The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-10-04
HOME PRODUCTS
FOR IOWA WEEK
MANUFACTURERS AND MERcH.
ANTS COOPERATE.
DISPLAYS IN SHOP WINDOWS
Surprising Array Of Goods Made in
oskaIoosa. Shows Attract Atten-
ton. Special Local Feature
for Home People. ~"

TOT nOtHc TcoPics
Many Oskaloosa manufacturing con.
Germs and jobbing establishments have
taken advantage of the offer of the
downtown stores and are exhibiting
their wages as a part Of the Iowa
week program. Not everyone in Oska-
loosa knows that two local plants
make furnaces; that Penn Garments
are made in Oskaloosa; that the brick
universally used about town, in the
Penn College building, the new high
school. and in paving, are baked" at
the Oskaloosa Vitrified Brick plant
east of Oskaloosa; that large line
of automobile accessories are manu-
featured here in the factory of the
Western Manufacturing company;
that the canned tomatoes of the An
derson Brothers Canning Factory
here are used by Uncle Sam to feed
the boys of the Army and Navy, that
Underwoods candies are the most pop
ular brands in southeastern Iowa; that
II. s. Rhynsburger has one of the larg-
est produce and cold storage plants
in Iowa; that one Oskaloosa concern
makes tops for automobiles and bug
gies and that most of the grocery
stock carried in this county comes
from the II. l.. Spencer Company
wholesale house.
Come downtown some afternoon or
evening this week and see a few reas-
ons why you have just cause to be
proud of Oskaloosa, your home town.
Remember you are boosting Greater
Iowa when you boost for Greater
Oskaloosa. .s
Some OF the Displays.
The Underwood Candy Company has
in the store windows. Other exhibits.
will probably be put on display later
this week
The Interstate Manufacturing Com
pany, makers of the Marvel Furnace
and the Marvel Window Chutes, have
model furnace and chutes on display
in the west window of the j. r. Nc
Gregor furniture store.
The Ideal Manufacturing Company,
home of the Ideal hot water and steam
heating apparatus and supplies are
showing their products in the west
window of the Observation-Disclosures
furniture store.
New rough faced building brick OF
two different shades, two shades OF
new pressed brick, and other baked
clay products of the Oskaloosa Vitri'
fed Brick Company are shown in the
east window OF the Hayes & kalbach
hardware store. ....... .
"Oskaloosa" tomatoes in large cans,
packed under the U. S. requirements
for the Army and Navy, are exhibited
in the east window of the Fritch &
Hines cigar store. These tomatoes
are canned in Oskaloosa by the An
derson Brothers Canning company.
The Hanna Manufacturing Company
has on display in Baldauf-Rosenblatt
store, samples of the different makes
of their garments including the khaki
suits, blue shirts and pants, jackets
and overalls of different colors There
is also on display picture of the gar
ment workers at their best. This Is
not for sale but rather to show that
only the best of goods could be made
by such happy, good looking bunch.
The Underwood Candy Company has
in one of the display windows OF Bal
dauf-Rosenblatt store, very tempting
display of their sweets i'll many vari'
eties,-chocolate caramels, mints, etc.
put up in plain and fancy boxes, also
in trays and buckets, iastefully ar
ranged. .... .
In the Frankel window with the
gold and purple trimming is placed
the display of the Western Manufac'
turing Company. The Eco Engine
stand, for working on Ford Engines
oil dispenser for measuring and de
livering auto oils, Eco head light con
troler. The Eco Station for garages
showing method of construction, also
the fastest baby 10 SGot
1ssAt oppenheimer's' Golden. Eagle
fhe IT, L. Spencer Co. has "a dozen .ol
more brands of coffee Including Chnco
late Cream, Red Rose. Scarlet King
Hava Cup, Puritan, Golden Cup. ant
Fox Terrier.
In the Smith Shipley window Is an
other OF the II. l.. Spencer display
which includes cereals and canned
goods put up or manufactured in low
and are for sale by all groceries
these goods are of the known AM
tried brands such as the May Flowe
Pork and Beans, Dairy Maid Hominy
Scarlet King Corn Meal and Faulties
Rolled Oats. .set