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Joseph Cope
Joe Cope, as he is known by most every one in this end of the city, was born in 1847 on the property where the City Workhouse stands at the present time. His earlier days were all spent at that location; and in 1869 he moved farther out on Colerain Avenue, locating, this time, in Cumminsville. Aecord- ing to the above dates Mr. Cope is now sixty- seven years of age; but he carries his age so well, that fifty-five would seem to be a good guess.
Upon moving to Cumminsville he engaged in the business of blacksmithing, in which he is now assisted by his son Wilbur.
Mr. Cope had the pleasure of shoeing "Maud S," that great trotting mare whose equal has never appeared on the turf. Mr. Cope also shod many of the horses that ap- peared at the Chester Park and Oakley Tracks.
Stopping at the Cope establishment any day you will see the "Old Village Smith" still hammering away at his work and outlasting many of the younger generation. Mr. Cope and his son, Wilbur, are members of the Northside Business Club, and always take an interest in anything that will boost Cummins- ville.
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The Northside Press
Lincoln once said, "A man's ancestry may place a kingly crown on his head, or on his shoulders a beggar's rags, but it can neither besmirch his character nor be used as a let- ter of reference to St. Peter."
And so the recorded history of this Up-to- Date, Progressive, Printing Office, located at 4116 Hamilton Avenue, may justifiably date back only to the time when the present pro- prietors secured control and ownership. These two young business men, H. R. McKnight and C. H. Bogart, are "making good," giving the public a "square deal" and using as a slogan in deed as well as word, "Prompt Service and Reasonable Prices for Quality Printing that Pays for Itself."
Team work is put to the acid test at the Northside Press, Mr. McKnight being a prac- tical pressman and Mr. Bogart having served the Pounsford Stationery Company for seven years in the capacity of chief compositor and proof-reader.
During the past year they have doubled their production facilities and will doubtless keep right on expanding, because they have entirely erased the word "quit" from their office dictionary; and as this is the Only Union Printing Office in Cumminsville, they' should have comparatively "easy sailing."
Adam Fehr
Mr. Fehr conducts a grocery at 4180 Hamil- ton Avenue, which he has operated since 1912. He is one of the recent additions to Cummins- ville's colony of successful young business men. He learned the grocery business under Mr. William Fangmeier, with whom he was associated for about. twelve years, and later succeeded to the ownership of the business at the present location. Mr. Fehr conducts his business in an up-to-date and business-like manner; carries at all times the very best quality of staple and fancy groceries, also the choicest of meats, fruits, and vegetables which are delivered fresh to his store every day. He has always made prompt service one of the chief points in the operation of his business, which is evidenced by the recent addition of an automobile delivery truck. His store, situated at the corner of Chase and Hamilton Avenues, is one of the most attractive in this section of the city. Mr. Fehr's patrons can always feel assured of prompt service, courteous treatment, and high quality groceries at all times. His efforts to- wards giving the community the best that is to be had, merits the patronage of all North- side and Cumminsville.
Fehr's
GROCERIES & MEATS.
Henry Niemes
Mr. Niemes began his business career in Cumminsville, and located on Spring Grove Avenue in the year of 1891. In 1896 he moved to his present location, 4100 to 4112 Hamilton Avenue, where he conducts one of the largest and best equipped plumbing and heating shops in the city of Cincinnati. He carries a complete line of stock and fixtures at all times. Among some of the contracts that have been handled by him are some of the largest buildings in the city, consisting of quite a number of our Public Schools, The Provident Bank Building, The building of Samual Ach, and the Y. W. C. A. Building. Through persistence and close attention to his business, Mr. Niemes has developed it from the very modest beginning to its pres- ent large proportions. Mr. Niemes is a member of the North Side Business Club, and has shown considerable activity and interest in all things pertaining to the good of the community. He is one of Cummins- ville's best known citizens and most ener- getie business men.
We feel that all those who require any- thing in Mr. Niemes's line of work will find it to their interest to visit his plant, and inspect the large stock of light and heating fixtures which he carries.
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J. L. Pierson
J. L. Pierson, in the lumber and coal business at the corner of Cooper and Cherry Streets, has been connected with the lumber trade in Cincinnati from boyhood. He purchased the interest of David Parker in the firm of Thomson & Parker in 1882, the firm becoming Thomson & Pierson. The plant at that time was confined to the northwest corner of Cooper and Cherry Streets, and was completely wrecked in the flood of 1884, but was rebuilt immediately on the same site.
or crowded conditions, excepting extreme floods, when they throw up their hands, and commence the manufacture of boats.
In January, 1906, Mr. J. L. Pierson acquired the business, and since that time has been the owner and manager.
Although a resident of College Hill, Mr. Pierson has taken a keen interest in the welfare of Cumminsville, assisting actively in its promotion. His products are well known far and wide, and wherever they have gone the name of Cumminsville has gone with them. Mr. Pierson is the president of the Northside Bank and a member of the Northside Business Club.
A few years later Mr. Thomson was compelled to give up active business on ac- count of ill health; and his interest was taken over by N. L. Pierson, the firm becom- ing J. L. & N. L. Pierson.
As the business increased, the lot on the west side of Cherry Street was not large enough, and the property on the east side was bought from the Knowlton Estate. This purchase was almost immediately followed by a disastrous fire, completely wiping out the offices, sheds, stable, and a large portion of the stock. Before the ruins were cold, the new and modern plant on the northeast corner of Cooper and Cherry Streets was under construction, and is today one of the best equipped lumber plants in the city, with railroad tracks passing through the buildings, facilitating the handling of finished lumber at all times regardless of weather
JLPIERSON. LUMBER& COAL.
J.L.PIERSON. LIJMBER &CO
JLPIERSON
COAL.
COAL.
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The Globe Folding Box Company
The Globe Folding Box Company is one of Northside's newer industries. Incorporated in October, 1909, it started operations in Janu- ary, 1910, at the corner of Cherry and Hoffner Streets, where it is still located. Beginning in a modest way, they have grown rapidly, and the last year has forced them to look for new and much larger quarters. It is the company's intention, as soon as a suitable location can be found, to erect their own building, designed especially for their needs.
year turned out thirty-odd millions of finished boxes of all sizes and kinds. The cartons go into all kinds of factories and are used for all kinds of purposes, such as for packing toilet articles, hardware, candies, tobacco and almost every other thing imaginable. Oftentimes they are printed in beautiful colors, and this is where the Globe Folding Box Company makes their reputation. They make a specialty of high-class color printing, and employ their own artists and engravers for that
FOLDING PAPER BOXES
THE GLOBE FOLDING BOX COMPANY
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They manufacture folding boxes of all kinds, show cards, oyster and ice cream pails, suit and cake boxes and kindred lines, giving employment to some fifty to seventy-five people, and their products are shipped to all parts of the country.
Folding boxes are used generally because of their cheapness, and it is therefore necessary to turn them out with a minimum of labor and time. Some idea of the speed with which cartons are made may be gained from the fact that one machine alone in their factory last
purpose. The folding box industry. although already of huge pro- portions, is really only in its infancy, and the Globe Folding Box Company being the only factory of its kind in this suburb, its future suecess will no doubt be doubly interesting and pleasing to the North- side residents and business people.
The officers of the company are G. S. Brownell, president : H. H. Stonebarger, vice-president and manager; G. C. Ault, secretary and treasurer.
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John Ziegler
SIECLEM - CINCINNATI & CUKRIA SVILUZ
The pioneer express company of Cumminsville is that of John Ziegler. About the year 1877 JJohn Ziegler, seeing the need of a daily express from Cumminsville to Cincinnati, started into the business. Ilis idea proved a good one, for his business rapidly in- creased. Today, in order to satisfy the demands of the business, ten wagons and two auto trucks, with a large force of men are kept busy day and night.
In the year 1877 Mr. Ziegler conceived the idea of a carpet cleaning plant. Ile soon built a factory, and his idea was crowned with success, for the business grew so fast that today his plant is one of the largest in the Middle-West, This company is possessed of every facility to relieve the housewife from all the annoyance at- tendant upon many of the details of house cleaning. From a sanitary point of view alone, to say nothing of the pride that every good housewife takes in the cleanliness of her home, the proper renova- tion of the carpet is an important matter. To perform this work satisfactory, it must be done by means of proper machinery. The Ziegler Company is enabled, by means of modern methods, to per- form this work in a most satisfactory and thorough manner. Their process, which thoroughly airs the carpets while cleaning, is the most perfect and far in advance of any method heretofore in usc.
The success of the Zieglers has been because of the fact of their reliability, their courtesy, their painstaking attention to every
detail of their industries and the needs of every customer, large or small. The long duration of their business is the proof of their success.
Mr. John Ziegler Sr., the founder of these leading industries of our suburb, was born in Dusseldorf, Germany, in the year 1851. Ilis parents came across the water, and located in Cincinnati in 1854, and in 1876 they took up their abode in our suburb. Cum- minsville lost this leading citizen recently, May 15, 1914. Although his interests covered the whole of Cincinnati, his greatest pride was to help Cumminsville to grow, and his personal interest as a citizen was well known to everybody in this suburb. His children followed his footsteps, and the eldest son, John Ziegler Jr., who now has charge of the business, has been an active worker since 1888.
Whenever you need up-to-date express service, or want your carpets thoroughly cleaned, give them a trial. Phones, Park 1372 and 436.
ZIEGLER STEAM CARPET CLEANING.
MEGLEA' STEAM CARPET CLEANING
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The Paragon Refining Company
In 1897 The Paragon Refining Company of Toledo, Ohio, one of the largest independent refiners and manufacturers of Petroleum products, established a station at Colerain Avenue and B. & O. S .- W. Railway, and began to identify itself with the people of Cumminsville. The seventeen years of pleasant business relations with the
old Fricke Homestead, where they have better facilities and can take care of a larger volume of business.
Mr. E. M. Swango, who is manager of their Cincinnati station and southern territory, and also first vice-president of our club, has been affiliated with this company since 1904, and we are sure
THE PARASON LEFLING CL
people of Cumminsville has manifested a desire on the part of the company to thank all those for their patronage through this medium. The growth and success of the company has been the outcome of soliciting upon a strictly legitimate basis, and after successfully meeting competition for such a length of time, they have built a new and up-to-date plant in South Cumminsville, just south of the
that he will more than appreciate any courtesies extended to him from the members, and there is no doubt but what, through Mr. Swango's efforts, that "Paragon Oils and Greases" have become a fixture in some of the minds in our business district.
Cumminsville can well be proud of a concern willing to pro- gress and enlarge its capacity, and we wish them success.
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Stanley L. Dornseifer
Stanley L. Dornseifer, the up-to-date tailor who has his estab- lishment at the corner of Hamilton Avenue and the C. H. & D. Railroad Crossing, is well known to everybody in Cumminsville. In 1908 he started into the merchant tailoring business at 4019 Hamilton Avenue after he had spent many years of work and study under an expert tailor and designer. Business increased so
Suitable for the varying seasons of the year are the materials of finest weaves, on exhibition at this establishment, for gentle- men's gaments. Courtesy is one of his mottoes. Give him a trial, and you will become a regular customer.
Stanley is not only a successful business man, but also a prominent citizen of our suburb. The Dornseifer family is one
STANLEY LYS
MERCHANTS
DORNSEIFER
TAILOR
much that he secured the services of his able assistant-Boh Stoffregen. In 1910 he moved into his present quarters, which had been remodeled into a handsome tailoring parlor to satisfy the increased demands of business.
His sneeess is due to the fact that he studies the individual needs of every eustomer in order to give him a perfect fit. "Stan." goes East every year to get new ideas and styles, and because of this faet, his trade extends to every part of Cincinnati.
of the oldest in Cumminsville, and Stanley, following the footsteps of his father, John N. Dornseifer, takes an active interest in civic matters pertaining to this loeality. Stanley has been a member of the Northside Business Club since its beginning, has served on many committees, and at the present time is serving on the Light Committee. He has built a handsome home at 1612 Palm Avenue, and intends to live in Cumminsville for the rest of his days.
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The Americus Theatre
Geo. F. Horning, Manager
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Cumminsville's
Home of Popular Amusements
The present handsome theater building was first thrown open for its daily performances on January 26, 1911, which met with great success up to the present day. The moving picture arrange- ments is very complete, all danger of fire from the moving picture machine is eliminated by the perfect plan hit upon by the manage- ment of the Americus.
This building has been examined by the Ohio fire authorities and pronounced as beyond all possible danger from fire. This stamp of approval npon the construction of the building is kept in spotless condition. The Americus Theater has given to this suburb just that kind of a playhouse and just that sort of attractions that have pleased everyone. The Americus Theater does not appeal to
persons of any one age in particular, but for both young and old. The young folk find something to entertain them during a per- formanee, and those in years are generous patrons of this cozy playhouse which the enterprise and publie spiritedness of the Queen City Amusement Company made possibly for this suburb.
The North Side Business Club's big minstrel jubilee was a big snecess at this beautiful house of quality. It also was prodneed and staged by Geo. F. Horning, manager of the Americus Theater. The doors of this theater are open every evening at 6:30, special matinee Sundays and holidays. Nothing but the latest photo plays are shown at this thea- ter, whose shows are always better than the best.
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Thomas P. Zachman
Thos. P. Zachman stands out as one of the leading business men of Cumminsville. He is one of the few who lived in our suburb when Cumminsville had a mayor and was independent of Cincinnati. His parents came to Cumminsville in 1869 and located at 4005 Hamilton Avenue. Later his father, P. J. Zachman, purchased property at 4123 and 4125 Spring Grove Avenue, opening up a wallpaper and upholstering business. The business increased rapidly and P. J. Zachman soon took his son, Thomas, in as a partner, and the business was conducted under the name of P. J. Zachman & Son. They soon added another branch to their business-that of renovating feathers.
When his father died, in 1893, Thomas took entire charge of the business and added the household furniture line. It was soon found necessary for him to secure larger quarters in order to meet the demands of his growing business. The handsome building at 4024 Hamilton Avenue is the result.
At the present time, Mr. Zachman uses his place on Spring Grove Avenue as a factory for making mattresses and upholstering parlor
furniture, couches, davenports, etc., while his salesrooms are at 4024 Hamilton Avenue-Zachman's Corner.
Mr. Zachman's success in business has come through his courtesy to every one. He has a complete stock of furniture, carpets, stoves and wallpaper, and can supply your wants in anything pertaining to this line.
Mr. Zachman is a true Cumminsvillian, having lived here prae- tically all of his life, and having built up a leading industry. He is a member of the Northside Business Club, is an enthusiastic citizen of our suburb, and is always ready to help better local conditions.
Give him a trial.
THOS.P.ZACHMAN.
FURNITURE
NALA
· ZACHMAN'S CORNER.
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The Valley Packing Company
PORNGER'S WHOLESALE SLAUGHTER HOUSE
First slaughter house in Cumminsville, built in 1879.
In 1878, just thirty-six years ago, when Spring Grove Ave- ne was still a mud road, and the old covered wooden bridge which spanned Mill Creek was one of the sights of Cummins- ville, what is now the Valley Packing Company had its be- ginning.
The site of the original building was the plot of ground on which now stands the home of Mr. Heltman, and in those days was sufficiently large and well enough equipped to meet the needs of the business. After twelve years time, the busi- ness grew to such an extent that it became necssary to move to larger quarters; and in 1890 the present building, with the exception of a few additions, was built on Colerain Avenue and Mill Creek. This was before mechanical refrigeration had been extensively applied to the industry; and at that time the meat was kept cool on the same principle as we now cool our food in the family refrigerator.
It soon became apparent, with the growth of the business, that this method was as cumbersome as it was costly; and in 1896 a ten-ton refrigerating machine was installed, which served its purpose very well. In 1906 it became necessary to enlarge again, and a new engine room was erected and a thirty-ton re- frigerating plant installed.
With the advent of Government inspection, it became neces-
sary to make many new changes until, at the present time, the building meets with all the requirements, and is thoroughly up-to- date in equipment.
From about eighteen cattle a week, which was the average num- ber of animals killed in 1878-thirty-six years ago-they now kill weekly from eight hundred to nine hundred animals.
Up until 1910 the business was conducted under the name of Wm. Geringer & Sons; but during that year a change was made. and it was organized as the Valley Packing Company. The present owners are Wm. Geringer Sr., president : Win. J. Geringer, vice- president ; and Jos. Geringer, secretary.
The Valley Packing Company have long enjoyed the distinction of being the chief distributing point for the retail butchers of Cumminsville.
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VALLEY PACKING CO.
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New Home, built in 1891.
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John Seiwert
SEIWERT ON THE VIADUCT
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JOHN SEIWERT, SR.
JOHN SEIWERT, JR.
SEIWERT'S CAFE "ON THE VIADUCT"
John Seiwert Sr. was born in Merxheim, Prussia, January 30, 1851. His early boyhood was spent upon the banks of the River Rhine. Here he served an apprenticeship as a baker; but the longing for that great new land across the sea led him, in the year 1868, to bid farewell to his fatherland and emigrate to America, arriving in New York on December 28th of that year.
He came from New York to Canton, Ohio, where he engaged with the agricultural machine works of that city for a number of years, after which the favorable reports he heard of Cincinnati, "The Queen City of the West," led him to the gates of this thriving city.
His first place of employment in this city was the cafe at the old Orpheus Hall, on upper Vine Street. After being employed here for several years, he built a very nice place at the corner of Clifton 'Avenue and Calhoun Street, where he managed a successful business for ten years. In 1898 he changed his location to 4000 Spring Grove Avenue, Cumminsville, where he was successfully engaged until 1911, when his son, John Jr., succeeded him. He retired to a farm, life, settling near White Oak, Ohio. He is at present living in Westwood.
John Jr. has since removed to 3944 Spring Grove Avenue- "On the Viaduct"-where he now conducts his business.
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Edward Knoechel
Spaeth Undertaking Establishment
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EDWARD KNOECHEL
EDWARD KNOECHEL.
FISCHER & CO.
Mr. Knoechel was born in Frankfort-on-the-Main, Germany, in 1875. He came to Ameriea in 1890, and learned the tailoring business in New York City. In 1892 he moved to Cineinnati, and has been a resident of this city sinee that time. He located in Walnut Hills, where he eondueted a tailoring business for about twenty years, and numbered among his customers some of the most prominent business men of this eity. He then came to Cum- minsville, and after being connected for one year with Fisher & Company, tailors, 4203 Hamilton Avenue, Northside, sueceeded to the business of this firm.
Mr. Knoechel caters to the people requiring high-elass tailoring work; and his store at 4203 Hamilton Avenue is one in which can always be found the most up-to-date patterns of goods and high-elass service. He has been a member of the Northside Business Club since 1910, and has always shown a willingness to lend his assistance to any project that will tend to the betterment of the community as a whole. We feel that we can safely recom- mend Mr. Knoechel to all those requiring the highest elass and most up-to date tailoring.
Mr. Andrew G. Spaeth, the prominent fu- neral director and embalmer, bears a name that has been identified with the same busi- ness in Cumminsville for about a quarter of a century.
In 1891 A. G. Spaeth, Sr., established him- self in this business at 3830 Spring Grove Avenue. When he died. in 1899, his two sons, Andrew G. JJr .. and Frederiek. took charge of the business. Inerease of business demanded new quarters, and so a modern, up-to-date establishment, consisting of an offiee, large and small chapel-for private and publie funerals-and carriage house, was ereeted at the corner of Spring Grove Ave- nue and Dorman Street. Andrew G. Spaeth, Jr., who has charge of the business, has added auto ambulance service and auto funeral cars. His success is due to expert embalming, prompt service, courteous treatment, careful work, long experience, and a personality adapted to this particular business.
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The Fisk Brothers Company IMPORTERS MONUMENT BUILDERS - SCULPTORS 4016.4024 Spring Grove Avenue, Knowlton's Corner
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The Fisk Brothers are descendants of the first monument manufacturers in the United States. It is interesting to know that their plant is the largest in this country devoted to the monument manufacturing business.
Some of the largest work in the States is manufactured in this plant. The best of sculptors and artists are employed and the plant is equipped with all the modern granite working machinery and comprises about four acres of ground.
The officers of the company are Cecil E. Fisk, Harry E. Fisk, George W. Fisk, and James G. Fisk.
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Charles H. Nicholas
Mr. Charles H. Nicholas was born at 3931 Spring Grove Avenue, October 4, 1872. He is the son of Valentine Nicholas, who was one of Cumminsville's best known and respected citizens. Mr. Nicholas has had the advantage of seeing Cumminsville grow from a very small village to its present large population, prominence, and to be one of Cincinnati's most progressive suburbs. The grocery business at 1631 Hoffner Street is the result of marked activity and hard work, which was originally begun December 2, 1898, at 3904 Colerain Avenue.
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