Greenville Drug Co
Company Names, addresses, dates:
Greenville Drug Co, R.J. Howard Proprietor, Greenville VA
Notes:
The Greenville Drug company started in 1912, with
J.M. Swan
as the proprietor, and Mr.
Payne
of White Plains VA as the pharmacist.1
At some point after that,
Richard James Howard (1875-1939)2
became the pharmacist and proprietor, as his name appears on the artifacts shown below.
In 1915, Howard was convicted for selling narcotics to minors, and his pharmacist
liscense was revoked.3
In 1916, his license was restored.4
The Greenville Drug Store lasted until at least 1935, as that was the year of the
latest newspaper ad or reference to the store that I could find.
Howard was still the proprietor at that time.5
Bottles:
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This is a clear 6.5" machine-made un-embossed bottle from 1925 with a label:
label: GREENVILLE DRUG COMPANY / R. J. HOWARD, Proprietor / Greenville, Virginia /
... 6.30.25 ... Dr. J.H. Thomas
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This is a clear 5" machine-made un-embossed bottle from 1924 with a label:
label: GREENVILLE DRUG COMPANY / R. J. HOWARD, Proprietor / Greenville, Virginia /
... 10-11-24 ... Dr. J.H. Thomas
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This is a clear 4.6" machine-made un-embossed bottle with a label:
label: GREENVILLE DRUG COMPANY / R. J. HOWARD, Proprietor / Greenville, Virginia / ...
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This is a clear 3.5" machine-made un-embossed bottle with a label:
label: GREENVILLE DRUG COMPANY / R. J. HOWARD, Proprietor / Greenville, Virginia / ...
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This is a clear 3.5" machine-made un-embossed bottle with a label:
label: GREENVILLE DRUG COMPANY / R. J. HOWARD, Proprietor / Greenville, Virginia / ...
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Other Items:
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This is a 2.8"x1.8" cardboard box with a label that says:
label: GREENVILLE DRUG COMPANY / R. J. HOWARD, Proprietor / GREENVILLE, VIRGINIA / ...
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This is a 3.5"x2.4" cardboard box with a label that says:
label: GREENVILLE DRUG COMPANY / R. J. HOWARD, Proprietor / GREENVILLE, VIRGINIA / ...
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1 Staunton Spectator and Vindicator, 5-Jul-1912, page 2 (Article: "Up-to-date pharmacy opens at Greenville")
2 Find-a-grave entry for Richard James Howard
3 Strasburg News, 16-Apr-1915, page 4
4 Richmond Times-Dispatch, 25-Apr-1916, page 12 (Article: "Board of Pharmacy Reinstates Howard")
5 Lexington Gazette, 27-Mar-1935, page 7 (Article: "Greenville Drug Store")
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