OP527. You need a Bayer if you plan to Selmer

Poster OkieJokey provided the following:

At a rally in Elkhart, IN,

Trump recites how his trade wars he’ll win.

     In his tirades, well-worn,

     Donald toots his own horn.

Though a Conn man, he’s no local frien’.

For much of the 20^th Century Elkhart, Indiana, was the “Musical Instrument Capital of the World,” home to the Conn brass and Selmer woodwind companies, among many others.  Now a division of Steinway, Conn-Selmer maintains its US headquarters in Elkhart although much of the manufacturing has been outsourced to China.  

Also, Miles Laboratories (Alka-Seltzer) was founded in Elkhart in 1884.  German Bayer Pharmaceuticals bought out Miles in 1979 and ceased local operations by 2006.