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Category Archives: Remedy
Sands’ Sarsaparilla – New York
SANDS’ SARSAPARILLA ABRAHAM B. SANDS & CO. CHEMISTS & APOTHECARIES GRANITE BUILDINGS 273 BROADWAY, CORNER OF CHAMBER STREET, NEW YORK 06 October 2013 (R•032514) (R•042219) While working on the Masury’s Compound Extract of Sarsaparilla and Wau-A-Hoo post, I came across another … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Apothecary, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy, Sarsaparilla
Tagged A. B. Sands & Co., Abraham, David, New York, Sand's, Sarsaparilla, William
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Fenner’s Capitol Bitters – Fredonia NY
Fenner’s Capitol Bitters Fredonia N.Y. 02 October 2013 Always nice to open your e-mails each morning to see what ‘bottle’ surprises’ might be waiting for you. In today’s case it was an e-mail from my Houston bottle friend and Civil … Continue reading
The amazing, two-tone Warner’s Safe Diabetes Remedy
The amazing, two-tone Warner’s Safe Diabetes Remedy 23 August 2013 In 2012, at either the FOHBC Reno Expo or the 49er Antique Bottle Show in Auburn, I had the pleasure of meeting Jack, Kathy and Michael Craig through an introduction … Continue reading
Where is that Dansby’s Cotton-Patch Bitters from Terrell, Texas?
Where is that Dansby’s Cotton-Patch Bitters from Terrell, Texas? 16 August 2013 (R•082714) (R•031715) (R•031416) This is the only medicine on the market especially for our Southern diseases and we all know that diseases in a Southern climate are different … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy, Tonics, Whiskey
Tagged cotton, Dansby's Cotton Patch Bitters, Dr. Robert Cosby Dansby, Henrietta Green, Kaufman County, Ned Green, R. C. Dansby, Robert A. Terrell, Stock, Terrell, texas, Texas and Pacific Railroad, Whiskey
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Labeled Wyoming Cordial Bottle
Wyoming Cordial – Wyoming Remedies The Great Life Preserving Tonic and Blood Purifier C. H. Nearing and Mr. Wakefield of Homer, were in the place Monday selling patent medicines, salves, etc. Here is another bottle that a person at the … Continue reading
Posted in Cordial, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy, Tonics
Tagged C. H. Nearing, Homer, Horton Nearing, Mark Yates, New York, Pompey, Wyoming Cordial, Wyoming Remedies
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Paul G. Klinkenberg Drug Store – Kendallville, Indiana
Hi Ferdinand. I was reading your post on the Yamara Cordial Bitters (pictured above) and noticed the advertisement (see below) which had Klinkenberg’s Store as selling this bitters. Here is a little of the drug store and some good memories that I … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Collectors & Collections, Druggist & Drugstore, Holiday, Medicines & Cures, Remedy
Tagged Alaska Bitters, bitters, Bob Klinkenberg, Fort Wayne, Frank Wicker, George Lohman, indiana, Kendallville, Klinkenberg, Lincoln Bitters, Paul G. Klinkenberg, Terry G. Housholder., Yamara Cordial Bitters
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The ornate Yamara Cordial Bitters – Chicago
YAMARA CORDIAL BITTERS C H I C A G O 08 July 2013 (R•092119) Glass Works Auctions has a really neat, highly decorative, rectangular flask type bitters bottle (pictured above) in their Glass Works Auction #99 “Madness in Manchester” Auction which … Continue reading
Dr. Briggs Worm Destroyer – a real mystery
Dr. Briggs Worm Destroyer – a real mystery 20 June 2013 (R•112213 see bottom comment) Here is a weird one that is currently on ebay. A Doctor Briggs Worm Destroyer. This little puppy is as whittled as can be and … Continue reading
Posted in eBay, History, Medicines & Cures, Publications, Questions, Remedy, Salve
Tagged Briggs City, Charles S. Briggs, Cupid the Cow Punch, Dr. Briggs Worm Destroyer, Eleanor Gates, Nashville, texas
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Rush’s Bitters – Benjamin Rush and Abraham Hilliard Flanders
RUSH’S BITTERS | A. H. FLANDERS NEW YORK In looking at the Dr. D. Jayne’s Almanac’s, I came across a few wonderful Rush’s almanacs that made me think and wonder a bit about my Rush’s Bitters put out by A. … Continue reading
Posted in Bitters, Ephemera, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy
Tagged A. H. Flanders, Abraham Hilliard Flanders, almanac, American Enlightenment, Benjamin Rush, Boston, Brian Shultis, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, Harvard Medical College, Massachusetts, Meyer, Morristown, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, physician, Rush's Bitters, Surgeon General, Tony Marostica, Union College
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