New at the Soda Fountain: Pepsi-Cola!

Pepsi-Cola was born in North Carolina from a soda fountain beverage first known as "Brad's Drink". Caleb Davis Bradham ran a drugstore and served cola-based beverages to his customers. His own creation, ("Brad's Drink" which became) Pepsi-Cola, arrived at the turn of the century. Pepsi-Cola few with the new (20th) century, with changing logos, bottle shapes, and the nickel-a-glass price. One big difference from Victorian Coca-Cola? Twice the size of that glass, for the same price.

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Published on July 14, 2017 23:02
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I write frequent posts about all things Nineteenth Century Americana, especially elements of interest to readers of Sweet Romance set against the back drop of the Old West. I love history, and enjoy s ...more
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