In August of 1903 the Sandusky Register featured several advertisements for Walther’s Peptonized Port.
The ad above stated that Peptonized Port was helpful
for “people who are nervous, cannot stand noise, start at the least unusual
sound” and “get that fly-to-pieces feeling often.” The ad below informed
consumers that the remedy was a combination of port wine and pepsin, with no
added drugs or chemicals.
The remedy was considered a good tonic for
dyspepsia, indigestion, and recommended for nursing mothers, invalids, and
older people. Two sizes were sold in 1903, one for fifty cents, and a larger
size for one dollar. Two drugstores that sold Walther’s Peptonized Port in Sandusky were Henkelman &
Bechberger and L.A. Biehl. Henkelman & Bechberger operated their drugstore
on the street level of the Sloane House hotel in downtown Sandusky.
L. A. Biehl’s drugstore was located
at the corner of Hancock and East Monroe Streets.
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