Springfield MA 1895 Pg 6
Ads for Prudential Insurance (still around today) with E.M. Torrens as the Springfield branch office's general agent. This is followed by a fresh meat retailer a real necessity in the days before today's refrigeration. Most people had "ice boxes" into which blocks of ice were placed but because meats were perishable, most families preferred them fresh from the meat market. Last on this page is E.F. Leonard, a druggist and chemist in business since 1890.
Springfield MA 1895 Pg 6
Ads for Prudential Insurance (still around today) with E.M. Torrens as the Springfield branch office's general agent. This is followed by a fresh meat retailer a real necessity in the days before today's refrigeration. Most people had "ice boxes" into which blocks of ice were placed but because meats were perishable, most families preferred them fresh from the meat market. Last on this page is E.F. Leonard, a druggist and chemist in business since 1890.