Directory advertisement: "Ed. Stephenson Manufacturer Of Moss, Hair, Wool, Cotton, Shuck, Excelsior And Straw Mattresses, Orders for any Number Filled Promptly and Satisfactorily. Factory, Cor. 12th & Jackson Sts. Waco, Texas."
Source
Morrison & Fourmy's General Directory of the City of Waco, 1886-87. (Dallas, Texas, Morrison & Fourmy Directory Company, 1886), back cover. Texas Collection - Waco City Directories. Baylor University Digital Collections, Baylor University. Waco, Texas. URL: http://digitalcollections.baylor.edu/cdm/ref/collection/tx-direct/id/3642