BusinessThursday, March 26, 2026

The photograph showed a page from an old notebook belonging to a friend of John Pemberton. The handwriting listed ingredients clearly fluid extract of coca, citric acid, caffeine, sugar, water, lime juice, vanilla, and a mysterious blend of oils including orange, lemon, nutmeg, and others. It wasn't typed or encrypted. It wasn't hidden behind a code. It was sitting in a public newspaper archive that anyone could walk into and read. It had been there for over thirty years.

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Lot 212 · Thursday, March 26, 2026

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