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The logical conclusion would lead to a museum (being part of the educational system) of Apothecary (being one of the disciplines closely associated with medicine, supported by the A logo), unless the A is a veiled reference to one of the freemasonry symbols. But then, a lodge would not really count as an educational site, would it?

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The logical conclusion would lead to a museum (being part of the educational system) of Apothecary (being one of the disciplines closely associated with medicine, supported by the A logo), unless the A is a veiled reference to one of the freemasonry symbols. But then, a lodge would not really count as an educational site, would it?

Museum yes.

Part of educational system no.

 

The A symbol has nothing to do with Apothecary.

There is no symbolic A symbol in Freemasonry.

 

A Masonic Lodge is most definitely an educational place.

This building is not a Lodge.

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If I recall properly, Dr. Pepper, the soft drink, was created by a pharmacist who went by the name of Dr. Pepper.  At that time pharmacies had soda fountains, which is where the drink was born.

 

 

Invented by Charles Alderton in Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas. A pharmacist. He then gave the formula to Wade Morrison, the Drug Store owner who named it Dr. Pepper.

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Remember that Coca-Cola got its name from a certain South American drug-plant that was included in the original recipe. Coke was originally marketed as a "patent medicine." And the roots flavoring root beer or Sarsparilla (sassafras or smilax ornata) were also considered to have medicinal qualities. As does the quinine in tonic water.

 

"Medicinal" botanicals and spices, especially tropical ones, were quite the rage at one point. Eventually, as pharmacological claims became more regulated, many "patent medicines" dropped their medicinal claims in favor of simply being tasty and refreshing "soft drinks." Although caffeine remains a drug included in many soft drinks.

 

BTW the creator of Dr. Pepper was pharmacist Charles C. Alderton, which may explain the circled-A symbol on the building. The recipe for Dr. Pepper is not public - and has probably changed somewhat since 1885. Rumored to contain prune juice at one point, but the company says not. The clone sold by Coke ("Mr. PiBB") is listed as a "spicy cherry soda" - which may be a hint. The "10. 2. 4." originally in the Dr. Pepper logo reflected the "dosage regimen" of three times per day.

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This is an early tip of my hat to one of the greatest architectural photographs ever made. If you know any 19th century photographs, you should know the original picture, and the place where this was made.

 

If you can name the original picture and photographer, you will be entered in a draw for a fabulous prize to be awarded when I get around to it.

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Chapter House Steps, Wells Cathedral - photographed as A Sea of Steps, Frederick H. Evans, 1900 (some platinum prints dated 1903)

 

Sorry - but I read the TIME/LIFE book series on photography in 1971, right on the cusp of switching from architecture to photography as a career, and Evans' picture was frontispiece for one of the chapters - branded into my brain 47 years ago. ;)

 

BTW - a very interesting interpretation of your own....

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