Barq's Root Beer

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Three variations grouped together - each one is slightly different from the other ...

... but no Barq Brothers!

 

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Those are great bottles.

 

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Here's a 1893 Chicago Exposition souvenir I created for you Barq collectors ...

 

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Correction ...

Marie Barq was Edward Barg's mother and not his wife. Edward Barq's wife's name was Ellodie (Grangnard) and they were married in 1897.

And if you think that's a little confusing, wait until you see what follows!

 

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For starters, please be reminded ...

1. The earliest date I can find for Barq Brothers Bottling is 1890

2. The earliest connection I can find between Barq and Sparkling Orangine is 1893

And yet, here is a reference for Orangine from ...

The Woodland Daily Democrat - Woodland, California - June 5, 1890

(Notice the reference to "Schmidt & Co." Stockton, California)

 

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And now we jump from Woodland, California to ...

The Reno Gazette-Journal - Reno, Nevada - April 1, 1892

(Notice the reference to "H. J. Thyes")

(Also notice the reference to "State Agent - Schmidt & Co.'s Orangine")

 

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Which now brings us to ...

The Reno Gazette-Journal - Reno, Nevada - July 15, 1893

Note: When this article was published, Marie Barq was serving "Orangine" at the 1893 Chicago Exposition!

 

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Questions ...

1. Who were Schmidt & Company?

2. Who was H. J. Thyes?

 

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Questions ...

1. Who were Schmidt & Company?

2. Who was H. J. Thyes?

Answers? ...

1. Schmidt & Company manufactured "Orangine" in Stockton, California

2. H. J. Thyes was the state agent for "Orangine" in Reno, Nevada

 

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Here's a couple of even bigger questions ...

1. Were "Sparkling Orangine" and "Orangine" the same beverage or different?

2. If the same, who first developed it - Schmidt & Company or the Barq Brothers?