Company Names, addresses, dates:
  Vess, Washington DC

Notes:
Vess does not appear in any Washington DC city directories.
According to Wikipedia, Vess was started by a man named Sylvester Jones, whose nickname was "Vess". Jones also created Whistle soda.

Bottles:

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This is a ribbed curvey green 8" crown top bottle embossed: neck: VESS BEVERAGES / 6 1/2 FLD OZS REGISTERED front: VESS / BOTTLE PATENTED back: BEVERAGES /6 1/2 FLD OZS PATENTED bottom: R / WASHINGTON / DC / A 834 O