Tag Archives: alcohol

He Sold Black Hawk Bitters

Posted on 23 January 2019 by Ferdinand Meyer V

He Sold Black Hawk Bitters 23 January 2019 I saw the “He Sold Black Hawk Bitters” notice below for Black Hawk Bitters in a Mexico, Missouri newspaper dated Thursday, December 2, 1915. It caught my eye as a possible unlisted bitters. … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Bitters, Druggist & Drugstore, History, Medicines & Cures | Tagged Albert Lehman, alcohol, bitters, Black, chemical, Columbia, Court, Davenport, Druggist & Drugstore, Franz Staufenbeil, Fraud, Hawk, Indian, Iowa, J.T. Gentle, Lou Hollis, M.K. Shuggart, Medicine, Mexico, Meyer, Midwest, Missouri, newspaper, Regina Magnus, Saint Louis, Sauk, unlisted, Vandalia | Leave a comment

If you can’t do business, drink Rex Bitters

Posted on 23 November 2018 by Ferdinand Meyer V

If you can’t do business, drink Rex Bitters Chicago 23 November 2018 (R•032319) Here is what I call a telephone bitters. A bitters product so late that you could call your favorite saloon, liquor or drug store and order a … Continue reading →

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Jacob Pinkerton’s Wahoo & Calisaya Bitters

Posted on 21 November 2015 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Jacob Pinkerton’s Wahoo & Calisaya Bitters 21 November 2015 (R•020116) Have you ever used the celebrated Wahoo and Calisaya Bitters better known by the cabalistic letters “I.M. O. K. — 1864– Y! Y!” This phrase is repeated in various period … Continue reading →

Posted in Advertising, Ales & Ciders, Article Publications, Bitters, Digging and Finding, History, Liquor Merchant, Medicines & Cures, Questions, Tonics | Tagged alcohol, Ale, bitters, Calisaya, cigar, Corey Stock, depot, Digging, ferdinand meyer, fire, Frank Wicker, Gary Beatty, Jacob, Jeff Wichmann, liquor, Memphis, merchant, New York, Pinkerton, Saloon, Syracuse, Tonic, W. H. Warner, Wahoo, Whiskey | Leave a comment

Did Carrie Nation ever smile?

Posted on 20 January 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Did Carrie Nation ever smile? 20 January 2014 Working on the “Bitters Please” post, I used a picture of Carrie Nation, that adorable leader of the Temperance Movement. It got me thinking, did she ever smile in any of her … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, History, Humor - Lighter Side, Liquor Merchant, Photography, Temperance | Tagged alcohol, Amelia, ax, bar, Carrie, Carry, grimace, hatchet, hatchetations, Kansas, Kiowa, Moore, movement, Nation, Prohibition, smile, tavern, Temperance | Leave a comment

“Bitters, Please”

Posted on 20 January 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“BITTERS, PLEASE” How Many Persons Take a Nip Under the Guise of “Medicine.” 19 January 2014 It is a undisguised fact that many people indulge in alcoholic stimulants under the guise of medicines and that many patent-medicines enterprises make their … Continue reading →

Posted in Advice, Article Publications, Bitters, History, Medicines & Cures, Remedy | Tagged alcohol, beverage, bitters, Carrie, Class, Medicine, movement, Nation, Remedy, Temperance | 2 Comments

The Ladies’ Home Journal Endorses Beer as Opposed to Patent Medicines

Posted on 8 December 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

The Ladies’ Home Journal Endorses Beer as Opposed to Patent Medicines 08 December 2013 “A mother who would hold up her hands in holy horror at the thought of her child drinking a glass of beer, which contains from two … Continue reading →