TweetWhen A. Cressy Morrison arrived in Milwaukee in the year 1889 for his job at Pabst, the brewery’s name had changed from the Best Brewery to the Pabst Brewery. Fred Pabst, who had married Best’s daughter, was now running the Company. The office of Fred Pabst was on the second floor of the brick building […]
Read MoreTweetI remember a couple of summers ago visiting Pabst Brewery on Juneau Avenue in Milwaukee. Thought empty, the old buildings were still there. The tour of the old main office building was the highlight. We walked up the steps into the office of Captain Pabst and then into the section where the advertising office, with […]
Read MoreTweetFor the past several months I have been following my outline to write the nine chapters of the book. A week ago I wrapped up Chapter 9. Now it is time for me here to reflect on what I think is the condition of the manuscript in its current form. Though I have been careful […]
Read MoreTweetWhat amazed me as I read the advertising material from Pabst about its Tonic is that the beverage was referred to as ‘food’. In an 1890 page in the Secret booklet called “Still More Secrets” we read: “Malt Extracts are prescribed by physicians to promote sleep, to strengthen nerves, to build up the system as […]
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