St Louis World’s Fair

Fichter, "Fittig" (1911), 1361. The testimony of reading the book comes from Fittig s diary for 17 September 1859 the second quotation is from a speech he gave at the 1904 St. Louis World s Fair. 

Dr Pepper was advertised as the king of beverages, free from caffeine (which was added to it later on), was flavored with black cherry artificial flavor, and was first sold in the Old Comer Drag Store owned by Wade Morrison. Its market success and position as one of the most popular U.S. soft drinks started by a presentation during the St Louis World s Fair, where some other important flavor-consuming products— ice cream cones, hot dog rolls, and hamburger buns— were also shown. All of than remain major users of natural flavors based on essential oils. Hundred years later after the mager with another famous lemon-lime drink TUP in 1986, it finally became a part of Cadbury. 

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