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Herman Varwig was owner of a saloon ca. 1869-1873, then went into the bakery business, then returned to the liquor business with a liquor store in 1878. In 1888 his son joined the business and they became H. Varwig & Son.
The 1901 and 1903 directories shows that the company is owned by Louis and Sophia Varwig, with Herman F Varwig as book-keeper, and a Thomas P Varwig as "Travel Agent."
In 1904 and 1905, the company consists of Louis, Minnie, and Thomas P Varwig. The directory also lists a Jennie Varwig and a May Varwig, both as widows of Herman F Varwig.
They remained at their store on Front Street until Prohibition hit OR in 1915. They registered the "Vim" brand (R: 1905) and must have been distributors of the "R. Bond" brand, registered by Milis & Johnson Co. of Cincinnati, OH in 1876.
The company used the brand names:
"R Bond", and "Vim." | | Business name timeline:
Herman Varwig (1878-1887), H. Varwig & Son (1888-1915)
Address timeline:
231 Front Street | | Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below):
W
Years that company appeared in directories
Years directories were consulted
Portland directory notes
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BUY ME! | 
BUY ME! | 
BUY ME! | 
BUY ME! | 
BUY ME! | 
BUY ME! | 
BUY ME! | 
BUY ME! | 
BUY ME! | 
BUY ME! |
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Appearance in
directories:
1885, 1889, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915
Directories
consulted:
1865, 1871, 1872, 1875, 1880, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1901-1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908-1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916
Portland directory
notes:
W = Liquors, wholesale, W-R = Liquors, Retail. D = distillers. Directory copies include saloons for most years: they have not been included in the database. 1865: copy quality is poor and transciption mistakes are likely. 1883: no addresses. Some of the listings were researched in person in the Portland central library (5/2006).
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