Leipp's Extra Pale Beer- "Uncle Sam"
below: I couldn't believe how well preserved this
ad was for as ancient as it must be. I haven't found a lot of information
out about this company - apparently they were about the biggest
brewery in all of Chicagoland at one time. They closed for good
in 1933, but I think this one is from around the time of the Great
War, if not earlier. The Pure Food Law
went into effect in 1906. The building was a tavern/saloon as far
back as 1907. -SH