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Newspaper
Steubenville Herald
Location
Steubenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1907
Page
8
The article tours Mingo Junction near Steubenville, its Carnegie Steel era, and notable residents like N. M. Peterson. It recounts Col. Crawford’s 1779 campaign, his capture and brutal execution, and ends with a tribute to James Brettell, an iron mill veteran and community figure.
Morris Goodfriend announces a new clothing and furnishing goods store on Commercial street. The investment offers a large stock of high quality goods at 160 to 20 percent lower prices, with showrooms 40 by 14 feet and 16 by 60 feet frontage. They list many building lots for sale cheap and about fifty houses available for cash or installment plans to help wage earners secure homes.
Edward Dempsey rose from clerk to mix boss at a steel firm after moving from Ashton-Under-Lyne England to Mingo. He then started a successful novelty store and purchased the Minge Publishing Company plant, forming Edward Dempsey & Son. A major real estate dealer, he sold many town lots in Mingo and nearby towns and runs a leading job printing operation on Commercial Street near the post office.
Dr. R. A. Reed asserts many ailments stem from indigestion and faulty teeth. As a premier local dentist in Mingo, his office occupies the second floor of the new Goodfriend block on Commercial Avenue with reception, operating, and work rooms fully equipped and modern.
Frazier and Longacre, a leading hardware firm in Mingo Junction, announce a broad stock of ready to wear clothing and house supplies. The men behind the store, Mr Goodfriend and Mr Jamieacre, oversee operations in Mingo and Steubenville with plumbing gas and electrical services and timely estimates.
A rugged twenty four year old immigrant moved from Fortsville to Akron and Greencastle before settling in Mingo Junction Ohio. He rose as stockholder and director at Cavirana Roies Mill and Nalactory, invested in real estate, and became a leading citizen and political ally of Roosevelt with a record of long service and public trust.
Tri State Investment Company in Mingo Junction backs local growth. President Joseph May leads a firm with real estate ventures, water and light utilities, and a brick office housing top village stores. The company manages properties for local and distant owners and backs major valley interests.
An abundant and cheap fuel source underpins manufacturing in Steubenville and surrounding county. The county is rich in bituminous coal with Pittsburg coal seams four feet thick at depths of 180 to 260 feet. Stettkennville coal claims the highest fixed carbon content and lower sulfur than West Coke grades, supporting extensive lake shipments from mined production.
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