The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1874-11-20
aUBER's PALACE DRUG STORE.
a Splendid Room.

oiCA4tcCluIc ui-l'-dE GU III tAic SiSStiCA
Of public and private buildings in our
handsome and progressive city,-we say
progressive from the fact that there Is
no other place in Ohio Of the same
population. and representing an equal
amount Of wealth, that has made the
same rapid strides in enterprises, public
and private, during the past year, as
Findlay. In our notices of buildings
that had been constructed. we only
spoke of the general plans and the-r ex-
terror alornments, without attempting
70 describe the interior arrangements,
and in cur articles we but reflected the
sentiments Of the whole community. In
our present article we have to deal with
interior decorative art alone, leaving out
altogether the details of exterior curves
and elevations.
1t has not been many years since mer-
chants began to recognize the advan-
tages of having finely furnished and ar
tistically decorated rooms for the trans
action Of business. 1t was a long time
before men could be made to understand
that they could do business inside of
bright walls, surrounded by neat and
polished furniture, over which the warm
sunlight, pouring in through clear, trans
parent windows, shone With a cheering
and healthful glow. When once mer-
chants saw that those who came TO do
business with them were better pleased
when thsyJIa1-s tastely arranged room
in which to' transact it, the dark, dingy
store, and the gloomy contingencies
were abandoned.
The merchants of this city have long
recognized the facts which we have brief
ly stated, and, d,have made practical use of
the knowledge which their experience
has taught them. Very recently, Messrs.
S. s ]. n. Huber, Druggists, of this city,
found it necessary to move from their
old quarters into new ones. Looking
around for suitable place in which to
establish their business, they selected the
site on Main Street, nearly opposite ''Old
White Corner" known as the Hyatt
property The old wooden building was
removed and a two-story brick erected
in its place. Messrs. Hubers took pos
session of the building simply with its
bare walls, taking upon themselves the
entire charge of furnishing and compile
ton. The room is one hundred feet
long, with commodious width and
height. At depth of sixty-five feet tie
room sspannei by a finely proportioued
Roman arch Bat, before We 20 into
the details OF the interior of this beaut!-
ful store, let us notice the building. As
We have said before, the front elevation
is two stories high, the upper story being
very plain, though it does not present Il
bad appearance. The lower story, in
which the Drug Store is situated, has a
full piate-glass front. The Main Street
front has two large piate-glass four feet
wide by ten feet high. On the south
side of the room, looking out diagonaliy
across Main Street, is another plate-glass
window four feet wide by ten feet high.
The front is supported by large iron col
umns. The door and window frames
are painted a rich brown color, which
gives the whole beautiful but massive
appearance. The interior of the store,
however, is marvellous in its beauty and
Standing in the broad door
way, and looking down the long room,
the sunlight streaming through the rich
glass on either side, you have Il scene of
by skilled and careful hands.
rhe s:'eiv.ng IS What first attracts the
attention of the observer 1t is made
If the finest grained ash, delicately nlaid
With walnut. 1t is constructed in see
ions, the center section is Gothic in
tyie, aud is somewhtt higher than the
'thers 1t also projects short distance
'ut from the Others, which gives fine
elief to the whole, and is sufficiently bold
o preserve tie proportions to the eye.
'he drugs and chemicals are arranged
long the south side of the room in the
,rettiest and brightest of jars, each one
0 labeled that no mistake can possibly |
ccur. At the east end of tAaroom, next
0 tine arch. before spoken of,is hand
ONE prescription case, where all pre-
criptions are compounded. On the
ortiz sile of the room the shelving is !
He'd with school books, patent m-di-
ines, etc. The counters are also iii sec
ions. The vases are of the same mate
aI and style as the shelves. The tops
{ the counters, however, are of the
nest Italian marble, which gives n
Diendid relief to the other parts of the
pom. There are five beautiful show
ases in the store, ranged along counters
lied for their reception. Two of the
ases are square, and the Others of the
alf oval pattern. These are filed with
Incy articles, brushes of all kinds,
,iIet articles, albums, gift books, and
undreds of other things that would re-
Iire a column Of type to enumerate.
ve said all these cases were so filed; we
ust, however. except one, q small case
the front of tie store. This is used
II cigars, and is always full of the
lo!cest brands. We neglected, also,
mention the perfumery case. This is
! upright case, and stands on the south
de of the room near, the front of the
ore. 1t is constructed OF the finest
llnut wood highly polished. 1t is
led with the fiaest perfumes and the
rest exotics. On the north side OF the
ON, near one Oithe large windows. is a
at frame work, on which Is hung all
nd. Of fancy brackets in the rear Of
g arch, OF which We .nrve before spo-
II, i arranged rows OF tanks for keep
: oils. They ara 50 fixed as 70 prevent
king. and also keeping out of the
ON all unpleasant odors that may
se. IN this apartment Is also the
Ice. Still further back is another large
orn. in which Is stored ali the heavy
DDS. Tie entire arrangement of the
re and disposition OF the goods Is very
lvenient, both for customers and
esnen.
The Hlbers have been in the Drug
siaess in Findlay for about fifteen !
lrs, and although the firm name has
led at different times, S. & j. u.