In the early 1800s, soda water was popular in the United States. Using a Nooth apparatus, Benjamin Silliman sold soda by dispensing them in cups and glasses. This was the birth of the soda fountain. Since this was a major success, large factories were producing soda fountains be the 1830s.
Since mineral water was and still is a healthy beverage, Pharmacists set about to improve the taste. They added herbs and used "birch bark, dandelion, sarsaparilla, fruit extracts and other substances" (Wikipedia.org).
Soda fountains began emerging in many drug stores. People would go to one on a daily basis.
While soft drinks were on the rise during the 19th century, the sales of bottled beverages took up only a small part of the market. This was because of the majority of the consumers going to soda bars. It was not until the early 1900s when the sales of bottled drinks rose dramatically.  In the second half of the century, canned drinks took up a large part of the market.