Which soft drink, formulated by pharmacist Charles Alderton in Waco, Texas, was first marketed nationally in 1904?
Charles Alderton Charles Alderton Charles Courtice Alderton (June 21, 1857 May 29, 1941) was an American pharmacist, and the creator of the carbonated soft drink Dr Pepper. Charles Courtice Alderon was born (June 21, 1857, Brooklyn, New York), the eldest of five children to English parents. Alderton attended Framlingham College in England, studied medicine at the University of Texas, and worked as a pharmacist in Waco, in a shop called "Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store", which had a soda fountain. Alderton noticed that customers were tiring of the traditional flavors of sarsaparilla, lemon and vanilla, and so to try and revive sales,
Charles T. Pepper in Austin and then later in Round Rock. Morrison moved around Texas, ending in Waco. In 1882 he bought John W. Castles's drug store in downtown Waco. In 1885, Morrison employed pharmacist Charles C. Alderton. Alderton, of New York State, went to school in England, gaining knowledge of carbonated beverages. Morrison and Alderton mixed carbonated water, fruit juices, and sugar to produce a soft drink that had an unusual taste. It was eventually called a "Waco" the customers at the drug store would order this drink saying, "shoot a Waco". The drink's popularity begat the need for an official name.