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DRUG HOUSE SUCCESSFUL Is Pioneer In Field of Pharmacy During Past 100 Years Ont hundred years ago William Stanley Merrell, opened an apothe cary shop in Cincinnati. O., which was destined to become “America's Pioneer Pharmaceutical Hou*e.” Be fore the first railroad had been, built, when traveling was a tediou* and even hazardous undertaking. *ne Wm. S. Merrell Company had •** in- ; ception. . From 1828 until his death 5- years later. Dr. Merrell carried on the work of a manufacturing pharmacist, always adhering the policies set forth in his fir*1 quaint advertise ment wherein he warranted his prep arations “to be of the best quality” and assured the physicians of the city tb*t their prescriptions would be put up “with the greatest fidel ity.” Dr. Merrell devoted himself to the study of chemistry and the allied sciences. Following his graduation from Hamilton College, New York, he concentrated his efforts on original research. Dr. Otto Jucttner, in an impor tant historical work. “Daniel Drake and His Followers.” writes of Dr. Merrell: “His researches led t<> the discovery of the resins and resinoid principles in medicinal plants. While [ some of the resins and alkaloids were also independently discovered ; by others the originality and priority of his work has never been question ed.” He introduced podophyllin. hydras- , tin, macrotin, leptandrin, iridin and sanguinarin and gave them their names. His contribution to the sci ence of medicine received formal recognition when the American Col lege of Medicine at Philadelphia conferred on him the degree—Doctor of Medicine honoris causa. Dr. Mcrrcll’s small but growing enterprise weathered the storm of wars and panics, but his persistence and his high ideals, won for him and the House of Merrell the respect and patronage of the medicinal profes sion ami the drug trade of the world. The little retail business grew and prospered. Dr. Merrell was joined in his enterprise by his brother Ashbel, and the firm became known as Wm. S. and A. S. Merrell. Later the business developed into a wholesale, importing and manufacturing firm and was incorporated under the name of Wm. S. Merrell and Company. In 1881, as the Wm. S. Merrell Chemical Company, the firm built a new and larger laboratory and the business was confined to manufac turing only. Later, in 1893, under the direction of George Merrell, son of Wm. S. Merrell, the present build ing was erected which was ajrain en larged in a few years. At the beginning of the Civil War, George Merrell was preparing for Harvard, but as two brothers had en listed and another soon died it be came imperative for him to enter the business and he was admitted a full • partner when but twenty-one. He early displayed that initiative which was to make him an impor tant factor in the pharmaceutical field throughout the country, and under his direction, the house de veloped steadily until it became na tional in scope. At his death, in 1915 hi» son, Charles G. Merrell suc ceeded him as president of the com pany. Under hia leadership, the house has made continued and consistent progress, and is today one of the foremost pharmaceutical houses in America. Mr. Merrell’s ideals, abil ity and active interest in the pharma ceutical business were responsible for his election to the office of president of the American Drug Manufacturers’ Association, an or ganization composed of the leading manufacturing, chemical and phar maceutical interests in the United States. Merrell products are supplied to the trade by the International Drug Co. of Brownsville. Are to Plan For Legion Officers At Valley Fair Han BENITO. Nov. 21.—Members of the San Benito American Legion post will meet at the Legion hall here Thursday night to discuss plans of entertaining officials of the Le gion who will come to the Valley November 27. to take part in the Val ley Fair, and hold the district Le gion convention. The Legion members here will make an attempt to bring Rufus Scott, the new state commander, to San Benito, so that he can see the Memorial hall of the Legion here. Mr. Scott has never been to this city. The meeting Thursday night will be the first at which the new offi cers. headed by Cain Roberts, will be in tho saddle. STEP LIVELY IN ITALY FLORENCE, Italy — Thirty-seven 1 men and women were arrested in s single day and fined on the spot for disopeving police orders to "step lively” 1 MAKE CASTOR OIL GOOD AS BEST BRIBES The overhead in administering castor oil has now been elimi nated. Children formerly had to be bribed with lollypops. car.dy, new dimes or papa s watch. Even the adult resorted to some flavor ing agent in taking this medicine. To disguise the taste of castor oil has occupied the time and ef fort of chemists for many years. Invariably such efforts ended in charging the characteristics of the castor oil. Now at last in Laericin, devised by the William g Merrell Company to remo\e the objectionable taste, castor oil is made to resemble whipped cream and will pass the scrutiny of the most suspicious child. Laericin can not be distin guished from whipped cream. It contains no other drug than cas tor oil, the Merrell process hav ing simply broken up the oil into a creamy emulsion. It is just a* effective? as the plain castor oil and should be given in exactly the same dosage. Laericin may be given In a glass of milk or ice water and the child will not know it is taking castor oil. ———-——-ii Mat 1 ORIGINAL HOME OF BUSINESS Above is shown the first location of the International Drug Company, which was opened in 1919 on Washington street between Tenth and Eleventh streets. This modest site offers a striking contrast when com pared to the new structure recently erected by the com | any at Third end St. Charles str cts on the Belt Line. I lie company remained in the above home until 1922, when it moved to Levee street. Growth of Ross Company Is Told In Drug Journal A brief story of the founding and success of the Sydney Ross company was published recently in a national j pharmaceutical journal. Their pro ducts are sold by the International Drug Company of this city, j The success of this company, lilts l so many of the older pharmaceutical ! houses, hss been both rapid and unique and like each, it started in a modest way. Following is the story nt the enm I panv as told in the pharmaceutical journal: “The Sydney Ross Company is n corporation, organized in l^'Jl under the laws of the state of N *\v Jersey. Its founder. Clarence B. Rikcr. has been from its start the active admin istrator of the company as ite, presi dent and genert;! manager. “From a modest organization. lim ited to the requirements of that decade. The Sydney Ross Company, by the meritorious qualities of its preparations, by the purity of the in gredients used in manufacturing pro cesses. has grown to a great institu tion which today has world wide op erations. The inai noffiee and fne i lory of the company is located at Newark, New Jersey, and its agents and representatives arc located in every quarter of the globe. The Sydney Ross company maintains of fices and factories in various South American countries where its prod ucts are manufactured. It can be said without misstatement that there is not a drug store or pharmacy in any Spanish American country which does not carry the pharmaceutical prep erations. The main office and fac par.y. Theproducts are known even in the remote sections of Span ish American countries.” Fame of Peerless Worm Killer Has! Spread Rapidly Peerless screw worm killer, a Tex as product now being manufactured at Jourdanton, has enjoyed a phe nomenal success and has built up a [ national reputation despite the fact ' that it has never been extensively ad vertfeed. This preparation was first manu factured for local trade in the town of Fredericksburg. ‘JO years ago by L. C tiibson who has since moved to Jourdanton and, aside from manu faeturing his screw worm killer, is proprietor of the Central Drug Store in that city. The Peerless product was so dif ferent from anything that had ever been put on the market and was so clean, inoffensive and painless in contrast to these other remedies that people declared it “too pretty to kill worms” and docs not “stink enough to kill flics.” One trial was sufficient to con vince the most skeptical and its fame spread throughout the South western cow country until today it is found in practically every town in Texas and distributed by jobbers from Beaumont to Los Angeles, Cal. All this has been accomplished by little advertising other than by word of mouth. The International Drug company of Brownsville in 1922 gave the lar gest single order for this remedy that has ever been received, it is said. The local firm now sells the product. This order called for a shipment of 125 cases. GOLDEN Ml'SIC DUNDEE. Scotland.—Gold amount ing to $2,4f>0 was found hidden rolls of music after the death of Miss Anne Parks. Women of Germany are wearing hosiery made in America. DETOXIFIER FOR MOUTHS Dental Profession Is User of Formula For Diseases Because bacteria are constantly en tering the mouth with food and drink and entering the house and adjoin ing areas with the air, the diseases they cause are a source of serious trouble for human beings. Particles of food- between the teeth give these germs the soil they need for growth, while the warmth and moisture of the mouth offer further encourage ment for reproduction. But it is the ferments or toxins that bacteria throw out that fre quently produce disease, and not the bacteria themselves. The importance of detoxification in the treatment of mouth disease, therefore, becomes apparent, since by its means bacte rial ferments are neutralized and normal rebuilding of tissue permit ted. The William S. Merrell company has earned and has been accorded the appreciation of the dental pro fession because of their application of sodium ricinoleate in the treat ment of mouth disease. The firm has produced this detoxifying agent in Soricin, which is put up in the form of Detoxol Paste and Detoxol Liquid. These are used widely by the dental profession in the treat niant of m..*uth diseases and also are recommended for use by the individ ual as directed by the dentist. Both I forms are supplied to druggists by the International Drug Co. of Brownsville. The scientific discoveries behind the development of Detoxol Paste and Detoxol Liquid were made by Dr. W. P. Larson, head of the De partment of Bacteriology and Immu nology at the University of Minne sota, and Thomas B. Hartnell, M. D. and D. D. S., former president Amer ican Dental Association. The re search laboratories of the Merrell ' Company then cooperated and made possible the application of their dis coveries to the needs of mankind. Many Apply For Training In New i Air School Here I Between 35 and 40 applications for training in the “International Air I ways” flying school being opened at l the Brownsville municipal airport j had been received Tuesday with the goal for the initial class set at 100 students, according to Maj. Btrnard L»w, chief pilot of the new organi zation which is being backed by Brownsville capital. Aside from conducting the school, passenger and freight air service will be conducted between Browns ville and Soto La Marino. Monterrey and Tampico, Mexico, and sight-see _ i PRESIDENT Dr. W. E. Spivey, president of the International Drug Company ince organization here in 1919. Dr. Spivey is well known for his activities in Texas medical circles and has a large group of friends the medical profession. He was highly instrumental in the nam ing of Brownsville as the 1929 convention city by the Texas Med ical Association. ;_—— >ng flights will be conducted over the Valley. The air school has been organized i under rulings of the United States department of commerce and all stu dents graduating from this school will receive transport pilot’s license. .. i r ~ ' INSPECT HUGE | DAN PROJECT American Engine e r * View Work on Rio Salado, Mexico Work on the Don Martin project on the Rio Salado in Mexico, hi miles south of Urcdo. is Pr°*r**‘ sing rapidly, was the report of Coun ty Engineer W. O. Washington, who arrived home Tuesday from Laredo where he attended the state tion of the American Society of hn C' Appro x i m a t* 1 y 150 engineers made the trip to the Don Martin project and devoted a day to inspection of the huge dam which will impound the waters of the Rio Salado and provide irrigation for 160,000 acres. Work on the dam is approximately one-half completed, Mr. Washington stated. The structure comprises about 1.000 feet of concrete work in the bed of the stream with half a mile of earthwork extending to the highlands on each side. It will be a massive structure, according to plans of the engineers*, and will be one of the largest conservation pro jects in the southern republic. Of the 100.000 acres to be irrigat ed approximately 100,000 is high class land, and the remainder will be devoted to forage crops and grax ing. it was stated. The gravity canals follow down the valley of the stream, the irrigated area to extend over 30 miles belotv the dam site. Much interest was manifested by the American engineers in the proj ect. The entire day was devoted to I inspection of the dam site and in vestigation of the plans with side — — — *"■—* — — — — —-— -- —,,-IIJ _lllll,—I * BUYER % Mrs. I.eta Sptvey Walton. ter of Dr. Spivey who ha* connected with the luternat Drug Company for a nun years in various capacities now buyer.__ trips over the area to come «-r irrigation. It is understood t ject will be completed in 19 a the lands will be sold u- * agrarian laws of Mexico, the to bear the cost of the proje, • \ small annual payments at a !< of interest. Valley engineers attend: _• th« convention included W. O. \t ;> ton. Karl Keeler. M. Debar! and A. II. Pollard. I . - -1 • ’ . I . H . $1000.00 Guaranteed j ROACH KILLER IoacH °^’ re^a^e product that will rid buildings | of roaches. Simply sprinkle the powder j ) i around and the roaches will disappear. Every ] package is guaranteed. j | , km* I I j II $1000.00 Guaranteed Roach Killer j $ 1000.00 Guaranteed Rat and Mouse Killer j! 1 $1000.00 Guaranteed Fly Killer j h $1000.00 Ant Bane $ . • ' i Handled By J I International Irug C Inc. j k Brownsville, Texas i . Our Congratulations And Best Wishes I • * To tha International Drug Co. in their spacious new home I • I For many years DR. ROSS’ LIFE PILLS Kas been j; a well known remedy to thousands of men, women and children of the Valley. It is natural that such a univer sally accepted remedy should become a household neces sity in your many homes. We take this occasion to greet the users of DR. ROSS LIFE PILLS, and to tender our best wishes to the International Drug Company for continued success.