[3] The company's former confectionery and ice cream parlor, now called the Mall Building (or Oliver Hotel), still dominates the southwest corner of Market Square.

[1] After his release, Kern and fellow German immigrant William Heidel established a bakery at the corner of State Street and Main, which sold cookies made from flour and molasses to Union soldiers.

The parlor utilized a three-horsepower ice cream machine designed by Market Square gunsmith Thomas Burrier.

[1] His penchant for holding grand banquets and festivals helped Market Square develop into an important commercial area in the late 19th century.

[1] While a member of Knoxville's Second Presbyterian Church, Kern held benefits for the city's Catholic and Lutheran congregations.

McCall Old Home Bread commercials aired in the Upper Midwest states featuring a trucker, "A.J.," and a waitress, "Mavis."