E. P. Day Era Begins in Muscatine Undertaking Firm
Muscatine's leading undertaking and art store traces its history to 1876 with Wilson Ewing and later partners. E. P. Day, born 1843, became sole proprietor in 1889 after buying out McCampbell, expanding undertakings and art goods while earning public offices and fraternal roles.
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Muscatine
E. P. Day
Wilson Ewing
S. G. & P. Stein
Charles McCampbell
Mr. Day
Mr. McCampbell
McCampbell & Day
Day
Jobe Rankin
Anson Clothing Company Builds Muscatine Store
The Anson Clothing company began in Muscatine in 1896 at 122 East Second Street and moved in 1899 to larger quarters at 126 and 128 East Second Street. The firm lists Paul Steinmetz as president Frank Anson as vice president and George Detthof as secretary and treasurer.
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Anson Clothing Company
East Second Street
Muscatine
Umscheid and Seiler Firm Opens in Muscatine
Two young Muscatine businessmen L. J. Umscheid and E. E. Seiler launched a new venture November 15, 1901, at 115 East Second Street. They bought the business from Robert L. Thompson and offer a full line of books wall paper curtains art goods and supplies with a notable picture framing department. Their aim is customer satisfaction and steady growth, keeping their entire attention on the business.
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Muscatine
Umscheid& Seiler
East Second Street
Robert L. Thompson
L. J. Umscheid
E. E. Seiler
J B St Clair Bottling Works 1868 A Muscatine Pioneer
J B St Clair moved from Peoria in 1868 and started Muscatine bottling works. He built a Cedar street factory, runs wholesale and retail trade, shipped by rail or wagon, and reported record output of 500 cases in two days before the Fourth. His son Harold F runs the factory while St Clair remains active at 77.
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J. B. St. Clair
Peoria
Muscatine
Young American Mills
Thead Creek
Tom
Oak Street
Cedar Street
Third
Fourth Streets
Mahin
John Mahin
St. Clair
Harold F
Pome Frank Chayka Groceries Growth 1884
Frank Chayka started a Milwaukee to Chicago grocery business on September 14 1884 at Ninth and Cypress. From $300 stock and 17 pounds of coffee he expanded to 1700 2000 pounds in three years. He offers home phone orders with free city delivery and a large up to date stock. The shop operates daily except Sundays and he aims to further enlarge stock to meet demand.
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Frank Chayka
Ninth
Cypress Streets
Milwaukee
Barry Manufacturing Company
R A Holmes Builds a Major Muscatine Job Printing Firm
The sketch traces R A Holmes starting May 1 1888 in Muscatine from Chicago selling news and cigars then adding stationery and office supplies. He expands to a printing plant moving between buildings, enlarging to fifty cases of new type and placing emphasis on high quality work and the largest local business.
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Muscatine
Chicago
Iowa Avenue
Holmes
Bishop
Fast Second Street
Journal
Iowa
R. A. Holmes
Physician E B Fulliam Plans Finest City Building
Dr E B Fulliam a Muscatine physician since 1879 unveils a three story office and store building 130 feet by 41 feet on the site of his current business. The druggist H C Thiesen occupies the first floor front with other space leased for shops and flats above. The third story will host a hall for a secret society. Born 1856 near the city he studied at Electric Medical college Chicago 1879 and Rush Medical College thereafter. He has led a large practice and served four times as city mayor and as health and county physician.
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Muscatine
Muscatine County
Day
Board of Supervisors
Fraternal Aid Society
Iowa Workmen
Muscatine City
FE. B. Fulliam
East Second Street
H. C. Thiesen
E. B. Fulhiam
Electric Medical College
Chicago
Rush Medical College
George Eichenauer Cigarmaker Built Local Brand Business
George Eichenauer began in 1897 at 211 East Second Street with a cigar store and factory. He trained with Kaufman & Son for 29 years and has run his own shop 5 years, employing three men to produce popular 10 cent cigars Tiger and Tom Huxley and five cent dramas. He stocks 86 smoking and 42 chewing tobacco brands, pipes, holders, and snuff, supplying a city trade and eyeing country growth.
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George Eiihenauwer
East Second Street
Kaufman & Son
Tom Huxley
Eichenauer
B. E. Lilly’s Muscatine Dry Goods Leader Since 1880
B E Lilly born 1842 in Muscatine, then Bloomington, rose from clerk to head of Lilly and Hine and later solo owner. He served four years in the Civil War, enlisted 1861, and returned to run a large dry goods carpets and nations business with personal customer attention and wide patronage.
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B. E. Lilly
Second Street
Bloomington
J. G. Gordon
Chambers Bros
J. McColm
Mr. Lilly
Muscatine
Scheetz's Bargain Store Opens in Muscatine 1899
Mr. G. B. Scheetz, proprietor at 111 East Second Street, began business in Muscatine in 1899 after moving from Des Moines. The store offers a vast range of goods from shirts and linens to tinware, chinaware, tools, travel items, and more, with many items selling for a dime. Scheetz is noted as a very busy but willing host, ready to show customers the stock.
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G. B. Sheetz
East Second Street
Muscatine
Des Moines
Scheetz
Second Street
Fryermuth and Dykes Harness Firm Moves and Expands
John Fryermuth started a harness business in 1891 on East Second street after training with Henry Weis and others. The firm, now Fryermuth and Dykes, added Charles G. Dykes and moved to 320 East Second, expanding with hats shirts gloves and more while Fryermuth leads the harness department.
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John Fryermuth
East Second Street
Henry Weis
John Herlick
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Paul Stein
Umscheid & Seiler
Bottling Works
Iowa City
Waterloo
Harvey Warner
Robert Welch
Musca
Ellis Parker Butler
Fred Daut Company
New York
E. B. Fulliam
George Eichenawer
Sheetz’s Bargain Store
Fryermuth & Dykes
Chas. G. Dykes
Fryermuth
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