The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1892-02-26
The Beautiful Drug Store of Mich
aels & Co.
The Finest and Most Complete Drug
Store i'm the SOuth.
HONOR TO DURHAM IN EVERY WAY
Beautiful and Gorgeous Counters. Gas .
and a Stock of Goods Equal to
All of the Rest.

this side of the Mason and Dixon line.
1t is the new drug store of Michaels &
Co, which will TO morrow be thrown
open to the public.
The GLOBE to-day visited this estab-
ment, now located in the beautiful three
story building just completed by Maj gum
u Son on the corner of Main and Man.
gum street. Ample notices of the build
ing, of which Leary was the architect,
have been made; and while congratulate.
ing Mangum & Son on their enterprise in
placing so many dollars in brick and
mortar, to day we want to talk, and this
is not paid puff, of the drug store of
Michaels & Co.
The main room is 2SA60 feet-fuurteen
feet pitch. The walls are in hard finish
with tastefully executed cornishes and
elaborate center pieces in cement
The floor is what we upper fellows
would call, in France, parqueted-with
oak and cherry, while the beauty of the
parquetry is shown in the beautifully de-
signed borders in oak, mahogany, maple
and cherry. In other words, to drop the
attempt at other things, the floor is of in.
laid woods and is the only thing of the
kind in the city.
With such walls, such floors, and We
almost forgot to mention the beautiful
front Of the building, with its wealth of
windows in massive arches, one will won
der if Other surroundings fit the place :;
if the furniture is appropriate and is it as
grand as the case which is to contain it.
Well, my friend, it is.
There are five counters, liberal in length,
laid in white zinc and trimmed in gold
The "fligree" work and each design is
perfect, and with the clear white surface
lights up the room and makes it most i'll
viting.
On these counters-and in wonderful
harmony-are eight show cases-plate
glass and gold glt-marvels of taste and
beauty These cases are filled with all
sorts and styles of toilet and fancy articles
which druggists handle.
There are two wrapping counters
- elevated-being both neat and at once
convenient.
On the left as you en'er the building
will be found soda fountain which is
the largest ever seen in this city-rich
and ample for all demands. To give the
reader some de of its magnificence we
W Ii remark that it cost $500, and SO it
will be seen that art and skill and talent
were literally used in its construction.
After the fountain we noticed yards
and yards of tincture shelving-Zinc and
gOld-with elaborate top ornamentation.
On the other side of the store-the
glasS-tront cases-Zinc and gold-each
eight feet vide and twelve feet high
which are filed with pare medicines of
all kinds. y tobacco case, the same size
aid fnisL, holds the cigars, which are of
eAcelient flavor and quality. Beneath
the tobacco case-Or cigar case are a
dozen cupboards which contain the plug
tobaccos, thus keeping them free of dust
and causing them to retain the moisture
necessary.
But the crowning glory of this new
store is in the gigantic prescription case,
which is said to be one of the finest and
most complete in the United States. The
front view shows a counter twenty feet
long, tIimmed to match all the other fur
niture. A massive French plate beveled
mirror, 6x4 feet, is in the center, while
on either side are two cathedral glasses,
each three by two and half feet. The
top decorations of this case are simply
superb.
Behind the case is where the conve-
niences and beauty of facility may be
seen. There are forty four drawers and
six cupboards, each drawer differently
arranged. The shelves in the case will
accommodate one hundred tincture bot,
ties and fifty salt mug bottles, besides
leaving ample room for ointments, fluid
extracts and whatever else prescription
might call for
Immediately behind the prescription
case is a working counter. This is also
finished as the other furniture-Zinc and
gold-cGntaining six cupboards and six
drawers, six rows Of shelving for fluid
extracts ar six rows for powdered drugs.
There are also the. rows of shelving in
separate apartment, under dark glass
front, for poisons. City water with tank
and fountain will be found in the center
of working counter, with graduate rack
above the tank.
On the base of the work counter there
is room for four men To work at one time.
Just to the left of the work counter there
is another handsome case-zinc and gold