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cakes and a Nabisco product. On the walls and hanging from the ceiling is a profusion of
examples of the advertising style of the time. One sign tells us to buy Ferry's seed;
another says, "That is why so many Quick Meal ranges are so good." Gallon buckets of
Karo syrup are stacked toward the back. Arbuckle coffee, Lemon Snap, Pan-Tan,
Sodaette, Clairette soap, Bob White soap and Giant lye are other products. A sign
hanging from the ceiling says to ask for Red W Brand ammunition, while others picture
birds and Winchester shotgun shells.
We are told to "ask about the best snuff made now." Signs on the back wall are
for Velvet tobacco and Duke's Mixture. Humphreys is standing by a sign offering a $50
reward. The fine print said, "We will pay $50 in gold to anyone who will inform and
instruct us how to produce a better 5 cent cigar than Red Dot. Already its big sale is a
warranty of merit."A.A. 'Uncle Tump" Humphreys in his Allen grocery store in 1906. In 1916, Humphreys bought the
property now occupied by Caplinger Heating and Cooling, the west end of the block of buildings on the
north side of Main Street.
Farm implement firm booms with city in 1915 7-16-89
The town of Allen was riding the crest of a wave of prosperity in 1915. Since
1900, the town had gained importance as a farm market, with grain, ginning and corn
shelling businesses, as well as livestock markets. A fast-growing farm implement and
hardware firm, housed in new brick buildings, dominated the center of the business
district.
An article in the McKinney Weekly Democrat-Gazette on Thursday, Sept. 16,
1915, described the owners of Waters and Mathews, Wm. "Bill" Waters and G.F.271
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