Monthly Archives: July 2014

Looking at Severa’s Stomach Bitters from Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Posted on 7 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking at Severa’s Stomach Bitters from Cedar Rapids, Iowa 07 July 2014 Iowa has been in my bitters news lately with a question from Marlena VanHelsing on a labeled Dr. Von Hopf’s Curacao Tonic Bitters put out by Chamberlain & Company in Des Moines, … Continue reading →

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Dr. John Bull and Louisville at that time

Posted on 4 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. John Bull and Louisville at that time 04 July 2014 (R•080914) (R•102014) (R•022219) (R•032119) “Louisville has a population of 140,000 or 150,000 and its population supports thousands of drinking saloons. Go in whatever direction, you will hardly be able … Continue reading →

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Looking Closely at an Electric Bitters Label

Posted on 2 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looking Closely at an Electric Bitters Label 02 July 2014 (R•051119-cover) Looking back, I can see that I have posted about the lowly Electric Bitters at least three times before. Did I say lowly and three times? How can that … Continue reading →

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Daily Dose | July 2014

Posted on 1 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

JULY  |  2 0 1 4 Thursday, 31 July 2014 After a 15 hour drive we are here! Not used to driving that far. Carrying a lot of stuff. Elizabeth and I took turns. I drove the the first fifteen hour … Continue reading →

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A Dump Cake

Posted on 1 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

A Dump Cake 01 July 2014 I missed this post over on Facebook on Fathers Day and just saw it today. What a great idea and effort! Posted by Ricky Weiner and captioned “A member from my web site posted … Continue reading →

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June 2014 – Antique Bottle & Glass Photo Gallery

Posted on 1 July 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Here we go with the June 2014 group of pictures (my favorites) culled from a few of the web and Facebook sites. Top honor is from Mike Newman which is pictured above. Mike captions it, “Harrison Ink – Just added the smallest size to … Continue reading →

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