...history of Dr Pepper's inventor?

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Answer by Mike
Submitted on 11/5/2003
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WILEY B. PEPPER, M. D., an old practitioner of medicine, and now a druggist of Lynnville, Tenn., is a native of Robertson County, Tenn., born near Springfield April 13, 1821, son of William C. and Sarah (Powell) Pepper, and is of English extraction. His father was a native of Virginia, and came to Tennessee with his parents in 1808. The family first settled where Nashville now stands, but later removed to Robertson County, and since then the Pepper family has figured prominently in the affairs of Robertson County, and there the parents of our subject deceased. Dr. Pepper's early life was spent on the farm. He received a liberal education at the Springfield schools, and began the study of medicine in l844, graduating from the Memphis Medical College in 1849, and the following year located in Giles County, where he continued his profession two years. He then removed to Limestone County, Ala., where he remained until 1865, and just after the surrender of Lee at Appomattox he returned to his native county, and there lived five years, and in 1870 came to Lynnville, continuing the practice of his profession about six months, and then engaged in the drug business, which he has since continued. He was married in 1853, to Miss Sarah E. Horwell, of Giles County. He was formerly an "old-line" Whig, but is now a Democrat, and was made a Mason in 1850. They are leading members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he is an honorable citizen. And that about sums it all up...

Answer by Hans
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hehe.. i had to do a science report on this.. so i know alot.. ok.... charles alderton was a young pharm. and he lived in england for a while and came to America and worked at W.D Morrison's old corner clinic... there he noticed the people there where getting tired of the old fountains that didnt have much of a choice in them. he decided to do something bout it.. he made up a combination of different things, still secret to this day...and gave it to his boss Wade Morrison to try.. he loved it.. but the thing is no one knows the REAL reason y he named the soda dr pepper.. many stories and no one knows for sure... alderton was born in 1857 and died in1941....... TA DA!!! hahaha

Answer by JERSERYGAL
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Inventor. Born in Brooklyn, New York to British immigrants, he went to England after his early education, where he attended a college in Stowmarket. He returned to Brooklyn during the Westward Expansion, and attended medical school at the University of Texas in Galveston, Texas. Graduating with an M.D., he decided to work as a pharmacist, moving to Waco, Texas to join W. B. Morrison in his Old Corner Drug Store. He soon noticed that patrons of the soda fountain soon were tired of the standard fountain flavors. He confirmed this by his own taste experiments which led him to concoct a series of mixtures to find a more original drink. After exhaustive testing of combinations of fruit extracts from the fountain, he finally hit upon one that was particularly pleasing. Carefully measuring the different syrups and fine tuning the product as he went, he invited Morrison to try his new drink, which Morrison loved. When the product as offered to their fountain patrons as a test, the reaction was overwhelming. Charles Alderton'sdrink caught on fast and soon customers were asking for "Doc Alderton'sdrink." Morrison came up with the name for it, naming it �Dr. Pepper�, after the father of a girl he had once courted. After 100 years the soda is still much the same product Charles Alderton created, and is one of the most popular sodas today.

Answer by brooke1234234234
Submitted on 11/21/2006
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Many Americans love the rewarding flavor of Dr. Pepper. Dr. Pepper is Americas oldest soft drink. It was created in 1885 in Waco Texas. A clever young pharmacist named Charles Alderton came up with this original taste. Dr. Pepper was first spotted at Morrison�s Old Corner Drug Store. Charles Alderton worked there usually mixing up medicine for the customers but in his spare time he served drinks from the soda fountain to the store customers. Charles recorded that he always loved the smell of the store because of all the fruit syrups mixed together. Charles Alderton tried many experiments to make a drink that smelt like the air in the store. After many experiments he came up with the perfect mixture of fruit syrups. Soon after his experiments he offered his drink to the owner of the drug store; Mr. Morrison. Of course, like many other Americans Morrison liked the flavor. The two decided to sell there drinks at the fountain. Their drink became very popular in Waco. People already started naming is �Waco.� Morrison was credited for naming the product. It is said that he named it after one of his friends. Charles Alderton was more interested in his pharmacy work than in his drink so he suggested that Robert Lazenby and Morrison develop it further. Lazenby was the owner of Ginger Ale and a beverage chemist. Morrison and Robert started a new firm called the Artesian Manufacturing and Bottling Company. This firm later became known as the Dr. Pepper Company. Within a couple years just Robert Lazenby and his son-in-law J.B O�Hara owned the Dr. Pepper Company. By 1904 over twenty million people had tried Dr. Pepper. In 1910 Dr. Pepper got its first slogan. The slogan was �King of Beverages.� Its trademark was a picture of a doctor with a top hat on. That trademark was around the 1920�s and 1930�s. Near the 50�s the slogan became �the friendly pepper upper.� By 1923 Lazenby and O�Hara moved the Dr pepper Company to Dallas Texas. By doing this they expanded the amount of customers. Other company�s that made Dr. Pepper developed over the years. A few of these companies are Dublin Dr. Pepper, Temple Bottling Company, West Jefferson Dr. Pepper, and ABTEX Bottling.

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Question by cowgirl
Submitted on 9/12/2003
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What is the history of Dr Pepper's inventor?

Answer by The terminator
Submitted on 11/6/2003
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DR PEPPER THOUGHT THAT HE COULD MAKE SOMETHING SO cHARLES ALDERTON MIXED SUBSTANCES TO IMPROVE PEPPER'S ROMANCE IN WACO, TEXES.

Answer by Kayla
Submitted on 3/16/2004
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Dr Pepper was invented by Charles alderton in waco Texas b/c people were getting tired of the soft drinks in 1885, and the owner of the Morrison names it after his good friend Dr Pepper. That is the true story!

Answer by Kate
Submitted on 3/19/2004
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Wade Morrison invented Dr. Pepper and named it after The man who gave him his first job Dr. Charles Pepper

Answer by Rachel
Submitted on 9/2/2004
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I really dont know who to believe about who the inventor is of Dr. Pepper... You are ALL confusing me!! Stop now! I want the truth! NOW!

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Submitted on 10/27/2004
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Answer by coke
Submitted on 11/9/2004
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i don't know good question

Answer by Come on, RTFA
Submitted on 12/17/2004
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My gosh, so many half truth stories! Check out http://www.drpeppermuseum.com/dr-pepper-facts.html That should clear it up. Yes it was invented in Waco, tx in 1885. No, it was not invented by Wade Morrison, but rather Charles Alderton. Morrison was his boss. Morrison is credited with the Name Dr Pepper, but according to the site, his inspiration is unknown.

Answer by Hans
Submitted on 1/13/2005
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umm all yall are wrong.. its Charles Alderston.. from wasco ,tx....... he named it after his ex-lover who broke his heart's father.. dr. pepper..!! GET REAL

Answer by pelky
Submitted on 1/24/2005
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Answer by Josh 4-ever
Submitted on 2/3/2005
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I new that

Answer by alex
Submitted on 3/31/2005
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Charles Alderton invented Dr Pepper in 1885, and it was called the "Waco" by the customers. he worked at "Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store" where Morrison (the owner) named it after his friend Dr. Pepper. the period (.) in Dr"." Pepper was removed sometime in the 1900's because it was in italics so it looked like D: Pepper.

Answer by Jenn
Submitted on 3/31/2005
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It was named after the inventor's wife's dad, just so that the guy could marry her. He named it after his father in law.

Answer by foshizzle
Submitted on 4/5/2005
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dr. pepper was invented by a vietmanese prostitute, true story

Answer by dpbottleman
Submitted on 4/6/2005
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Charles Alderton invented Dr Pepper in Waco, and "NO ONE REALLY KNOWS WHO NAMED IT"

Answer by mackinzie
Submitted on 10/22/2006
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no that is all wrong cause i'mdoing research right now and you know who invinted it/ the Dr Pepper it was Charles Alderton so never get that wrong ever again cause that means your plan wierd sorry but you are if u that Wade Morrison made/ invinted it your so totally wrong!!!!!

Answer by ash
Submitted on 4/21/2005
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i dont know

Answer by joe mama
Submitted on 5/6/2005
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dr pepper is gooooooooooooooooood!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer by cowanator
Submitted on 6/21/2005
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Idont know

Answer by Dr. pepper hater
Submitted on 6/21/2005
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I hate Dr. pepper it is to bland and smells like cow manuer

Answer by i love dr pepper
Submitted on 8/27/2005
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Dr. Pepper was some dude living in the 1800's who invented the soda via scientifically because some dudes were bored of the soft drinks, they wanted something more great.. And then the great Dr. pepper was boooornnn! it was born to be alive!! (born to be alive!)

Answer by Amber
Submitted on 9/7/2005
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http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bldrpepper.htm Go there. It has the full story.

Answer by chips
Submitted on 11/18/2005
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Answer by Bo-Bo
Submitted on 12/13/2005
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I think Dr pepper is the most famous drink in the world i also like Dr pepper too and mostly everybody in the united states always drink that drink.So thank you very much for letting me write my concerns so laterz!!!!!!!!

Answer by Leila Brown
Submitted on 12/13/2005
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Hey, All I want to say is I love Dr pepper and I always drink it and thats why I'm fat.

Answer by ashley
Submitted on 1/18/2006
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no

Answer by sarah
Submitted on 2/12/2006
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Does charles alderton have a family? i cant get to it on my computer

Answer by Dr Pepper Geek
Submitted on 3/1/2006
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Dr Pepper was invented by Charles Curtis Alderton. He was schooled in England then worked in Waco, Texas at Morrison's Old Corner Drug store. Customers became tired of the same drinks so Charles Alderton invented his own recipes for soft drinks and Dr. Pepper became very popular. Charles Alderton spent most of his time mixing up medicine for people in Waco, Texas. He was raised by William Alderton and Elizabeth.

Answer by liz- ard-15
Submitted on 4/24/2006
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Wade Morrison invented Dr. Pepper because a good friend of his was complaining about how all of the cola taste the same. Since he was the type of person who was eager to please, he invented the drink Dr. Pepper

Answer by manwithgun
Submitted on 4/26/2006
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dr.pepper wass mad in the late 1800 and was made to keep ppl busy

Answer by SamcQ
Submitted on 9/1/2006
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La,La,La, pepper

Answer by pablo bob
Submitted on 9/8/2006
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i invented dr pepper

Answer by ute
Submitted on 9/29/2006
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what is the history of Charles Alderton, the inventor of Dr. Pepper

Answer by Awsomeperson
Submitted on 10/19/2006
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ok..Im doing a project on Dr.Pepper, and Charles Alderton invented Dr.pepper Because he was a soft drink creater when he worked at a pharmecy and all the teens loved it

Answer by levi
Submitted on 10/25/2006
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CHARLES ALDERTON INVENTED DR PEPPER NOT NOBODY ELSE!!!

Answer by the jermtastic jerm
Submitted on 11/27/2006
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charles alderrton invented it and saw it was very popular people used to get it by asking him to shoot them a waco.morrison the owner of the drugstore alderton worked at named it dr.pepper after a good friend of his dr.charles pepper in 1885.Later in 1950 they took out the period. thatbudatat thats all folks!