The Ice Man

Democrat

Sept. 3, 1903

Ice sickness -- Prof. Bujwid found 21,000 disease-producing germs in a melted hailstone. Prof. Prudden of New York has shown that the natural ice supplied in most cities contains multitudes of disease-producing microbes, including typhoid fever, bacteria and other equally deadly germs. Thousands are made sick by the use of ice water, not only because the germs which the ice contains, but because of the gastric debility induced by large quantities of cold water. 

The gastric juice destroys germs; but when the stomach is deluged with ice water, the gastric glands cease to secrete hydrochloric acid to the presence of which the gastric juice owes its germicidal properties. -- Good Health

April 11, 1907

Delivering -- Commencing April 10th, the Brookville Ice Delivery began the delivery of ice to customers here and will continue the same throughout the summer, having it shipped from elsewhere until the completion of the plant here. 

The delivery will be made entirely on the coupon system and drivers will not be allowed to sell any ice from the wagon. Parties wishing ice much have books. The ice will be the same price as last summer, $3.25 or $3 cash. Telephone your orders to Robert Cook, Union House.

July 1, 1913

Ice supply -- We are now ready to supply ice in any quantity to the farmers of the surrounding territory. Call at factory and we will quickly supply you with pure ice.

Scenic Valley Ice Delivery Co.

John Weber, Prop. 

July 22, 1926

Siedling -- "How would you like to be the ice man is an old adage," said Grandpa, "but how would you like to be without ice in this community is another and more serious proposition."

You don't have to be, and Jos. Siedling, proprietor of the Brookville Ice and Bottling Works, sees to that. He manufactures the very purest of crystal ice and delivers in any quantity."