosts three brick factories the Muscatine Pressed Brick Co Fuller Bros and the Christopherson Brick Co each producing tens of thousands of bricks yearly. The vast shipments require many cars or trains and only residents near the brick routes grasp the scale of the business.
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Muscatine
Muscatine Pressed Brick Co
Fuller Bros
Christopherson Brick Company
Sterneman Clothing Co. Incorporation and Growth
Sterneman Clothing Co. was incorporated in 1889 with John S. Sterneman as president. The Iowa wholesale house grew rapidly and became a strong rival to other clothing firms as traveling salesmen expanded its territory and popularity.
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Sterneman
Sterneman Clothing Co
John S. Sterneman
Geo. J. Nietzel
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
South Dakota
Nebraska
Illinois
Mackey's Model Clothing House Expands In Eastern Iowa
Mackey's Model Clothing House, wholesale outfit at 319 and 321 East Second Street, anchors Iowa's business district with three floors of stock. The firm offers a vast assortment of clothing, underwear, hosiery, shirts, gloves, and workwear. Traveling salesmen cover Iowa and nearby regions as trade grows.
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Phil. J. Mackey
Iowa
East Second Street
Mull and Sons Wholesale Grocery House
Charles L Mull & Sons operates a three story wholesale grocery house on West Second Street founded by Charles L Mull in 1964. The firm ships thousands of dollars of goods daily across a territory of several hundred miles from Muscatine. Annual groceries sold range from $250,000 to $300,000.
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Charles L. Mull & Sons
Charles L. Mull
West Second Street
Muscatine
Flour and Feed Mills in Muscatine Dominate Wholesale Trade
Five flour and feed mills headquarter in Muscatine, the Ashton Flour & Feed Co. North American Mills J. B. Hunt Jones & Rice and Will Feed Co. run a large wholesale business with extensive foreign and local trade, producing output far beyond common belief.
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Five Flour and Feed Miles
Muscatine
Ashton Flour & Feed Co
North American Mills
J. B. Hunt, Jones & Rice
Will Feed Co
S. & L. Cohn Muscatine Clothiers Since 1847
The pioneer Muscatine firm S. & L. Cohn has operated continuously since 1847 as wholesalers and manufacturers of men and boys clothing. Their four story store houses an extensive stock and supports a large mail order business with a broad Iowa and regional trading area. Their long list of retail merchants and strong reputation mark them as prominent local leaders.
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Clothiers of
Muscatine
Ney
S. & L. Cohn
Iowa
Barry Manufacturing Co. Heads of West Machine Works
Barry Manufacturing Co led by Nicholas Barry operates one of the largest machine shops in the west. It manufactures machines and serves as a major supplier of plumbing supplies, with a wide continental reputation for updated and durable tonnage machinery.
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Barry Manufacturing Company
Nicholas Barry
Barry Manufacturing Co
Koehler Fish Market Praised As One Of The West’s Best
The Koehler market at the foot of Towa Avenue is regarded as a top fish and oyster market in the west with a large trade across Kansas Missouri Nebraska Colorado Minnesota and Iowa. They sell buffalo cat perch salmon crappies carp and move about 300000 pounds of fish and 500 gallons of oysters annually.
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Koehler
Towa Avenue
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Colorado
Minnois
Iowa
Fred Daut Grocery House Highlighted as Western Leader
The F. Daut wholesale grocery house on West Second street is an old and well established firm. Under president Fred Daut the company has become a major competitor in the western wholesale grocery trade and ships large consignments to outside markets daily.
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F. Daut
West Second Street
West
Fred Daut
Muscatine Novelty Machine & Model Works Featured
I. A. Kerr heads Muscatine Novelty Machine Model Works a wholesale and jobbing house with a large machinist staff. The firm manufactures a wide range of machine goods reflecting Kerr forty five years of industry experience.
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Muscatine Novelty, Machine & Model Works
I. A. Kerr
Kerr
Experience as a compass in guiding lost travelers
A compact reflection asserts experience acts like a compass a man rarely consults until he loses his way warning that hindsight often reveals the value of lessons learned through misdirection and trial.
Muscatine Sash and Door Co expands in large mills
Muscatine Sash and Door Co. employs about three hundred men year round in its large mills. The firm weekly produces thousands of glazed sash, doors, blinds, mouldings and related products and specializes in mantles, grills, parquetry floors, fixtures, grain ed doors, fancy front doors, painted doors, stair and porch work, with ongoing expansion.
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Muscatine
Muscatine Sash and Door Co
J. G. Gunzenhauser Machine Shop Noted in West
The J. G. Gunzenhauser large machine shops at Walnut and Third streets are highlighted for turning out all kinds of machinery and plumbing supplies and earning a strong reputation across the western region.
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J. G. Gunzenhauser
Walnut and
Third Streets
C A Griffin Fish Market’s Large West Front Street Trade
The C A Griffin fish market operates a 140 by 20 foot three story building on West Front street. It runs an immense fish and oyster trade shipping thousands of fish daily to outside markets. Mr Griffin has run the business for years and is regarded as a top fish judge in the area.
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Muscatine
St. Clair Box & Manufacturing Co
Orange and
Front Streets
Consolidated Box Manufacturing Co
South Muscatine Lumber Co
R. J. Kaise
Glucose Works
Davenport
R. J. Kaiser
L. Lenck
C. A. Griffin
West Front Street
Griffin
Hershey Lumber Co Prominent Wholesale Lumber Firm
The Hershey Lumber Co stands among the city’s leading wholesale lumber firms, employing about three hundred men and turning out thousands of feet of lumber each season.
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Hershey Lumber Co
Man Seeks Way to Make His Will
A man pursues a means to execute his last will and testament, exploring options and legal steps to ensure his wishes are fulfilled.
Eaton stamp agency grows into city’s leading dealer
The large D. T. Eaton wholesale and retail stamp agency on Iowa avenue continues brisk rushing business and keeps receiving large orders. It is regarded as an important establishment in the city and poised to become a world leader among stamp dealers.
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D. T. Eaton Wholesale and
Iowa Avenue
Antiseptic Egg Co Emerges As City Wholesale Player
The Antiseptic Egg Co., a new wholesale firm, operates from the Hill grocery building and turns out thousands of eggs, aiming to be a leading city competitor in the egg trade.
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Antiseptic Egg Co
Hill Grocery
Cigar Manufacturers in Muscatine Listed by Firms and Addresses
Muscatine hosts many cigar makers famed across the West for quality. The feature lists leading firms with factory street numbers, including Jacob Asthalter at 117 Sixth Street and W. F. Becker at 805 East Seventh Street.
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Muscatine
West
Jacob Asthalter
W. F. Becker
Apple Trees Stripped by Leaf-Picking Method
A simple technique to make apple trees appear bare involves removing all leaves from the branches. This approach highlights the tree structure and can aid in subsequent pruning or inspection.
Adversity Tests True Friendship Beyond Adversity
A compact reflection on how hardship reveals genuine friends by separating weak from loyal bonds. It argues that trials refine relationships, exposing who stands by you when difficulties arise.
Chicago Artist Finishes Still Life Titled St. Louis After 9 P M
A Chicago artist completes a new still life painting titled St Louis after 9 P M. The work captures nocturnal tones and urban mood reflected in a quiet scene.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Love Story Blind to Flaws Warns of Hidden Warts
A writer of romance fails to notice the hero's wart and the heroine's freckles, suggesting creators overlook flaws in their beloved characters. The remark examines perception and idealization in storytelling.
Children quarrel over parental roles in witty exchange
A Philadelphia Press item records a humorous exchange about whose children they are. A man notes the children are his when bad and his wife when good, highlighting playful marital dynamics.
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Philadelphia
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Niver Iron Works
River Iron Works Co
Spring
East Second Streets
Niver & Moynahan
ST. Clair Box Mfg. CO
Mense
W. L. Roach
C. R. Fox
8. B. Cook
W. Musser
H. J. Heinz Pickle Co
Great Lightning Medicine Company
Mackey’s Model Clothing House
Chas. L. Mull & Sons
L. Cohn
John G. Gunzenhauser
C. A. Griffin Fish Market
D. T. Eaton Stamp CO
J. M. Gobble & Co
New York
California
J. M. Crackers
Front St
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