Category Archives: Cordial

Christian Xander and his Melliston Bitters

He was a member of the Lutheran Church, and for many years led the singing in the congregation. He had an excellent voice and was very fond of singing; yea, he was proud of his musical talents. When quite a … Continue reading

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Russ’ St. Domingo Bitters – New York

Russ’ St. Domingo Bitters  New York 16 September 2013 (R•21 Sep 2013) (R•01Oct13) (R•050914) (R•021815) I was able to pick up a ‘peachie puce’ (how do you like that for a color description?) Russ’ St. Domingo Bitters at the Downieville Bottle Show … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Dr. L.Q.C. Wishart’s Pine Tree Tar Cordials from the Marshall Collection

Wishart’s Pine Tree Tar Cordial I have had the pleasure of knowing Larry Marshall since I got in to this hobby back in 2002. He was a friend of my father so I felt honored to meet him when I was … Continue reading

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Bennet’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters – San Francisco

Bennet’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters San Francisco A number of us were watching the western Bennet’s Celebrated Stomach Bitters from San Francisco that closed on ebay the other day. This is a wonderful bottle and I am sure the new owner … Continue reading

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What are all these Wormwood Bitters?

WORMWOOD – Artemisia absinthium 28 May 2013 I was tracking down some Turner Brothers information when I was directed to a full page Turner Brothers advertisement in the 1856 San Francisco City Directory and the half-page, blue, McMillan & Kester advertisement in a later 1871 … Continue reading

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Jacob’s Cholera Dysentery and Diarrhea Cordial ensemble

JACOB’S CORDIAL Savannah, Georgia “recommended to females, children, travelers, ships captains and voyagers, laborers, planters as well as the general public.” If you remember a few days back, I did a post on some eye-catching typography and typesetting for Jacobs … Continue reading

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Jacob’s Cordial – Some great typesetting and typography

JACOB’S CORDIAL! Dysentery and Diarrhea are of such universal prevalence that it behooves every one to be in possession of a remedy that will cure it at once. Jacob’s Cordial will do this, and we wish every family who has … Continue reading

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What was here, Early Houston Advertisements – Part IIA

What was here, Early Houston Advertisements – Part IIA 05 April 2013 THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 1860 I was able to locate another issue of The Weekly Telegraph in Houston. The day was Tuesday, 20 April 1860. This … Continue reading

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