The Earl J. Arnold Advertising Card Collection 1885

updated 29 September 2018 <PREVIOUS PAGE       ~  index  ~        NEXT PAGE> A jewelry store and a good deal more, Otto Wettstein's establishment was known throughout the Midwest and Northeast, at least. Here's a contemporary description from Google Books : Title The History of Ogle County, Illinois: Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc Contributor Kett, H.F. & co., Chicago, pub Publisher H. F. Kett, 1878 Original from the University of California Digitized Jun 25, 2010 Length 840 pages, p. 522 Thanks to the David Rumsey Map Collection  and Cartography Associates, we have a good idea of how Otto Wettstein's store and residence appeared: The New Encyclopedia of Unbelief per Google, gives us a...

updated 29 September 2018 <PREVIOUS PAGE       ~  index  ~        NEXT PAGE> While a Google search found nothing on "Virginius Cigars," Myers, Tice and Co. information does surface on Google Books : Title The History of Dubuque County, Iowa, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c., Biographical Sketches of Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion ... General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Iowa ... Contributor Western Historical Co Publisher Western Historical, 1880 Original from Columbia University Digitized Jun 8, 2009 Length 977 pages, p.660 Encyclopedia Dubuque has more information on this firm. That would be "S.I. Freeman's," Hartford CT. No wonder this whale was gritting its "teeth." Whale oil was one of the ingredients used by Kendall Mfg. Co. in fabricating its products. See page 147 of the Earl J. Arnold Ad...