N.A.R.D. Notes Volume 21, No. 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1915 Excerpt: ...aspirin, who was soliciting the drug trade of the Southwest by letter. At the recent annual meeting of the Waukegan (1ll.) Retail Druggists' Association, the following officers were elected: President, C. Atterbery: vice-president, Dr. V. V. Pearce; and secretarytreasurer, Conrad Hollstein. When the big storm swept over Xew Orleans, the Wainright Pharmacy, in Hagen avenue, as well as other stores in the flooded district, kept right on doing business despite the fact that the floor was covered with water. Charles A. Voight, of Catlin. 1ll., was a visitor at N. A. R. D. headquarters, October 9th. The Interstate Commerce Commission has ordered a reduction to the $2 per hundred rate of a year ago, in the transportation charge for drugs and chemicals from the Atlantic seaboard to transcontinental points. The change becomes effective October 18th. The present rate is $3.70 Escaping steam from a heating-plant in the cellar bleached the furniture in the store of Beddoe & Chrisler, at Bedford, Ind., and damaged the stock. Superintendent Johnson of the California Department of Weights and Measures has instructed sealers to require that all commodities in package form sold by druggists, when such commodity is but one ingredient, that is, sulphur, tincture of arnica, epsom salt, castor oil, and so on, be of definite net measure. What variables are allowed for liquids has not been reported. At its September luncheon, the Portland (Ore.) Retail Druggists' Association informally reiterated its support of the Stevens price-maintenance bill and indorsed the complaint of the Public Service League against the two local telephone companies, in which the state public service commission is asked to order an interchange of service. A novel case has arisen in Los Angeles, Cal....