Alderton noticed that customers were tiring of the traditional flavors of sarsaparilla, lemon and vanilla, and so to try and revive sales, began experimenting with new flavor combinations, eventually settling on a 23 ingredient mix combined with phosphoric acid to give it tang. It was first sold on December 1, 1885, and was ordered by asking the soda attendant to "shoot a Waco".[4]
Alderton gave the formula to the owner of Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store, Wade Morrison, who then named it Dr Pepper.
It was introduced to almost 20 million people while attending the 1904 World's Fair Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri as a new kind of soda pop.[5] Its introduction in 1885 preceded the introduction of Coca-Cola by one year.
Corner Drug Store exhibit at the Dr. Pepper Museum in Waco, Texas.
Completed in 1906, the Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company, located at 300 South Fifth Street in downtown Waco, Texas, was the first building to be built specifically to bottle Dr Pepper and Dr Pepper was bottled there until the 1960s. The building now houses the Dr Pepper Museum, which opened to the public in 1991. The museum has three floors of exhibits, a working old-fashioned soda fountain, and a gift store of Dr Pepper memorabilia.[6][7]
Personal life
Alderton married twice in his life. His first wife was Lilian "Lillie" E. Walker, whom he married in October 1884. It was announced in the Galveston, Texas newspaper. They married at the residence of Lillie's father J. B. Walker.[8] Lillie died in 1916. Alderton married Emilie Marie Coquille on December 20, 1918 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana.
charles, alderton, charles, courtice, alderton, june, 1857, 1941, american, pharmacist, inventor, carbonated, soft, drink, pepper, borncharles, courtice, alderton, 1857, june, 1857new, york, city, york, diedmay, 1941, 1941, aged, waco, texas, occupationpharmac. Charles Courtice Alderton June 21 1857 May 29 1941 1 was an American pharmacist and the inventor of the carbonated soft drink Dr Pepper Charles AldertonBornCharles Courtice Alderton 1857 06 21 June 21 1857New York City New York U S DiedMay 29 1941 1941 05 29 aged 83 Waco Texas U S OccupationPharmacistKnown forInventor of Dr PepperSpouse s Lillie E Walker 1884 Emilie Marie Coquille 1918 Contents 1 Early life 2 Creation of Dr Pepper 3 Personal life 4 Death 5 ReferencesEarly life EditCharles Courtice Alderton was born June 21 1857 in Brooklyn New York the eldest of five children to English parents 2 Alderton attended Framlingham College in England studied medicine at the University of Texas and worked as a pharmacist in Waco in a shop called Morrison s Old Corner Drug Store 3 which had a soda fountain Creation of Dr Pepper EditAlderton noticed that customers were tiring of the traditional flavors of sarsaparilla lemon and vanilla and so to try and revive sales began experimenting with new flavor combinations eventually settling on a 23 ingredient mix combined with phosphoric acid to give it tang It was first sold on December 1 1885 and was ordered by asking the soda attendant to shoot a Waco 4 Alderton gave the formula to the owner of Morrison s Old Corner Drug Store Wade Morrison who then named it Dr Pepper It was introduced to almost 20 million people while attending the 1904 World s Fair Exposition in St Louis Missouri as a new kind of soda pop 5 Its introduction in 1885 preceded the introduction of Coca Cola by one year Corner Drug Store exhibit at the Dr Pepper Museum in Waco Texas Completed in 1906 the Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company located at 300 South Fifth Street in downtown Waco Texas was the first building to be built specifically to bottle Dr Pepper and Dr Pepper was bottled there until the 1960s The building now houses the Dr Pepper Museum which opened to the public in 1991 The museum has three floors of exhibits a working old fashioned soda fountain and a gift store of Dr Pepper memorabilia 6 7 Personal life EditAlderton married twice in his life His first wife was Lilian Lillie E Walker whom he married in October 1884 It was announced in the Galveston Texas newspaper They married at the residence of Lillie s father J B Walker 8 Lillie died in 1916 Alderton married Emilie Marie Coquille on December 20 1918 in New Orleans Orleans Louisiana Death EditAlderton died May 29 1941 He was buried in Oakwood Cemetery Waco McLennan County Texas in Plot Section B 1 Lot 425 9 References Edit Charles Alderton NNDB Hallett Anthony Hallett Diane 24 October 1997 Entrepreneur magazine encyclopedia of entrepreneurs ISBN 9780471175360 Retrieved 24 May 2020 Dr Pepper FAQ Retrieved 24 May 2020 Donovan Tristan 2014 Fizz how soda shook up the world Chicago Illinois Chicago Review Press p 69 ISBN 978 1613747223 Dr Pepper museum The 1904 World s Fair Waco s Dr Pepper Museum and its holographic ghost Houston Chronicle Retrieved October 8 2019 Dr Pepper Museum Waco Texas Gastro Obscura Retrieved October 8 2019 Charles Courtice Alderton 1857 1941 Wacomasomic Find a Grave Charles C Alderton Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Alderton amp oldid 1124142733, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
