John Pemberton the alliterative sound, which was popular among other wine medicines of the time. Although the name refers to the two main ingredients, because of controversy over its cocaine content, The Coca-Cola Company later said that the name was "meaningless but fanciful". Robinson hand wrote the Spencerian script on the bottles and ads. Pemberton made many health claims for his product, touting it as a "valuable brain tonic" that would cure headaches, relieve exhaustion, and calm nerves, and marketed it as "delicious, refreshing, pure joy, exhilarating", and "invigorating". Soon after Coca-Cola hit the market, Dr. Pemberton fell ill and nearly bankrupt.
Bonnie Pemberton Bonnie Pemberton Bonnie Pemberton is an American author, playwright, actress and animal activist. She invented the cat anti-scratch deterrent, "Sticky Paws® for Furniture" to prevent declawing, and her company, Fe-Lines, Inc, (1996–2012), donated thousands of dollars to animal charities through The Buddy Fund. Her trilogy of one act plays, "Thanks For Sharing That", was produced by the Blue Line Theater Company in Los Angeles. Film and television credits include "Crisis At Central High" (1981) and "Rosalie Goes Shopping" (1989), "Celebrity", "Terms of Endearment", "Dear John" and over one hundred television and radio commercials. As an author, her fantasy fiction novels