Turner Drug Co


Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
  Turner McCorkle Drug Co, 725 Franklin Rd SW, Roanoke VA (1906-1910)
  Turner Drug & Cigar Store, 101-103 Market Square, Roanoke VA (1924)
  Turner Drug Co, 101 Market Square, Roanoke VA (1926)
  Turner Drug Co, 204 1st Street SE, Roanoke VA (1927-1930)
  Turner Drug Co, 103b Market Square SE, Roanoke VA (1931-1938)
  Turner Drug Co, 101 E Campbell Ave, Roanoke VA (1939-1960)

Notes:
Apparently this drug store eventually became part of the Rexall chain of drug stores .
(more information will be added when I get around to researching this druggist)

Bottles:

turner_01 This is an amber 3.5" screw-top bottle with label:
label: TURNER / DRUG CO. / (THE Rexall STORE) / Prescription Work Our Specialty / 101 MARKET SQUARE PHONE 8134 ROANOKE, VA.
label (typed): Dr. Lowe ... 9-9-55
turner_02 This is a clear 3.4" screw-top bottle with label:
label: PARAGORIC / Alcohol 44 to 46% by volume. / Anhydrous Morphine 0.035 gm to 0.045 gm per 100 cc / WARNING: May be habit forming. / ... TURNER / DRUG CO. / Prescription Work Our Specialty / 101 MARKET SQUARE PHONE 8134 ROANOKE, VA.
Wow - this stuff had morphine in it!



Other Items:
turner_03 This is an cardboard pill box with a label from 1948. The label says:
label: TURNER / DRUG CO. / Prescription Work Our Specialty / 101 MARKET SQUARE ROANOKE, VA. / Dr. H. Bartley / Mrs. R. L. Knowles / One tablet three times / a day. 6-15-48


1 Roanoke City directories for the years: 1898,1902,04,06,08-10,12-15,17,18,20,22,24,26-28,30-33,35,37,38,39,41-43,45,46,48,51-53,56,57,58,60


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This page last updated on November 12, 2023.