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UP TOWN DRUG STORE
UP TOWN DRUG STORE. In 1858 after the partnership of SAMSON & MOORE was dissolved, Moore became the sole proprietor of the Up Town Drug Store at 172 Main.
Soon after he became the owner of his own business, Samson developed and began marketing Ball's Cherry Drops. These were claimed to be a safe a reliable remedy for coughs, colds, and bronchitis. The reference Antique Bottles of Iowa stated that this medicine was supplied to Union forces during the CIVIL WAR.
The store was purchased in 1873 by Theodore W. RUETE who established the PIONEER DRUG STORE in the same location. Ball's Cherry Drops continued to be manufactured locally by Willard H. TORBERT until 1897.
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Source:
Burggraaf, Mike. 2010 Update to the Antique Bottles of Iowa 1846-1915, Fairfield, Iowa: Frontline Printing & Design, 2010