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ELLIS AND HETH
ELLIS AND HETH. Opened in 1865, the candy manufacturer was located at 270 Main Street. It was reported that the business was doing so well that by January 1866 the firm and purchased a span of horses and was planning to use a wagon to take their candies around the city and countryside.
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Source:
"Candy Manufactory," Dubuque Herald, January 7, 1866, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18660106&printsec=frontpage&hl=en