Austin Coal Company Ranks Top for Winter Supply
The Austin Coal Company at 5520 South Boulevard dominates local coal trade offering Scranton and Jackson Mill coal, 2000 pounds per ton, dry stock under cover, and visible contracts. Manager A P Preble leads efforts to ensure satisfaction with prompt service via Austin 6. The firm also stocks dry pine kindling and runs a well organized establishment at 105 North Fifty-second Avenue along with cigars and canned goods.
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Austin Coal Company
South Boulevard
Scranton
Jackson Mill
A. P. Preble
Austin 6
Fifty-second Avenue
Austin Floral Co. greenhouse a credit to suburb
The magnificent greenhouse at 107 Walnut avenue run by Mr. Edson Haas occupies a large space with about 4000 feet of glass. The display of chrysanthemums and abundant flowers show wealth of plants and perfect order. The shop offers funeral and wedding decorations, house plants, and various floral decors. phone 1082.
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Austin Floral CO
Walnut Avenue
Edson Haas
Haas
Mandell Lumber Company Strong Local Builder Supplier
Mandell Lumber Company based at West Forty-eighth and Twelfth streets runs a three year old, extensive business. They stock rough and dressed lumber lath shingles sash doors blinds and building materials from leading manufacturers. Call Mr Drescall at West 1036 for building needs with assured fair dealing.
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Mandell
Mandell Lumber Company
West Forty-eighth and Twelfth Streets
Mr. Drescall
West 1036
Remarkable growth of local store under Mrs Wilson
Four-year growth praised as Mrs Wilson purchased the business from Mrs Barry. Located at 88 Forty-eighth Avenue, the shop offers a large, carefully selected stock of dry goods, furnishings, school supplies, and Butterick patterns, promising good value for customers.
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Wilson
R. Barry
Forty-eighth Avenue
Real Estate Agent Mr Flaherty Promotes Services in Austin
Mr Flaherty Real Estate Loan and Insurance Agent at fifty second and Lake streets reports a large flourishing business. He invites inquiries from buyers sellers and exchangers and notes many Austin applicants for houses and flats. He represents leading insurance companies and offers short notice loans.
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M. Flaherty
Lake Streets
Flaherty
Austin
Bauby Bakery Praised For High Standards And Fresh Goods
A local bakery by Mr. W. A. Bauby earns high praise for strict quality control and excellent bread. The shop offers a wide selection of fresh pies cakes rolls and confectionery admired by the community for its purity and excellence.
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W. A. Bauby
Hankermeyer & Bros Flourish in Austin Grocery Trade
Hankermeyer & Bros at 341 343 North Park avenue promote a large complete stock of family groceries provisions fruits vegetables and household supplies. They buy from leading wholesalers and offer fresh meats prompt delivery and attentive customer service.
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Hankermeyer & Bros
Austin
North Park Avenue
Messrs. Hankermeyer & Bros
Local Grocery Thrives Under Mr Brown at 5432 Chicago Ave
Energetic management by proprietor Mr Brown has built a splendid business at 5432 Chicago Avenue. The store offers pure family groceries fruits vegetables and meats with prompt delivery and strong customer service. Phone Austin 1293.
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Chicago Avenue
Brown
Austin 1293
Rheberg & Co model grocery and market praised
The Rheberg and Co. grocery and market at 5913 West Chicago Avenue is lauded for cleanliness taste and appearance. The store features an attractive window display and a full orderly stock of groceries provisions fruits vegetables meats and household supplies with prompt delivery.
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Messrs. Rheberg & Co
West
Chicago Avenue
Fred Miller Boot and Shoe Shop at 435 Park Ave
Fred Miller operates a well regarded boot and shoe establishment at 435 Park Avenue. The store serves the community with a large, well selected stock, favorable prices, and prompt neat repairs.
Austin High Grade Upholstering Co. A Review
It is gratifying to note an excellent up holstering establishment at 218 North Park avenue. Since its inception last spring the business has become popular as the place above all others for superior work in upholstering furniture repairing carpet laying cleaning. Mr H J Westenfeld is a veteran vender and skilled workman and employs capable assistants. The shop offers both new and re up holstering and manufactures a high quality line of hair mattresses.
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North Park Avenue
H.J. Westenfeld
Marco Williams Drugstore Shines on Lake Street
The enterprising Mr Williams runs a popular drug establishment at Fifty third and Lake streets. In about a year he has built a growing patronage amid a neatly kept store stocked with drugs sun dries medicines cigars tobacco and other goods. Prescriptions are promptly and accurately compounded. His Williams famous compound syrup for coughs and colds is highlighted.
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Williams
Enterprising firm expands in landmark 101 Fifty-second Ave store
Proprietors of the unagnificent grocery and market at 101 Fifty-second Avenue, successors to Mr Handleman, have laid the foundation for a prosperous business career. Since purchasing the business they have greatly increased patronage, and at their store “once a customer always a customer” remains the guiding maxim.
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Fifty-second Avenue
Handleman
Neat shop offers best groceries meats and fruits
The proprietors keep the establishment neat and tasty and handle only the best and choicest staples provisions fruits fresh and cured meats. The note bids them an extensive trade and praises their quality and service.
Chicago avenue parlor proprietor earns growing patronage
E Blase a popular Chicago avenue business man runs a tensorial parlor at 6729 Chicago avenue. He built a strong local patronage in a short time after moving from Oak Park. With two chairs and a skilled assistant he offers quality work and a fine cigar selection.
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E. Blase
Chicago Avenue
Oak Park
Belanger Opens Noted Shop With Rising Trade
Review commends the popular establishment run by J. P. Belanger who purchased the business last spring and has since built an extensive, growing trade. The first-class shop handles all work by hand with careful service, prompt collections, and delivery of orders.
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J. P. Belanger
Belanger
Blomgren and Johnston Build Steady City Grocers Trade
Blomgren and Johnston run a popular grocery and market at 5951 Chicago Avenue with a large, steady trade built on capable management. They offer a full line of family groceries and fresh and cured meats with prompt delivery to customers.
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Blomgren & Johnston
Chicago Avenue
Decker Leads Austin Storage Company in Packing and Express
Mr. Decker of the Austin Storage Company operates the Park avenue storage ware rooms with superior facilities for storage and express service. He is known for careful attention to detail promptness and reliability in packing crating and removals at reasonable charges.
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Austin Storage Company
Austin
Mr. Decker
Park Avenue
Decker
McCann's Excellent Furnishings and Bazaar Store Review
A brief review highlights Mr. McCann at 5434 Chicago Avenue as a well stocked shop with long experience and strong buying power. The store offers a varied line of dry goods and furnishings for men and women plus house furnishings, stressing favorable prices and overall value.
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McCann
Chicago Avenue
First Class Greenhouse at 5530 Cornelia Street
The greenhouse operated by Mr. Froehlich offers a wide floral selection including roses carnations lilies ferns and palms. It provides decorations for funerals weddings and banquets on short notice and boasts a 3952 square foot glass capacity with extensive patronage.
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Cornelia Street
Froehlich
Milk and Cream Supplier P Jorgansen Expands in Austin
Reference to the thriving business of P Jorgansen a wholesale and retail milk and cream dealer at 222 North Park avenue established last February. The plant is modern well equipped with up to date facilities and a large loyal customer base.
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Austin
P. Jorgansen
North Park Avenue
Jorgansen
Olsen's Grocery Draws Trade at 6105 Madison Street
Fred J. Olsen's grocery and market at 6105 Madison Street remains a thriving front‑rank operation. The store offers staple and fancy groceries and fresh meats, with Olsen praised for his knowledge of the business and his honest dealings and public confidence. New customers are cordially invited to call.
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Fred. J. Olsen
Madison Street
Olsen
A A Smith & Co Prominent Local Grocery
A A Smith & Co at 5613 Madison Street is praised as a popular flourishing enterprise. Mr Smith is described as progressive and competent with courteous service, a full line of groceries and delivery by phone number 1683.
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A. A. Smith & CO
Madison Street
Smith
Thriving Grocery at 5801 Chicago Avenue Highlighted
A review lauds the popular store at 5801 Chicago Avenue run by Mr Hulsberg. It notes progressive management, a large and increasing trade, and a splendid stock of family groceries provisions fruits vegetables and all meats sausage. Courteous fair treatment and prompt service are emphasized.
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Chicago Avenue
Hulsberg
True Gospel Tone and The Value of Politeness
An exhortation on virtues such as silence, study, courage, and courtesy. It argues that true progress comes from humanities plus science, ridicule is a weak weapon, and facing trouble boldly yields comfort. Gratitude and sincere thanks bring joy to the giver.
Rolado News Depot in Austin Offers Wide Selection
Don Rolado runs a refined news depot in Austin with a large stock of leading American and English periodicals, magazines, and daily papers. The establishment also offers a first class hand laundry service with shirts cleaned for 6 cents.
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Don Rolado
Austin
Rolado
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