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Citation:  [Identification of Item], Miller & Brockette Papers, MC047, San Jacinto Museum of History, Houston, Texas.

Creator Sketch:

T. K. Miller and M. L. Brockette operated Miller & Brockette, Druggists at 912 Main Street, Itasca, Texas, beginning in the early 1890s.  Later, the firm also included jewelry in their inventory and were “one of 7000 Rexall Drug Stores.”

Scope and Content Note:

Prescriptions, formulas, correspondence, notes, and a photograph document a portion of the business of Miller & Brockette, Druggists, in Itasca, Texas from 1885 – 1914.  Of particular interest is a notebook (ca. 1888) compiled by T. K. Miller and containing formulas for a variety of compounds including Rheumatism Liniment, Furniture Polish, Ink, Heave Cure, and Dr. O. W. Cowan’s Dead-shot on Johnson Grass.  Two pamphlets advertise products of interest to druggists.  A Few Good Things Illustrated from Frederick Stearns & Co. of Detroit, Michigan, contains in addition to information on products such as Wine of Cod Liver Oil and Kolavin, engravings of the bottles.  The Parke Davis & Co. pamphlet, Fluid Extracts & Other Pharmaceuticals, Especially Adapted to the Convenience of Druggists, includes formulas for pharmaceutical compounds in addition to the chemicals being offered for sale.  An advertisement for the Florence Faradic Battery (1885) underscores Miller’s fascination with new devices.  The single photograph shows the interior of the Miller & Brockette Drug Store ca. 1910 – 1920.

MILLER & BROCKETTE PAPERS, 1885 - 1914 (Bulk: 1911 - 1912 )

Manuscript Collection:  MC047

Size:  72 items

Boxes:  n/a

Inventory

     Series:  Correspondence

     Series:  Financial

     Series:  Printed Materials

     Series:  Formulas

     Series:  Notes

     Series:  Photographs