Fifty Years Ago Businessmen and Firms of Muscatine
Muscatine Journal files from January 31, 1852 recount a history of Muscatine with church listings and pastors, secret society officers, and local professionals. It notes four living names among early residents, outlines schools and attendance, churches with members, and the era’s economic and civic structures including trades, mills, and hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muscatine
John Mahin
Joseph Bennett
Joseph B. Dean
Philip Laurent
J. Scott Richman
Bennett
Dean
Sycamore Street
United Brethren
George Miller
Henry Fiegenbaum
Evangelical
Conrad Reiss
Adolph Herslenk
Levi Bass
Third
Pine Streets
Second Street
Early Muscatine remembers Stein and rough town days
Philip Stein of the S. G. & P. Stein Furniture Company recalls Muscatine in 1850 onward. He notes a booming initial stock brought from Philadelphia, a town struggling under cheap governance, muddy Island roads, and a thriving inland wholesale trade as he reflects on editor Mahin, his family, and local life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Stein
S. G. & P. Stein Furniture Company
Muscatine
Mahin
Mr. Stein
Philadelphia
Mr. Mahin
Aaron Stein
Post Office
Postal Department
Benham
Harry Stein
Journal Office
Fruitland
Letts
Stein
Town Merchants Bring Goods From Iowa City in Wagons
Local merchants from Iowa City and surrounding towns would travel by wagon to collect purchases, hauling back their goods to market. The practice reflects regional trade routes and the reliance on horse-drawn transport for commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
Steadfast Loyalty salutes editor Mahin in Des Moines
A Des Moines reader writes July 14 congratulating Hon. John Mahin on 50 years of life as editor and 44 years since meeting him in Muscatine. The letter praises his steadfast loyalty to truth and hopes Iowa rises to greater ground, signed by a loyal friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Mahin
John Mahin
Muscatine
Gabriel
Daniel
Iowa
Mail of congratulations to long-time editor Mahin
Adam Hartman of Muscatine Iowa writes July 14 1902 to editor John Mahin praising the Muscatine Journal. Hartman recalls Civil War service and says he has read the journal since then appreciating its stance on law and order and good works. He wishes many more prosperous years for Mahin and the paper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Democratic Enquirer
H. D. L. Cosaitt
Herald
Muscatine Journal
Whig
N. M. McCormick
Muscatine
Slough
Mr. Parvin
Muscatine Island
Muscatine Slough
Mississippi River
Bloomington
Iowa River
Parvin
Poweshiek
Cedar River
Cedarville
Keokuk
Keokuk Lake
John Holliday
Adam Hartman
Iowa
John Mahin
Law and Order
Journal
Editor R Baird Congratulates Muscatine Journal on 50 Years
R Baird writes to Hon John Mahin praising his fifty years as editor of the Muscatine Journal Iowa He recalls contributing as a reporter and the editorial opportunity that boosted his career He notes the paper's courage and hopes the partnership endures with future generations of staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mahin
Muscatine Journal
Muscatine
Iowa
State Association of the Congregational Church
Association
Church
Gabriel Bowman Celebrates 55 Years in Muscatine
Gabriel Bowman marks a half century in Muscatine since arriving in 1847. He recalls his first impression of the city from the river after coming from Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabriel Bowman
Muscatine
Phila
Bowman and Muscatine Progress Through Eyes of a Traveler
The narrator recalls traveling from Philadelphia with family by horse, cart, and boat, then reaching Muscatine via the Mississippi. He notes the town’s changes, speaks of his farm years and business ties, and fondly remembers Mr. Mahin and reading the Journal for nearly five decades despite failing eyesight. Now retired, Bowman’s sons run a Front Street livery business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delphia
Pittsburg
Ohio
Muscatine
Mississippi
Mr. Mahin
Bowman
Front Street
Father Mahin Remembered in Cone Iowa Letter
A letter from Mr. and Mrs. Chas Emerson of Cone Iowa recalls Jacob Mahin launching the Muscatine Journal in the township and soliciting subscribers. They recount hosting him for dinner and maintaining a yearly subscription, offer any early issues they may locate for John Mahin, editor of the Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cone
John Mahin
Muscatine Journal
Jacob Mahin
Chas. Emerson
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Congregational
A. B. Robbins
Baptist
Wells
James S. Humphreys
W. R. McCulloch
J. D
Sons of Temperance
Moses Couch
W. P
L. Longstreth
W. A
C. Hardman
R. S
Wm. Hart
A. S
James Millard
Geo. Smith
G. R. Leffingwell
A. T
F. Fisher
F. Miller
John Seiler
J. B. Fowler
A. W
Daughters of Temperance
Z. Washburn
P. S
W. G. Wilkenson
B. P. Howland
R. Scribe
Helen Washburn
A. R. Scribe
G. W. Martin
F. S
C. Chaplin
Emeline Fisher
J. A. Parvin
A. Cond
Wm. Leffingwell
H. H. Hine
Chaplin
Ladies Union Benevolent Society
T. L. Olds
J. M. Kerr
F. H. Stone
Steam Mills
C. Cadle
James Fletcher
J. Hershe
Washburn & Son
J. C. Crane
J. J. Lower
G. Terry
Wm. P. Reese
I. Longstreth
C. Hoffman
Mikesell
Fur
John Reuer
Chambers & Dunsmore
Collins
Darlington
J. P. Freeman
N. Koetting
R. L & J. Vance
C. Kegle
J. Altekrus
Blake & Cook
Berkshire & Erb
B. Bartholomew
Lewis & Olinger
James Dunn
Horsely & Candee
W. D. Ament
Beach & Company
H. W. Moore
C. Hofemeister
H. Molis
John A. Guy
A. Jackson
J. M. Kane
Chandler
W. Keffenheim
M. Dolt
J. Jordan
H. W. Jones
J. Kleinfelder
Gotlieb Schwegert
J. Seiler
G. W. Willmering
Carper Hodam
J. R. Nisly
Adam Reuling
E. Plummer
J. Pritchett
John Smith
C. Spring
Binz & Stanglie
J. Denby
B. Neidig
H. Stahl
Barbers
A Clark
T. C. Motts
Nollert
E. Edmonds
Mrs. White
E. H. Albee
M. Couch
E. J. Dunderdale
S. M. Houser
Octar
H. Johns
G. Stevenson
A. M. Holmes
A. Purcell
D. G. McCloud
R. Burtner
J. White
Brick and Stone
E. Allen
J. Dean
A. Biles
G. W. Peck
A. Fisher
M. Ward
J. B
J. Dunn
John Geiger
L. S. Goldsberry
Stix & Oppenheimer
Charles Neal
S. G. Stein
S. M. McKibben & Company
A. & W. Chambers
Fanning
W. G. Troy & Company
A. Smalley
Withington & Latta
Pork
Green & Stone
J. Bennett
Branham & Lower
Hunt & Lucas
S. B. Hill & Bros
Jym. Bevard
Iowa House
J. G. Stein
Marx Kirkpatrick
Ogilvie
M. Barney
Clover
D. W. Clover
Pennsylvania
Isaac Neidig
S. Whicher
J. Butler
S. N. Latta
Reeder
Mr. Russell
Thomas
Reader
Ed. Russell
Davenport Gazette
Archer
Mark Twain
R. B. Baird
Father Mahin
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