April 3, 1867 Detroit Free Press.
Stearns Drug Store sells soda fountain equipment and syrups, wholesale, for making soda. This is where James Vernor worked before the Civil War. Makes sense he would know something about soda fountains and making soda pop.
Their was a Fred Sterns Manufacturing co also. They manufactured pharmacy, drugs, medicines ect, ect. It was a huge building & Factory not on Woodward. Could he have worked there? LEON.