Muscatine Lumber and Box Co leads regional growth
Muscatine Lumber and Box Co, formed in March 1895, has become a major Muscatine lumber firm with a capital stock of 150000 and annual output of 20000000 feet. Officers include S. B. Cook president Co. R. Musser vice president Z. W. Hutchinson treasurer, Z. H. Hutchinson secretary, J. H. Kendig superintendent. The plant is modern and the firm sells wholesale and retail lumber, sash, doors, and farming tanks, employing many workers and paying substantial wages.
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Muscatine
S. B. Cook
Co. R. Musser
Z. W. Hutchinson
Z. H. Hutchinson
J. H. Kendig
St. John’s Grocery Firm Built on Hard Work and Expansion
Jas H St John’s grocery business in Muscatine grew from clerkship to half ownership in 1884 and full control in 1890. He moved to a prime Second and Chestnut corner in 1896 expanding to serve a growing customer base with top quality fresh goods and attentive service.
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Jas. H. St. John
Muscatine
St. John’s
Jackson and Lillibridge
West Second Street
Alex. Jackson
Chester Lillibridge
St. John
Jackson
Lillibridge & St. John
Mr. St. John
Lillibridge
Nortow
Second and Chestnut
Dentist Dr. A M Lingo Opens Local Practice
Dr. A M Lingo, a Iowa City graduate with high honors, recently began practice at 320 East Second Street. The young dentist uses modern equipment including an electrical porcelain bake oven and Columbia electric engine, and pledges honest work and fair prices while building a reputable local patient base.
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A. M. Lingo
East Second Street
Journal
The
State University At
Iowa City
Lingo
Weber
New Columbia
S. White
A Seigel's Rise Leader of Muscatine Trade
A. Seigel at 23 runs the People's Department Store in Muscatine. From early peddling at age nine to Omaha and back, he built a thriving general store famed for bargains attracting city and rural buyers. Abie Seigel's rapid ascent marks one of the era's notable local business stories.
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Muscatine
A. Seigel
People’s Department Store
Seigel
Abie
Omaha
Musca
J H Selden and Beatty Brothers Prominent Muscatine figures
J H Selden of Muscatine a noted contractor and builder with fifteen years solo work plus earlier carpentry training under Daniel J Parvin. Beatty Bros and Co Fruitland Muscatine Island melon growers ship in car lots from Fruitland Ia with Melons guaranteed as represented and a Sand Mound claim to finest melon land.
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Muscatine
James H. Selden
Mr. Selden
Selden
Daniel J. Parvin
Parvin
Beatty Bros. & Co
Fruitland
Muscatine Island
Hershey State Bank
First National Bank
John C
James Q
Beatty Farm
Des Moines
Tacitus Hussey
Iowa
Plumber James Cotter Opens 1901 Trade at 207 East Third
James Cotter begins general plumbing and gas fitting business at 207 East Third in 1901. He employs John F. Murphy and touts honesty, punctual promises, and acetylene gas generators including the Ideal Epworth and Wonder burners with personal installation guarantees.
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James Cotter
East Third Street
Mr. Cotter
Cotter
John F. Murphy
Tor
Waterloo
Epworth
Neidig Book Store A Century In East Second Street History
Article profiles F A Neidig proprietor of the book store at 119 East Second Street noting a business start in 1893 after Neidig & Leysen, a stock of rare titles including a Britannica set, and Neidig's travels and anecdotes. It recalls a long lineage of previous managers and extols the shop as a haven for book lovers with unusual volumes and deep knowledge.
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F. A. Neidig
East Second Street
Neidig & Leysen
Leysen
Neidig
Mahin
R. M. Burnett
L. G. Burnett
A. F. Demorest
Neidig & Leyson
Corry & Wernentin Co enters Muscatine plumbing and heating
Corry and Wernentin Co began business in Muscatine on March 18, 1902, taking over Barry Manufacturing Co’s plumbing line. The firm promotes expert heating, ventilating, and sanitary engineering, offers free estimates, and showcases modern showrooms while stressing quality, economy, and customer satisfaction.
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Corry & Wernentin Co
Muscatine Maren
Barry Manufacturing Company
Corry & Wernentin Company
Barry Mfg. Co
Whan Corry
Vernentin Co
Shaw
Corry & Vernentin Company
J. E. Hoopes & Co 1874 Muscatine Island seed and plant grower
J. E. Hoopes & Co operates on Muscatine Island growing vegetables melons and seeds. The firm specializes in asparagus with 25 acres under cultivation and plans to produce 500000 to 600000 plants. They export seed and eye plants and maintain large contracts with major seed houses. Hoopes pioneered on the island and runs a substantial seed drying facility.
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J. E. Hoopes & Co
Muscatine Island
Hoopes
W. H. Hoopes
J. E. Hoopes Company
J. FE. Hoopes Co
United States
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Fast Second Street
South Muscatine
Freeman Building
Second
Sycamore
Freeman
Mr. Seigel
East Second
Great Bargain Center
Jas. H. St. John, Grocery
D. M. Lingo
A. Seigel Department Store
Beatty, Bros
J. H. Selden
Island of
Tland
Boook
Cyclopedia Brittanica
Canada
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