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Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
History |
1860
Businesses
Drug
Stores
F. S. Heath &
Co.
Old and reliable drug house, with
everything that the name implies, "to which
has recently been added a full line of
school books, stationary, etc." 1920 Yearbook
John L. Longshore
drugs, stationery, paints, oils, etc., South Front Street
F. Schnee & Co.
(F. Schnee and M. S. Kirk), drugs, books, stationery, oils, paints, etc., South
Front Street.
CHILDREN
TEETHING
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty years by Millions
of mothers for their children while teething with perfect
success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind colic, and is the best
remedy for diarrhea. Sold by
druggists in every part of the world. Twenty-five Cents a bottle.
Grocers
Prices 1891
Cheese 12 Cents
Butter 25 Cents
Eggs 12 Cents per Dozen
Live Chickens $2.50 per Dozen
Dressed Chicken 12 Cents per Pound
Ladies Kid Gloves 75 Cents
Ladies Made-up Skirts 50 Cents
Perry L Norton
Front street, home and table supplies, choice
groceries, teas, coffees, sugars, syrups,
illuminating oils, notions, etc.
Arthur I Lewis
Dealer in staple groceries and provisions, country
produce, etc., Front street.
George F. Callahan
Groceries and provisions, Front Street
Towler & Inskeep
Dry Goods, Front Street
B. B. McConnaughey
Standard and fancy dry goods, South Front Street
Cleveland & Company
Dealers in choice family groceries and provisions,
country produce, etc., South Front Street
W. L. Udall
Groceries and family supplies, South Front Street
William M. Smith
Front Street, near Town Hall, dealer in groceries
and provisions.
Captain Pease's Drygoods Store
occupied the northeast corner of Portage Trail and
Front Street across from the American House. This
same corner was later occupied by L. W. Loomis
Hardware.
Livery
W. L. Kittleberger, tanner and
currier, successor to Christian Kittleberger,
manufacturer of calf, kip and harness leather. 200
sides per week.
James Haver, practical saddler
and dealer in light and heaviness, robes, nets,
saddlers' hardware, oils, etc.
George W. Blackburn, Front
Street, first class custom saddle and harness work,
and dealer in horse furnishing goods, bridles,
blankets, trunks, etc.
Machine
Companies
Variety Works-The Turner, Vaughn
& Taylor Company
Established in 1856 and Incorporated on Jan 11, 1889
William A Taylor, president; George W Rice,
secretary; C W Vaughn, superintendent
Manufactured: clay-working, wire-drawing, paper
mill, chain, hydraulic, steam and other machinery.
Men employed 45-50.
The Falls Rivet and Machine Company
E L Babcock, president; J A Long, vice president; H
J Stambaugh, secretary; Samuel Higgs, treasurer;
manufacturers of patent steel-rim pulleys, friction
clutch couplings and pulleys, shafting, hangers,
power transmitting machinery, rivets, riveting
burrs, small washers, etc; new three story brick
shop, 62x174 feet; about 250 hands employed.
Located where Portage Trail Bridge is now
Left to Right: Tom Ostrander, Eddie Brodie, Otto
Heist, Louie Burstom, Albert Louisinsky, John Brechs,
Charlie Walker, Ernie Porter, Billy Herdman
 Meat
Markets
George C. Tifft
General family meat market, dealer in
fresh and salt meats, fish, etc., South Front Street.
N. A. Bucklin
General Meat Market and family supplies,
South Front Street
Roethig Brothers
(William
W. and Edward L.)
Meat Market, dealers in choice meats,
fish, etc., South Front Street
Hardware Stores
Lewis W.
Loomis
Corner of Front and Portage streets, stoves,
tin, sheet-iron and copper ware, crockery,
glassware, notions, etc. with five and ten
cent store attached; reliable and prosperous
establishment.
On the building were ads such as: Beckwith's Round Oak Stoves,
Moore's air tight heaters, The Sherwin Williams Paint covers the earth, Climax
stoves and ranges, and Born steel ranges.
Joseph R. Sapp
Front street, south of Portage, full line of
staple hardware, cutlery, paints, oils,
furnishing goods, etc.
Confectioners
David H Jones
Confectioner, Front Street, manufacturer of all
kinds of candies and pastry, and serves to order,
oysters, ice cream, etc.
Joseph Brand
Confectioner, Barber, etc. South Front Street
John Eichenberger
Confectioner, Baker, etc., South Front Street
F. Chart
Dealer in fruits, candies, etc., South Front Street
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