Appetine Bitters Cures Stomach, Kidney and Liver Troubles, 1897

Trade card.from George Benz & Sons, St. Paul. Minnesota.

The company was established by George Benz, who came from Osthofen, Germany in 1853. After spending three years in Chicago, he moved to St. Paul in Minnesota territory and established the United States Billiard Hall & Restaurant....
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A bitters is an alcoholic beverage flavored with herbal essences and has a bitter or bittersweet flavor. Numerous brands of bitters were formerly marketed as patent medicines,
--Wikipedia

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