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Black Hills Bitters To The Front!

Posted on 19 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Black Hills Bitters To The Front! 19 March 2014 (R•032114) Jack Stecher (Rochester, New York) provided me with a copy of this 1879 advertisement below for Black Hills Bitters from Rochester, New York and asked if I knew anything about … Continue reading →

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Burwell’s Virginia Bitters – Richmond

Posted on 6 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Burwell’s Virginia Bitters – Richmond 06 March 2014 (R•030714) I have been tracking the elusive and unlisted Burwell’s Virginia Bitters from Richmond for a year or two and was finally able to see an example in person this past weekend at … Continue reading →

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Looks like J. W. Poland made a Bitters!

Posted on 3 March 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Looks like J. W. Poland made a Bitters! Poland’s White Mountain Bitters 03 March 2014 Wow, what a neat surprise. Bottle trade card authority, Joe Gourd sent me this invoice for Littlefield & Hayes of Manchester, New Hampshire showing a … Continue reading →

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An unlisted Indian Queen Bitters?

Posted on 13 February 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

An unlisted Indian Queen Bitters? by James Viguerie 13 February 2014 (R•040819) OK, maybe it is listed. This ebay listing might be Ring & Ham I 21 in Bitters Bottles, or a slight variation of it. Too bad it is not … Continue reading →

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J. M. Laroque’s Liquid Anti Bilious Bitters – Baltimore

Posted on 29 January 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

J. M. Laroque’s Liquid Anti Bilious Bitters – Baltimore 29 January 2014 (R•092818) John M. Laroque, a Frenchmen, was the proprietor of Laroque’s Drug Store at 20 Baltimore Street from 1817 until his death in 1864 making the drug store one of … Continue reading →

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So who is A. C. Meyer?

Posted on 12 January 2014 by Ferdinand Meyer V

So who is A. C. Meyer? 12 January 2014 (R•012514 – Salvation Oil Trade Card added) I have wondered before, with the last name Meyer, and being from Baltimore, if I was related in any way to A. C. Meyer … Continue reading →

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Hartman’s Old Virginia Bitters – Tonic, Appetizer and Man Restorer

Posted on 19 November 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Hartman’s Old Virginia Bitters Tonic, Appetizer and Man Restorer by Joe Gourd & Ferdinand Meyer V Drink it plain or in whiskey three or four times a day, and you will feel like a new man. 19 November 2013 Last … Continue reading →

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Dr. Warren’s Universal Tonic Bitters – Fond du Lac

Posted on 23 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Dr. Warren’s Universal Tonic Bitters Stiles & Givens Co. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 23 October 2013 Earlier in the month we visited Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and looked at the Indian Blood Bitters and earlier today I posted on the Ritz’s Juniper … Continue reading →

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Ritz’s Juniper & Wild Lemon Bitters – Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Posted on 22 October 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

Ritz’s Juniper & Wild Lemon Bitters Milwaukee, Wisconsin 22 October 2013 Mark Nelson posted a wonderful picture of the extremely rare, Ritz’s Juniper & Wild Lemon Bitters from Milwaukee, Wisconsin on facebook the other day. I’ve heard of this semi-cabin … Continue reading →

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Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup – oooh so soothing

Posted on 5 January 2013 by Ferdinand Meyer V

“Oh, jab me with your needle a hundred times, and a hundred times I will bless you, Saint Morphine” Jules Verne 
(1828 – 1905) Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup was one of the most successful, famous or infamous medicines from our … Continue reading →

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