Vernors Ginger Ale 150th B-Day

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Cc

I just noticed this ...

 

[hemihampton]

I could read the fully Prepared part, just could not Identify the CAR part. I'm not so sure about that Experianced Pharmacist. Maybe but maybe not looks more like a shorter word with longer word? I also noticed that At part & was going to throw that out there but was just to distorted to be sure. LEON.

 

[hemihampton]

Bob, why the lighter white letters & then the one Dark letter looking like a & sign. Looks like 2 words something & something. LEON.

 

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Leon

I don't have an explanation for what appears to be a bold 3 but perhaps the following will shed some light on it ...

I examined hundreds of ads and the two most often used wordings in connection with Carefully Prepared were ...

#1 (Vast majority)

By an Experienced Pharmacist / Chemist / Druggist

#2 (Very common but not majority)

At All Hours Day or Night

There are variations of those two wording, but I'd say they account for about 75% of the ads I saw.

 

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Some of the variables I saw were ...

1. Under the supervision of
2. By a Licensed Pharmacist
3. Promptly Delivered
4. By a Competent Pharmacist

Note: I especially like the ads that use Delivery/Delivered, but I can't quite fit that wording into the sign, yet.

 

[hemihampton]

Since he was more a Florist at that time I think it's gotta mention Florist. Maybe it sez "Confection & Florist" with the & a backwards 3 ?

 

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I'm kind of wondering about ...

1. What appears to be cursive writing where I placed the yellow arrow

2. The last letter in the cursive writing that falls below the others

Such as in the word ...

Every

 

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A few of the ads I saw said ...

For Every Ailment and Disease

 

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Hey, Keith

This one is especially for you!

I'm not a medicinal bottle expert, but the two bottles pictured here look strikingly similar. Of course, that type of bottle could very well have been available for many years earlier, but it at least suggest it was available in ...

The Detroit Free Press ~ October 16, 1886







And best of all, the remedy was sold by James Vernor (Extreme lower right corner of ad)

 

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Just for the fun of it ...

If this illustration doesn't boggle your brain, nothing will!

By the way, 1886 is the earliest date I can find for Cooch's Mexican Syrup and/or the Cincinnati Drug & Chemical Company who produced it.


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