Monday, May 20, 2019
Civil War Era Dr. J. Hostetter's Bitters Bottle Found
My Granddaughter Victoria found this bottle "Hostetter's Bitters" in Paces Bayou on her property yesterday that runs to the MS River. She found out by searching online that Hostetter's "Celebrated" Bitters was a nostrum developed by Dr. Jacob Hostetter of Lancaster, PA back in 1853 and became a national best-seller. During the Civil War, it was sold to soldiers as a positive protective against the fatal maladies of the southern swamps and the poisonous tendency of the impure rivers and bayous. She was so excited to find the bottle that is in good condition and wanted me to share with you.
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