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Directory of Pharmacists
Allamakee co. Iowa

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J.M. Thoma Drugs and Medicines
J.M. Thoma Drugs and Medicines
Postville, Iowa, ca1900

~source of photo: Citizens State Bank 100 Year Anniversary Calendar, 1891-1991

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Directory of Pharmacists & Druggists

Name Cert # Residence How Registered Date of Registration / Date of Last Change How Registered Notes Sources
(see below)
Ackerman, Jacob   Lansing       Drugs, Medicines, Surgical instruments, Paints & Oils, Wines & Liquors, Tobacco, Soda fountain D5, D12
Armstrong, R.C.   Waukon       Owned the 1st drug store in Waukon, est ca1858 A82, H13
Bacon, U.M. 36 Harpers Ferry Without exam June 5, 1880 As owner Vol 4: Last renewal was pre-1882 "Forfeited" 1, 4
Bayless, Charles D. 3428 Waukon         8
Beeman, C.D. 1808 Waukon Without exam October 20, 1880 As owner   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8
Blanchaine, Chas. H. 1059,
3128
Postville Without exam June 7, 1880 / April 1, 1884 As assistant Vol 1 residence was Postville; Vol 2 residence was Elkport, Clayton co. IA; Vol 3 & 4 residence was Ossian, IA; Vol 4: certificate no. 1059 superceded by no. 3128 1, 2, 3, 4
Blum, Charles C. 1807 Rossville Without exam October 11, 1880 As assistant   1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Bock & Co. (W.O. Bock)   New Albin       Drugs, Medicines, Drug Sundries, Paints & Oils,Tobacco, Soda fountain; in partnership w/J.M. Tartt 1888-1901 D5, D12, H13
Christoph, George B. 3551 Waukon         8
Douglass, Ruben N. 1060 Postville Without exam June 7, 1880 As owner Drugs, Medicines, Drug Sundries, Paints & Oils, Wines & Liquors, Tobacco, Books or Stationery 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, D5, D12
Douglass, Ray R.   Postville Graduate, U of I, 1916     Partner w/father R.N. Douglass 1916-24, then owner B
Drew, Jim   Waukon       Purchased Grimm Bros. Drug Store w/Wm L. Haas in 1937 N
Earle, Willard Chauncey 3012 Waukon By examination June 1, 1886   Drugs, Medicines, Drug Sundries, Wines & Liquors, Tobacco; partnership w/I.H. Hedge 1869-76 4, 5, 8, B, D5, H13
Fowler, Isaac D. 1403,
3229
Lansing Without exam June 7, 1880
April 17, 1887
As owner
By examination
Vol 4: certificate no. 1403 superceded by no. 3229 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Gilchrist, W.T. 1555 Waukon Without exam July 27, 1880 As owner Drugs, Medicines, Drug Sundries, Paints & Oils, Tobacco, Books or Stationery, Soda fountain; in operation 1884-1916 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, D5, D12, B
Goodykoontz Bros.   Waukon       Drug store established by 1861 H13
Grimm Bros.   Waukon       Drugs, Medicines, Drug Sundries, Paints & Oils, Wines & Liquors, Tobacco, Books or Stationery D5, D12
Haas, William L.   Waukon       Employed in J.C. Opfer Drug store prior to purchasing the Grimm Bros. Drug Store w/Jim Drew in 1937 N, O
Hass, Theo. 3301 Lansing   August 10, 1887 As graduate   4, 5
Hedge, Isaiah H.   Waukon       Drugs, Medicines, Drug Sundries, Wines & Liquors, Tobacco; partnership w/W.C. Earle 1869-76 H13
Hoyer, John 2995 New Albin   March 16, 1886 By examination   4, 5
Hutter, V. 3713 New Albin         8
Kennedy, John F. 1879 Waukon By examination October 2, 1880     1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Kennedy, James A. 1293 Waukon Without exam June 22, 1880 As owner   1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Kiesau, Frederick W.   Postville Graduate, State U of I, Pharmacy degree     Also an MD, practiced in Postville 1914-1955 O
Koentz, Ross   Rossville       General service D12
Kolsrud, O.G.   Waterville       General service D12
Little, Chas. H. 949 New Albin Without exam June 10, 1880 As owner Vol 4: registered New Albin, last known residence Lamont, last change July 19, 1887 1, 2, 3, 4
Markley, George H. 753,
2375
Lansing Without exam June 4, 1880 As owner Vol 2, 3 & 4 remarks: certificate no 753 Superceded by no. 2375 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8
Medary, T.C. & son   Waukon       Proprietor Waukon Drug Store P86
Myers, S.C. 2779 Rossville By examination July 15, 1884   Vol 3 & 4: Registered at Schaller, Last known address was Rossville; last change date Aug 28, 1885 3, 4, 5, 8
Nachtwey, Franz Joseph   Lansing Pharmacy graduate, Hyland Park College, Des Moines     Asst. to his uncle Theodore Nachtwey & later owner of the business O
Nachtwey, Theo.
(Nachtwey & Co.)
1563,
2734
Lansing Without exam
Graduate
July 29, 1880
April 17, 1884
As principal
As graduate
Certificate 1563 superceded by 2734; Drugs, Medicines, Paints & oils, Tobacco; est. drug store in Lansing Sept 1859 1, 2, 4, 5, D5, D12, O
Nesmith, M.W. 1556 Waukon Without exam July 27, 1880 As owner Last renewal was 1883; Vol 3 remarks: Sold Out; Vol 4: Forfeited 1, 2, 3, 4
Opfer, J.C.   Waukon       Drugs, Medicines, Drug Sundries, Tobacco, Books or Stationery D5, D12
Place, I.B.   Lansing       Est. the 1st drug store in Lansing in 1852 H13
Pratt, Arthur E. 3499 Waukon       Drugs, Medicines, Drug Sundries, Paints & Oils, Books or Stationery 8, D5, D12
Raymond, William P. 3327 Waukon By examination October 4, 1887     4, 5
Regan, Daniel E.   Waukon Graduate College of Pharmacy, Drake Univ. 1952     Purchased Drew & Haas Drug Store in 1956, renamed as Regan's Pharmacy N, O
Robbins, Alvin E. 1291 Waukon Without exam June 7, 1880 As owner   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, R90, R91
Robbins, C.A. 2533 Waukon By examination September 14, 1882   Vol 2 & 3: Registered in Waukon, last known address Sumner, IA; Vol 4: Registered in Waukon, last known address Scranton, IA; date of last change: 09/20/1887 2, 3, 4
Robbins, Francis H. 1292 Waukon Without exam June 7, 1880 As owner Last renewal was 1885; Vol 4: Deliquent 2 years 1, 2, 3, 4
Roe, Carl O. 4917 Waukon         8
Siewers, A.C. 4398 Lansing         8
Staadt, Anton 1057 Postville Without exam June 9, 1880 As owner Est. drug store in 1866 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, H13
Staadt, Godfrey S. 1058 Postville Without exam June 9, 1880 As owner Partnership w/father Anton until 1902, then as owner; Drugs, Medicines, Drug sundries, Paints & oils, Wines & Liquors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, R90, 8, D5, D12, H13
Stiles, Noel Whitney   Postville By exam in NY, MA & ME     Drug store est. 1865 B
Tartt, James   New Albin       in partnership w/W.O. Bock 1888-1901 H13, O
Thoma, John M. 4381 Postville       Drugs, Medicines, Drug sundries, Paints & oils, Wines & Liquors, Tobacco 8, D5, D12


Key to sources:
1) State Pharmacy Register; First Biennial Report of the Commissioners of Pharmacy for the State of Iowa, Vol. 1; November 1881
A82) History of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties Iowa, by W.E. Alexander; 1882
P86) Warner & Foote Plat Book, Patron's Directory; 1886
2) State Pharmacy Register; Second Biennial Report of the Commissioners of Pharmacy for the State of Iowa, Vol. 2; December 1883
3) State Pharmacy Register; Third Biennial Report of the Commissioners of Pharmacy for the State of Iowa, Vol. 3; August 1885
4) Fourth Biennial Report of the Commissioners of Pharmacy of the State of Iowa for the fiscal Period Ending June 30, 1887; Vol. 4; State Printer, 1888. [The date of Registration / Date of Last Change & How Registered were new columns in this volume.]
5) Fourth Biennial Report of the State Board of Health - State Pharmacy Register - List of Registered Pharmacists, 1888
R90) Proceedings of the Iowa Pharmaceutical Association, Held at Des Moines, Feb 12 & 13, 1890; Eleventh Annual Meeting, 1890 -Iowa State Pharmaceutical Assoc. Roll of Members
R91) Proceedings of the Iowa Pharmaceutical Association, Held at Spirit Lake, July 21 & 22, 1891; Twelfth Annual Meeting, 1891 -Iowa State Pharmaceutical Assoc. Roll of Members
8) State Pharmacy Register; Biennial Report of the Commissioners of Pharmacy for the State of Iowa, Vol. 8; December 1895
D5) The Era Druggist's Directory, Eleventh Edition, D.O. Haynes & Co., 1905
D12) The Era Druggist's Directory of the United States, Sixteenth Edition, D.O. Haynes & Co., 1912
H13) The Past and Present of Allamakee County, Iowa, by Ellery M. Hancock; 1913
B) Biography
N) Newspaper article
O) Obituary

~Data extracted from the above sources by S. Ferrall for Allamakee co. IAGenWeb

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Interior of the J.M. Thoma Pharmacy - undated photo
Interior of the J.M. Thoma Pharmacy

On the far right is J.M. Thoma and the 2nd man from the left is his brother, Bill Thoma
The others are not identified.

~source of photo: Citizens State Bank 100 Year Anniversary Calendar, 1891-1991

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