W.L. Lyle


Company Names, addresses, dates:
  W.L. Lyle Drug Store, Bedford City VA (1898-1950) 1
  Lyle Drug Store, (R.H. Caudle & M.G. Bower owners), Bedford VA

Notes:
Walter Lawrence Lyle (1873-1950)2 was a Bedford pharmacist for 52 years. He graduated from the Medical College at Richmond in 1898, and opened a pharmacy in Bedford. He was a member of the State Board of Pharmacy for 12 years, and for a time served as it's head. He also served for a time as the Mayor of Bedford.1
The Lyle Drug Store continued after Walter passed away until at least 1958, as that is the last year I found a newspaper ad that mentioned it3.
One of the labels below says "R.H. CAUDLE & M.G. BOWER, OWNERS", so at some point, presumably after Walter Lyle passed away, they took over the store.


Bottles:

lyle_01 Clear 6.5" (8 oz) bottle embossed:
horizontal on top: 3 viii
vertical: W.L. LYLE / PHARMACIST / BEDFORD CITY, VA.
lyle_02 Clear 3.5" (1 oz) bottle embossed:
horizontal on top: 3 i
vertical: W.L. LYLE / PHARMACIST / BEDFORD CITY, VA.



Other Items:
lyle_03 This is a postcard depicting the interior of Lyle's Drug Store.
lyle_04 This is a label for Lyle Mineral Oil.
lyle_05 This is a label for Blue Stone Poison. It lists "R.H. Caudle & M.G. Bower" as the owners of the Lyle Drug Store.
lyle_06 This is a label for Sulfer.
lyle_07 This is a label for Spirits of Camphor, U.S.P.
lyle_08 This is a label for Spirits Turpentine.
lyle_09 This is a label for Castor Iol, U.S.P.
lyle_10 This is a label for Elixir Terpin Hydrate and Codeine, N.F.
lyle_11 This is a label for Glycerin U.S.P.
lyle_12 This is a label for Epsom Salt, U.S.P.
lyle_13 This is a label for Peregoric, U.S.P. X
lyle_14 This is a label for Aromatic Spirits Amonia
lyle_15 This is a label for Sweet Spirits Nitre, U.S.P.
lyle_16 This is a label for Lyle's Gargle.
lyle_17 This is a label for Lyle's Dermisol.
lyle_18 This is a label for Lyle's Five Hand Stock Powder.


1 Richmond Times Dispatch, 7-Feb-1950, page 22 (obituary for Walter L. Lyle)
2 Find-a-grave for Walter Lawrence Lyle
3 Roanoke Times, 3-Dec-1958, page 9 (advertisement that mentions Lyle Drug Store in Bedford)


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