Company Names, addresses, dates:
  Bruce & Bickers (Culpeper Pharmacy), Opposite Post Office, Culpeper VA (1911-1914)^1,2
  Culpeper Pharmacy (C.S. Bruce Prop.), Opposite Post Office, Culpeper VA (1914-1922) ^2,3
  Bruce's Drug Store (Culpeper Pharmacy), SE Corner Main & Davis Streets, Culpeper VA (1922-1938) ^3,4
  Culpeper Pharmacy (George F. Hendley Prop.), SE Corner Main & Davis Sts., Culpeper VA (1938-1944) ^4,5
  Culpeper Pharmacy (J.G. Williams Jr. Prop.), SE Corner Main & Davis Sts., Culpeper VA (1944-ca1950s) ^5,6
  Culpeper Pharmacy (J.G. Williams Jr. Prop.), 302 S. Main St., Culpeper VA (ca.1960s) ⁷

Notes:
In 1911, Cornelius Smith Bruce (1880-1955)⁸ resigned his position as head clerk for Dr. R.B. Macoy. He teamed with John Nicholas Bickers (1886-1948)⁹, and took over the Gorrell Drug Store which was thereafter known as the Culpeper Pharmacy, located opposite the post office. ¹
I checked some old Sanborn maps, and this appears to be modern-day 134 E Davis Street.
This drugstore was also referred to in some newspaper ads with the name "Bruce & Bickers"¹⁰.
In April 1914, the partnership broke up and Bruce became the sole proprietor of the Culpeper Pharmacy.

In March of 1922, Bruce purchased the builing on the SE corner of Main & Davis Streets (modern day 101 Davis Street). The building was erected in 1898 and had been a furniture store up until that time¹¹.
By June of 1922, Bruce had moved into that location. The new store was announced in the newspaper as: "Bruce's Drug Store (The Culpeper Pharmacy)", so it still went by 2 names.³
That building is still there today. It later became the home of Gayheart's drugtstore¹².

In October 1938, Bruce sold his drug store to George Frank Hendley (1893-1968)¹³. The announcement said the name was changing from "Bruce's Drug Store" back to the original name "Culpeper Pharmacy".⁴

Hendley ran the drug store until July of 1944, when he sold it to J. G. Williams Jr. (1902-1969)¹⁴, who had been working at the store for some time.⁵
The last advertisement I could find for his store located at the corner of Main & Davis Streets was 1952⁶. At some point, Williams moved the store to 302 S. Main Street, as I've seen labels referencing him as the proprietor of the Culpeper Pharmacy at that address in 1963.
The last newspaper reference I found for the drugstore at that address was from June of 1968⁷.
I don't know how long after that the store lasted.


A bottle shown below from Bruce's drug store in 1931 says "The Penslar Store" on the label. It seems that Penslar was a firm of manufacturing chemists based in Detroit Michigan¹⁵. I'm not sure if that marking simply means that Bruce's sold Penslar products, or if it meant that Bruces was somehow owned or affiliated with the Penslar company. I've seen other drugstores that used the phrase "The Penslar Store".


Bruce & Bickers / Culpeper Pharmacy Bottles:

This is a clear 9" BIM bottle embossed: Vertical: BRUCE & BICKERS, PROPS. / The Culpeper Pharmacy / OPP POST OFFICE / CULPEPER, VA.

This is a clear 6.2" machine-made screw-top bottle with a label from 1931: label: BRUCE'S DRUG STORE / CORNER MAIN AND DAVIS STS. / The Penslar Store / CULPEPPER VIRGINIA / No 141503 Dr Stringfall / ... / 10-24-31 CULPEPER, VIRGINIA

This is a 2-tablespoon dose glass. I'm not sure if it's etched or painted, but it says: front: CULPEPER PHARMACY / GEO. F. HENDLEY, Prop. / COR. MAIN AND DAVIS STS. / CULPEPER, VA. / PHONE 2531 rear: (gradations marked in tablespoons & teaspoons)

	This is a postcard depicting Bruce's Drug store. This building later became Gayheart's drugtstore.
	This photo was taken Apr 2017 of the building that housed Bruce's Drug Store. It looks like the building hasn't changed much over the years.
	This is another postcard depicting Bruce's Drug store. The postmark on the back appears to be 1934. On the bottom it says: "DAVIS STREET LOOKING EAST FROM BRUCE'S DRUG STORE, CULPEPER, VA. D-3022".
	This is a receipt from 1947. It says: DIAL 2531 / IN ACCOUNT WITH / THE CULPEPER PHARMACY / SUCCESSOR TO / BRUCE'S DRUG STORE / CULPEPER, VA. / ... Mr. Roy Hume ... 1947 ...