Company Names, addresses, dates:
  Vess, Washington DC

Notes:
Vess does not appear in any Washington DC city directories.
According to Wikipedia, Vess was started by a man named Sylvester Jones, whose nickname was "Vess". Jones also created Whistle soda.

Bottles:

book # 700 This is a ribbed curvey green 8" crown top bottle embossed: neck: VESS BEVERAGES / 6 1/2 FLD OZS REGISTERED front: VESS / BOTTLE PATENTED back: BEVERAGES /6 1/2 FLD OZS PATENTED base: ('R' in a triangle) / WASHINGTON / DC / A940 O