Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-09-27
A PALATIAL DRUG HOUSE.
The New Marble Front wareroems.
chamberlain &. AIbers, Wholesale store.

There are few successes in the history of the
business houses of this city moro deserved or
more marked than the rapid rise and prosperity
of the drug house of Messrs. Chamberlain 4
Albers, who have just removed to their new
marble front warerooms nearly opposite Cowan,
McClung Co.'S mammoth new building The
beginning of the business establishment, now
known by the firm name above given, dates
back TO April, 1885. At that time, the firm was
Chamberlain Il Bro the senior member of the
house being Capt. II. s. Chamberlain, now Vice
President of the largest iron establishment of
the South-the Roane Iron Company, of Chat
tanooga and lockwood.
The firm was soon after changed to Chamber
lain Il Albers under which style it is known
favorably throughout East Tennessee, Western
n orth Carolina, Southern Kentucky and North
ern Georgia-the territory through which their
business extends. Mr.. w. p. Chamberlain is
the business manager of the firm and favoraby
known in this community as an honest, saga
cous merchant, of diligent habits and fine prom
Use. The practical man of the concern is Mr..
a. j. Albers a thoroughly and regularly cdu-
Gated pharmaceutist. He has been in the drug
business from his boyhood and is familiar with
all its departments and details. He is widely
| and well known among the business men of East
| Tennessee as an indcfatigabe worker and man
| of great energy ana surely marked for sue
cessful business career. From moderate be-
| ginning, these young men, by close application
| and fine business attachments, have established
an enviable reputation and taken position as one
| of the largest drug houses in East Tennessee.
THEIR NEW MARBLE FRONT.
| But it soon become evident that their old To-
cation was not adequate to their business wants,
| so they removed to their present building which
was expressly erected for their trade. 1t is fine
| three story building, one hundred feet deep,
| with n spacious cellar and the only nidr6te front
! in the city.
A look through their ware-rooms will con-
vince any one that they are now prepared to
show one of the largest and best selection of
| drugs ever offered to the merchants of East
| Tennessee and contiguous territory,
Their first floor is elegantly fitted out with
latest and best styles of store furniture. Here
they keep their general stock of finer shelf
goods, tastefully displayed and embracing
samples of every article known in their trade;
Here they keep conspicuous samples of the
celebrated
ANCHOR WHITE LEAD
manufactured ut Cincinnati for which they are
sole agents for this section This is one of the
best brands of lead ever sold in this market. As
evidence of its superior qualities, Messrs.
Chamberlain IL Albers sold $500 pounds of 1t
to Messrs Cowan, McClung IL Co. for use in
their new building They have also sold during
the last year 600 pounds of the same lead e
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Kali
road Company, for use in their cars and bridges
These two sales will give some idea of tho
amount of this lead sold, and show the higf
reputation it enjoys.
In the rear part of the ground floor is theiI
office, furnished in style harmonious with th'
other equipments of the house.
The second floor is devoted to glassware, druf
packages dry paints and hollow ware.
The third floor is used as laboratory and toI
manufacturing
THEIR OWN PREPARATIONS.
| All of these have been extensively advertised
and are known throughout East Tennessee and
Western North Carolina as household words
They are as follows: SYMPHYX, y Ia Buffers
Mrs. MISSIONS WORM CANDY, BRoDtE''
, | ITCH CERATE, ALBERs EXTRACT BUCHU
CHAMBERLAIN EXTRACT JAMAICA GINGER
ALL FLUID EXTRACTS, ESSENCES, PERFUMER
les, HAIR OILS and PoMADEs.
The sale of these preparations has been yer,
extensive The books of the CHRoNICLE job OF
: flee show that we have alone printed many
thousand labels for their Symphix and l. y. l.
Bitters. These popular preparations are dallI
increasing in public favor.
; SODA POP AND MINERAL WATERS.
h In the cellar they manufacture their cele
brated Soda Pop and Mineral Waters, The,
0 do n large business in this line in this city
Their cellar is also used as store room for thel
oils varnishes and casks. The three floors ar
! connected by n patent hosting apparatus
# the rear of the building they are digging ca
pacious cistern for their laboratory.
+; From this description it will be seen that !
: their new quarters this enterprsing firm will
| able to fully meet the demands of their rapid
It increasing trade, and that no expense has bee
spared to make their new warerooms in ever
respect BETTING their rank and character anon
V the wholesale houses of Knoxville
IS THEIR MARKET SQUARE STORE.
If A narrow alley in the rear of their store hou;
&c divides them from their Market Square stor,
which is carried on under the firm style of A
&c bers & Co. Mr., George Albers, educated as
Pharmaceutist at Mama College, Ohio hi
1T charge of this store 1t is fitted up for fir
D class retail house, and here all prescriptions al
accurately and skilfully compounded. 1t is
the heart of the city, and enjoys large reta
trade, Being so close to their new wholesa
h ware rooms. It becomes really part of the otl
It err establishment, and enables them to carry o
their entire business with economy and dispatc
Is 1t will be seen from the description we hav
1t given that Messrs. Chamberlain 81 Albers al
enterprsing men and fully competent to mali
tain the position they now enjoy, in the buslne
circles of East Tennessee.
d With ample capital to buy their goods ut Il
TT lowest rates. and with practical and thoroug
knowledge of their business they are enabled
e; guarantee to their increasing trade entire 81
. tistacton.