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His brain was all sizzling and jolly with the bromo-seltzer, and when he fetched out the ice cream bricks and Zena ran to get plates and spoons to eat it with, and Pupkin went with her to help fetch them and they picked out the spoons together, they were so laughing and happy that it was just a marvel.

—Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town

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noun A natural effervescent spring water of high mineral content.
noun See carbonated water.

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Describing the tough life of an editor, "To the Queen's Taste" mentions consumption of bromo-seltzer (sic the lower case), an omen of radio sponsor to come. — Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, March-April 2005
She appeared to be drinking seltzer, and she listened to the quiet man with evident pleasure. — F ;SF; - vol 092 issue 03 - March 1997
Times reporter finds that, for a basket of ten items-including milk, seltzer, and frozen pizza-a shopper would save $6.01, or 13 percent. — Inc.com
This simple, refreshing mix of lemon juice, sugar, gin, and seltzer has been around for at least a century and a half. — Esquire.com Article Feed
On Sunday he had eight glasses of hollands and seltzer--a shilling each, a pint of stout and some cider, besides half a dozen cigars or so. — Immortal Memories