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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-21

proved farm; % acres In cultivation; can
make term. $3.50, 160-acre farm, Ia
miles from R. R., houses, 60 acres open
land. $3.50, 75-acre farm, 2 houses, 80
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-21

FOR SALE-One or two lots in Cen
trail Park; have all improvements
cheap for cash. Address Y-o5, care
Age-H erald.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-21

FUR SALE-9J-OV- 'V-Ioot IU', tut
Highland avenue, overlooking Country
Club w. r. Leedy & Co. 8-22-7t
Do you want to sell your land? If you
own acres or more in or near any
town from $500 population up, we can
sell it for you. We conduct subdivisions
and lot sales all over the United States
Our methods are original and we can
make your land bring double the price
you can sell 1t for as a whole. Write
and tell us how many acres you have,
where located, etc. R. e. Phillips, 12
Hogan street, Jacksonville, Fla; 30 La
SalIe street Room 614 Chicago, Ill.
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FOR SALE-35- horsepower tubular boiler,
12-horsepower firebox boiler, ->45-horse-
power center crank Atlas engine, cut
off saws, line shaft, pulley and betting.
All In good condition. Price $3.50. ADJ
dress Box 70, Riderville, Ala
SOUTH HIGHLANDS groom bunga-
low; large lot, with stable on rear;
10th avenue, near Loop car; $4,000.
Phone 1910 Bell.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-21

SOUTH HIGHLANDS broom bunga-
low; large elevated lot, $500, near
loop line. Phone 1910 Bell.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-21

FOR SALE-New, 2-story, furnace-heated
dwelling; hard oil floors, gas, electricity,
best part West End; sacrifice quick
sale. Owner, Peoples IS R, West End.
FOR SALE-s3OOO. lease and furniture of
one of the best paying private board
ing houses in Birmingham, Is rooms, full
all the time Birmingham Business
Exchange & Realty Co., 307 Title Guar
antee Bldg, Bell phone 4647.
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FOR SALE-$s5OO. beautiful Broom house,
lot 7Ox142h, directly In front of Glenn
Iris gate; hardwood floors, mahogany
pannels, modern In every detail; will
exchange for farm or small property.
This is snap; what have you to offerf
Smith-Williams & Bass, 600 Farley
building; Main 494s Peoples 1898. S-3l-St
FOR SALE-Farms, homes, acreage,
boarding houses, Providence Oil stock,
beautiful office fixtures scholarship In
Birmingham Business college. l.. r.
Hill. 1924 Fourth avenue. Bell 4722; Peo-
pies 11S7.
FOR SALE-$1GO0; 26 acres, all under wire
fence; u acres in cultivation; D acres
in orchard; Broom house: good well
of free stone water; 10 miles from the
center of Birmingham, on one OF the
hest roads in the county. Birmingham
business Exchange & Realty Co.. 307
Title Guarantee Bldg. Bell phone 4647.
NINE farm. 375 acres, In beautiful Alex
andria valley; level and fertile; only
eoO wards small town, railroad station;
dne schools and churches; Groom. q
story residence; easily worth $40 to $50
ner acre; offered for a short time at
sao per acre. C-Barnes, at Avondale, or
call main l4S.
STOCKS FOR SALE.
Protective Life Insurance.
Bullard Car Door Equipment.
Pneumatic Jack.
Interstate Casualty.
La Dura Consol. Mines (a333 at IS cents,
option heidi.
If interested call Bell phone 20ss-Starke.
s21OO-New Groom cottage, fronts car line,
near Sind ST., Woodlawn: 5000 cash, SIS
month. (might modify to suit), large
lot See Eborn, $50 Brown-Marx.
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I have farms 10 exchange for Improved
city property, dairy, stock of groceries.
If you want a farm or house and lot
cheap, see me. I have farms from s175
= to $4,000. Allen T. Morton, North Bir-
mingham Ala
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09
NASHVILLE BRICK co.
High Class Brick.

4 concern thai adds in an important
degree to the push and enterprise of
our city is that of the Maysville Brick
Company, This company was estab-
lished in 1894 and has continued to
grow and expand from year to year,
ever increasing the result of their ope-
rations, until today they employ fifty
experienced men and ship their prod
uct throughout Ohio, Kentucky, West
Virginia and Virginia. They are manu-
facturers of a special quality of build
ing, tunnel and sewer brick, and turn
out 10000 daily. The brick manufac.
tured by this Company has gained a
high reputation wherever used, and has
made Maysville famous. The plant is
located on the c. G. o. Railroad and
the Company load cars right on their
own property. The Maysville Brick
Company is incorporated, with A. c.
Sphar President who is also Presi-
dent of the Sphar Pressed Brick
Works, and William H. Hall, Secretary
and Treasurer. Throughout its career
this company has been noted for its I'M
usual enterprise, broad liberality, en-
lightened policy and honorable meth
DDS, and its great success has been
largely due TO those excellent cardinal
principles.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09
THE MAYSVILLE FOUNDRY
And Engineering Company.

This was established under the
name of the Maysvillc Foundry and
Engineering Company December 18th,
1907, although it has been operated
under different names as a foundry
for the past IS years. The Maysville
Foundry and Engineering Company
are founders, machinists and engineers
and give employment to over fifty
men. The plant is modern in every
detail and recently installed an en-
tirely new equipment, new blowers,
cupolas, etc. All machinery is driven
by individual electric motors, and the
capacity of the plant is $4,000 pounds
of castings daily. The company are
making a speciality of the cast iron
sectional culvert pipe, which can be
had in any size ranging from 8 inches
to As inches in diameter. This prod
uct has given the utmost satisfaction
and is highly spoken of wherever used,
and the sales are constantly increasing
in volume. The Company sells this
pipe all over the United States. They
enjoy the very best of shipping facili-
ties, being located on the l.. and N. and
c. and o., and also ship by river. Their
shipments amount to several carloads
each week, and each carload will have
at least one casting, the weight of
which is from 5000 to 10000 pounds.
The Company also do local repair
work in the machine department, and
they carry large stock of machinists'
and plumbers supplies, such as fittings,
valves, bolts. etc. The officers of the
Company are e. p. Browning, Presi-
dent, ]. w. Fitzgerald. Vice President;
s. p Browning, Secretary. and J. X.
Browning. Treasurer.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09
DAN COHEN
Everything In Footwear.

Dan Cohen owns and conducts
chain of retail shoe stores located in
many of the large cities of the central
States. with enormous outputs, hi
wholesale establishment being located
at the corner of Pearl and Vine streets
Cincinnati, Ohio, and is his distributing
point, and has practically no compett
ton in the shoe markets of the world,
and the manufacturers who have big
lots of goods to dispose of always keep
in touch with him, and he is in con-
sequence in a position to purchase at
the very lowest prices, which saving he
always gives his customers the benefit
Of He has recently erected a large
block Of stores in Covington, Ky, one
of the finest in the country.
His Maysville store was opened TO
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09

electrical plants. It is expected TO be
completed and in running order by
May /, 1910, when the public will be
invited to inspect this new mill. The
capacity of the mill will be one hun
bred barrels Of flour and fifty barrels
of meal daily, in addition to which will
be the grinding of feed and merchant
milling of all kinds. They are always
in the market to buy wheat, corn and
grain of all kinds, for which the high
est price is paid.
Their leading brands of flour are
Magnolia, Limestone, and Ideal, all
three Of which are known TO the frugal
house wife as -four with exceptional
baking qualities.
The business is not only local, but
covers the Ohio Valley. and West
Virginia. A competent and experienced
miller will be in charge
The Magnolia Mills is a home in
dustry, deserving, and worthy of home
patronage, for aside from personal
pride in home industries the flour is
the peer of any on the market.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09

Potomac as war correspondent of The
Philadelphia Inquirer, and after several
months in that capacity he resigned
and re-enlisted in the Twentieth Penn.
sylvania Cavalry, serving under Gen
eral Sheridan until the close of the
war, having won an Adjutants commits
sion. Returning to Maysville in 1866,
he read law with the late Harrison
Taylor, soon after engaging in the
newspaper business. He was Post
master of Maysville from 1891 to 1895,
under President Harrison's administra-
ton, and in 1908 was appointed State
Labor Inspector by Governor Wilson,
which position he resigned in May,
1909. Since he sold The Ledger, three
years ago, he has devoted himself to his
job printing establishment, of which he
owns one of the best equipped Offices in
the State, and is prepared to print any
thing that can be printed.
Thomas A. Davis is a member OF the
Masons, Elks, Redmen, Knights of
Pythias, Oddfellows, Maccabees and
the G.. A. II.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09
The "Whita Palace"

holstered goods. They also handle
sewing machines, talking machines,
pianos, and organs, their leading
piano being the "Ebersole," and the
organ the "Kimball" They also carry
a fine assortment of Victor" and Vic
tor-Victrola talking machines and full
line of records and Red Seal records.
Their goods are sold for cash or on
easy payments.
The White Palace is a building of
five stories, 30X1OO feet in area, and
contains ten thousand square feet of
floor space; this is practically packed
with an assortment of furniture rare
ly to be met with except in very large
cities. There is an old adage which
says, There is no place like Home"
and the truth of this can certainly
be verified if Brisbois & Diener of The
White Palace furnish that home
Their office and show rooms are at
4O2 West Second street
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09
THOMAS A. DAVIS
Everything in Printing.

In 1867, under not the most aus
picious circumstances, Thomas A.
Davis started Republican paper,
founding The Maysville Republican /;
in 1892 he established The Daily Public
Ledger, which in January, 1907, he sold
to Arthur F. Curran. Thomas A. Davis
was born in Maysville, KY, In 1910. At
the age of fifteen he learned the
printers trade in Louisville, and was
engaged in the business there two
years In 1858 he went to Washing
ton, where he was employed on The
Congressional Globe, afterward going
to Philadelphia, and for two years had
charge of the city printing there, and
for one year of the State printing at
Dover, Del. In April, 1861, he enlisted
in the Union Army as Private in the
Pennsylvania Reserves. Being dis
charged from service on account OF dis
ability, he went with the Army OF the
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09
MAGNOLIA FLOUR MILLS
Merchant MilIers.

The Magnolia Flour Mills was
established in 1889, r. A. Carr, being
the proprietor II has always done a
very successful business as the quality
of the -four made gave general salts
faction Unfortunately a fire, some
months ago, stopped operations, as the
interior of the mills was practically
rendered useless This is now under
course of reconstruction and new
mill will be the result It Is being
equipped with the latest improved
Barnard & Leas Manufacturing Co.,
Milling Machinery, with modern eleva.
tors in connection, and will have the
very latest improved methods for the
handling of grain. The elevator stor.
age capacity, including a thirty thous.
and bushel steel storage tank, will be
fifty thousand bushels of grain, with
ample storage space for -four feed,
etc, and will have its water and
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09
MAYSVILLE MFG. co.
Sash, Doors, Store Fixtures.

One Of the most prominent industries
in this city is the Maysville Manufac-
turing Company, established in 1884.
This company manufactures sash.
doors, blinds, holdings, mantels, brack-
cts, and inside shutters, and do all
kinds Of wood turning, scroll saving,
and general mill work to order Stair
building, store and Office fixtures, and
hardwood work are their specialties,
and many of the finest homes and bus
mess buildings and offices in Maysville
and the surrounding country may be
used as an existing proof of the SUI.
perior quality of any work produced by
this concern. The business since its
inception has continued to grow and
thrive and today the Company ships its
products throughout the surrounding
country within a radius of a hundred
miles.
This company supplied the finishing
material for the new Catholic Church.
it being of the highest grade and equal
%, If not superior TO that of any church
in the state.
The mill is under the personal super.
vision of l.. NJ. Mills, well known as
one of the most practical men in the
Woodworking trade, and it is largely
to his business ability. and the excel
lence of their product that the Com.
pany owe their success
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09
NASHVILLE STREET RAIL.
ROAD AND TRANSFER co.

An edition of this character would
be incomplete without mention of an
enterprise that has. perhaps, done
moro toward making Maysville the up
to-date. metropolitan city it now Is
than any other we can name. We re-
fer to the Maysville Street Railroad
and Transfer Company. This compa-
ny operates four miles of track extend
ing from the Western limits of the city
TO the brickyards in the East end.
Cars are run on a short time sched-
ule and the best possible service is
given. During the summer months
the company run open cars, the seating
capacity of which is fifty passengers,
while the closed cars used in the win
ter can accommodate thirty people.
The rolling stock is the best, the entire
equipment being modern in every way.
Eacl sumner the company open up
Beech wood Park, and it is here that the
people of Maysville derive much pleas
ure and recreation. That the people of
Mays vile appreciate the efforts OF this
comp any to give them satisfactory SER
vice evident.
TIL fare is five cents, six tickets for
TWEEN y-fve cents, and regular riders
and commuters can arrange so that the
fare '- reduced to three cents, price
not a empted in even the largest cities.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09
THE WHITE PALACE
Brisbois g. Diener.

This we'll known furniture business
was established many years ago, and
in November. 1908, John Brisbois and
A. F. Diener under the firm name Of
Brisbois 4 Diener, purchased it, and
from the date of purchase the bust
ness has not only been successful, but
has increased steadily from month to
month, until now their goods are sold
not only in Maysville. but throughout
Mason, Lewis, Fleming, Bracken and
Robertson counties, Kentucky, and
Brown county, Ohio. They are un-
doubtedly the largest and most pro-
gressive furniture houses in Northeast
ern Kentucky, and carry an immense
assortment of furniture of every de-
scription, from the common wooden
kitchen table to fine leather and up
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09
POYNTZ BROS. co.
Distillers.

\ great many first class distilleries
through the quality of their individual
product have made worldwide repu-
tation for the State Of Kentucky as
the greatest whisky-producing center
in the world Among such firms we
find the Poyntz Bros. Co. Distillery at
Maysville. whose famous rye and bour-
bon WHISTLES are universally recog-
nized as products of the highest quail
ty. The business was established in
1886 by Samuel b. Poyntz & Sons
In connection, yet separate from the
distillery, and under the firm name
OF Poyntz Bros is conducted a whole
sale liquor house at 126 Market street
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09

well known makes as Elgin, Waltham,
Howard and the celebrated South
Bend watches, he being the agent here
for the last named watch. In cOnnec-
ton with the jewelry business he con-
ducts first-cass optical department,
where can be found a very complete
assortment of optical goods.
Jewelry repairing of all descriptions
is done, and a speciality is made of the
proper and scientific adjustment OF
fine watches. With a completely
stocked store of this kind in our midst,
it is absolutely useless to go out Of
the city to purchase Jewelry of any
kind. The store Of Charles w. Traxel
& Co., it at West Second street.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09

the public eight years ago, and in a
short time the popularity of the store
was demonstrated by larger quarters
becoming necessary in order to accom-
MEDIATE the rapidly increasing trade.
Today he occupies one of the largest
business rooms in the city, which is
completely stocked with everything in
footwear for men, women and children,
and the farmers attention is particular
ly called to Means Dry Feet" shoes,
which are guaranteed to keep the feet
dry under all conditions and circum-
stances
w. H. Means, who has been the man.
ager of the Dan Cohen store here since
its opening, is an old and experienced
shoe man. He travelled in the whole
sale shoe business for 20 years, and has
been in the retail business eighteen
years. His assistant manager is Jim
Egnew, another experienced shoe man,
and who has been with W. H. Means
for twenty-one years
The Maysville store of Dan Cohen
is at 81 West Second street.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09
CHARLES w. TRAXEL & &C
Fine Jewelry.

This well known and popular jewelry
business was established many years
ago, and was purchased by the present
proprietor, Charles w. Traxel, in
February, 1909. He was born and edu-
Gated in Maysville.
In his large and finely appointed
store he carries a handsome assort-
ment of diamonds, precious stones,
watches, rings, lockets, clocks, silver
ware, art, and hand painted china,
cut glass and novelties. His stock of
watches is large, and consists of such
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09
M. G. RUSSELL co.
Wholesale Grocers.

This business was established by
NJ. C. RUSSELL, who was born in this
city II 1914, and at the age of Is
entered the grocery store of John
Richeson as clerk, continuing with him
until 1854, when he entered the employ
of d. A Richardson, in the wholesale
grocery, liquor and seed business. In
1881 he purchased an interest in the
business and five years later assumed
entire control of 1t. In 1890 his eldest
son, j. Harbour Russell, entered the
firm, and the business was known as
NJ. C. Russell & Son. Since the death
of NJ. c. Russell, the firm title has
been the VI. C. Russell Co, The Com
pany are wholesale grocers, liquor
dealers and seedmen, and handle
Grand Dad and other leading brands
of whistles, and also carry full line
Of wines, gins and brandies of the high
est grade.
Their business on the road is cared
for by an efficient corps of travelling
statesmen and an immense business is
done annually.
The Company occupies five floors OF
571AxS7 feet. 1t being the largest mer-
camille building in the city. They also
occupy two warehouses and carry a
very large stock of everything usually
found In first-class establishment Of
this kind.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09

to the sedate styles and colorings for
those more advanced in years, and
who are looking for comfort more than
style Their general line includes
everything needed for men, youths
ana boys. and they can dress you
from head to foot in a manner that
will not only please yourself but your
friends as well.
The Maysyille Surprise Store of Ga
lanty 4 Alpor is at 12S Market street.
between Second and Front streets.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09
RUSSELL BROOM FACTORY
Broom Manufacturers.

A concern we wish to call special at
tention to on account of its rapid pro-
gress is that of the Russell Broom Fac
tory, which was established July 9Th,
1907 and from the very day of its in
ception has been a success. It is
owned by ]. Barbour Russell.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09
OMAR DoDSoN
Wholesale Grocer.

This is one of the oldest established
houses in its line in Kentucky, and
are wholesale dealers in Groceries.
Liquors and Seeds. They are sole
agents for Northeastern Kentucky for
Osborne Cream Flour, sole agent in
Mason county for the Celebrated
American Wire Fence, and large deal
ers in Lehigh Portland Cement.
The Wholesale Grocery, Liquor and
Seed establishment of Omar Dodson
is :, g. and II East Second street
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09

Och's' clothing for men, which are
acknowledged to have no superior on
the market for style, fit and quality.
They also handle "Stetson" and Lib
erty" hats, and Marshall shoes.
Their spring styles are now on ex-
hibition, and if one cannot be satisfied
with the handsome assortment they
show, they are indeed hard to please.
for every variety is shown, from the
ultra-fashionable, for the young man,
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09

The business is under the manage
ment of ]. Barbour Russell, who is as
sisted by his brother, Thomas NJ Rus,
sell, while w. A. Marshall is the book
keeper, and to use Mr.. Russell's own
expression "the most faithful in the
world" The Company has done It's
share toward the upbuilding of Mays
Vile, while those at its head are public.
spirited to large degree.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1910-04-09

The plant is equipped throughout
with the latest improved machinery, all
of which is run by electric power
A very superior grade of brooms is
made, and the product is shipped
throughout Tennessee, West Virgin;
Ohio and Kentucky, the volume ~
mess increasing very rapidly,
orders being always one month
NJ. C. Russell Company, of VIII
Barbour Russell is the General n
ger is the distributor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
Women Ne,U Coats of
 Rich Fur Cloths

One in spirit of Fashions demand for Furs are the sumptuous fur cloths that so closely simulate them. Tailored with just as marked distinction; just as pic turesque use of wide revers and big, fashionable collars:
 Full Length Goats of caracul Cloth On graceful easy-fitting lines, some with collar of the stylish raccoon-- $2500 and $39.50.
 Seal Plush Coats-Of soft, lustrous density, each with some artistic form of deep roll collar -$25.00, $27.5O and $35.
 Full-Length Goats of Velour adaptable easy-fitting lines; more beau tifully tailored than ever before in Coat history $45.00 to $60.00.
 All these Coats richly and strikingly lined, some with plain, some with fine brocaded satins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
Make Out the Christmas List
 Today

Time to choose in the leisurely fashion that means satisfactory gift. Time to make those pretty trifles-and to set every stitch just so.' Time to remember the somebody sick" or "some- body poor. Time for all the extra thoughts that mean so much in the life of a gift. Time to find rare, not-to-b be-duplicated novelties-often the only ones of their kind. Time to save-how buying in a hurry does squander the pennies!
 Time for all this--if you begin now.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
Fine Trimmed Hats at Greatly Reduced Prices

st
 About sixty of our handsome Hats, in cluding some with Fumes and Aigretts are here to bear lowered prices tomor- row because they've lost their first per feet freshness
 S10 to $50 Hats-Now S5 to $50
 $45 to $75 Hats-Now $22.50 to $50
 Some are beautiful plumed creations that have served as models for show case and window displays; others that have served as inspiration for our own milliners. Not of untouched freshness, of course, but each possessing a style and charm far in advance of these low cred prices.