Toben Malone & Co The Busy Store opens in Muscatine 1898
Toben Malone & Company a dry goods firm founded February 19 1898 at 201 East Second Street Muscatine is described as young yet thriving. Toben and Malone manage locally with Louis Toben connected to a major wholesale house in St Louis ensuring newest goods and constant stock.
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Toben, Malone
Louis Toben
Toben, Malone & Company
Toben
Muscatine
Toben, Malone & Co
Gottbrecht Cigar Factory Shapes Muscatine Industry
F G Gottbrecht's Challenge factory at 224 Walnut Street started in 1886 and now produces over 390 000 cigars annually with 12 to 15 workers. Leading brands La Vega five cent Challenge and King cigars are praised for price and quality. Gottbrecht, born 1865 in Muscatine, trained locally and trains a thriving business with strong local recognition.
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Challenge
F. G. Gottbrecht
Walnut Street
Muscatine
la Vega
Pentzer Emerges as Probable Promising Local Lawyer
Fred S. Pentzer, a young lawyer new to the city, has deep roots in Muscatine and Cedar counties. He graduated from Wilton high school, the state university, and a law school in 1887, and in Kansas and Iowa. He practices general land business, specializing in real estate and land titles, sales, loans, and civic involvement with the Presbyterian church and fraternal groups.
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Fred S. Pentzer
Muscatine
Cedar Counties
Wilton
State University
Law School
Kansas
Ilown
Tipton
Pentzer
Presbyterian Church
Sigma Chi College
Knights of Pythias
Alexander Grossheim Photographer of 1884 Berlin Studio
Alexander Grossheim proprietor of the Berlin Studio at 224 East Second Street is noted as a reputable photographer. Born in Berlin in 1859, he came to the U S in 1860, studied under James Evans, then in Berlin, opened the old Evans studio, partnered with his brother in 1887, now operates alone with modern equipment and a loyal staff. He holds medals from the World’s Fair and photography societies and is also an accomplished sailor with cups and prizes.
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Alexander Grossheim
Berlin
East Second Street
Mr. Grossheim
Prussia
Grossheim
James Evans
America
Leibbrand, Ryan and Company opens in 1900 Muscatine
The firm formed in March 1900 by John Leibbrand James P Ryan and George McMahon brings experienced salesmen and a large dry goods stock to Muscatine The partners aim for courteous service and steady growth in a prime location with hopes of becoming city leaders in the trade.
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John Leibbrand
James P. Ryan
George McMahon
Lilly
McMahon
Muscatine
Creston
Townsend Family of Artists Elevates Muscatine Photographer
C Fremont Townsend, a Muscatine photographer with Iowa and Nebraska ties, has earned top honors at state and regional associations. He serves as secretary of the Iowa Photographers' Association after being vice president in 1900, with prize wins across Illinois Nebraska and interstate shows. His work includes child studies featured by the Chicago Tribune.
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Townsend
Muscatine
Mr. Townsend
Iowa
Iowa City
Loncoln
Neb
Photographers’ Association of
Nebraska
Los Angeles
C. Fremont Townsend
Denver
Lincoln
Chicago
Hllinois
Nebraska Photographers’ Association
America
Europe
The
Chicago Tribune
The Maze Chinaware Opens In Muscatine
J A Stephens opens The Maze at 208 East Second street in Muscatine with a full stock of glass chinaware tinware granite and novelties. He moved from Springfield Missouri in 1901 bringing 25 years of prior retail experience and promises fair prices and courteous service to attract local customers.
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J. A. Stephens
Muscatine
East Second Street
Springfield
Stephens
Mr. Stephens
Wilson's Shoe Store 1873 and the Wilson family legacy
A historical profile of Wilson's Shoe Store recounts John C. Wilson's 27 years in Muscatine's shoe trade beginning in 1873. The piece traces partnerships, the 1901 firm name shift to Wilson's Shoe Store, and the rise of William Wilson as junior partner. It notes direct-from-manufacturer buys, cash terms, and large stock as keys to value, ending with the store's prominence in Eastern Iowa.
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Wilson
John C. Wilson
W. H. Stewart
Stewart & Son
Stewart & Porter
T. S. Stewart
T. W. Cherry
Cherry
William Wilson
Letts
Muscatine
Wilson's
Iowa
Harness-1865 Jacob Hess a Civil War veteran and craftsman
Jacob Hess began harness making in 1865 after serving from 1862 in the Civil War, learning his trade in the 1850s. He partnered briefly with Fred Giesler, forming Hess & Giesler, but has run the business alone since 1867. Hess advertises handmade harness, saddles, and related gear, praising quality, honesty, and trust. The piece notes his devotion to timely hours and customer loyalty amid competition.
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Jacob Hess
Fesler & Loefflin
Fred Gieesler
Hess
Giesler
Mr. Hess
S. & L. Cohn Clothiers of Muscatine
S. & L. Cohn, established in 1871 by Sam Cohn and Louis Cohn, are a leading Muscatine wholesale and retail clothing firm with a large stock and loyal customer base. The brothers built a trusted business from Silverman & Bro and became a prominent local employer and water works directors.
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Muscatine
L. & L. Cohn
Sam Cohn
Silverman & Bro
S. & L. Cohn
Cohn
Schafer
Schafer's
Louis
Silverman
Louis Cohn
Iowa
Cohns
Illinois
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F.G. Gottbrecht
Gottbrecht
Mr. Gottbrecht
Herman Gremmel
Wm Heuer
C. Schwertfeger
New Orleans
Leibbrand, Ryan & Company
Wilson’s Shoe Store
Seay
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