The Huron Expositor, 1976-11-25, Page 38to
Keatings Pharmacy
on their
New Store
We are pleased to have been responsible for
the installation of heating, plumbing
and electrical requirements
GEO. A. SILLS SONS
Heating, Plumbing and Electrical Supplies and
Installations
Ph. 527-1620 Seaforth Ontario
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The Staff at Keating's Pharmacy .happy- in the new store are (left) Sandra
Ruston, Lois Gooier, Merle HoOver,. Dave Hoover, Lois Hodgert and Pauline
Bennett (absent Joan Walker).
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KEATINGS PHARMACY
on the •'Opening of their fine new store.
We are pleased to have been. the carpentry and
masonry contractors for this project.
MOFFATT & WITITf
Construction Limited
686 Mornington St. Stratford , Ont.
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KEATINGS
Pharma cy
on the completion of their large
We are proud to have been chosen
new Seaforth Store
to lay the flooring in the store
4 .----fifOorne,
Floorcpyerin'
Phone 527-0420
Egmondville
.ovqr0er 26 has
ignificcince in
Keating: progress.
unique significant for the people
.The date November 26, has an
the business on November 26,
Seaforth and joined her father in
1957. at Keatings Pharmacy.
And now on November 26, It was on November 26, 1923
that J. E. Keating arrived in 1976, fifty-two years -later
Seaforth to take possession of the Keatings Pharmacy is officially
drug store that continues to bear opening a new and modern store
his name. from which the firm will continue
to provide the service which has His daug hter, Merle, Mrs. made the
name Keating a D.L.Hoover, who in the meantime
had graduated from the Ontario by-word across so much of Huron
and Perth Counties. College of Pharmacy returned to
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Many .changes , have occurred in drug store
arrangements particularly in recent years. This is the
interior of the store as it was in 1918. ShoWn are (left)
Elton Umbac, Mrs. Anne Henderson of Seaforth,
the former Anne Stewart and Frank Freeman.
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on the opening of their modern new store
It is our priviledge to provide
Keatings.Phonmacy 'with insurance' coverage.
D. G, EATON
527-1610
K.J. CARDNO
527-0'490
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'Main St. S., Seaforth, Ontario
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Early prescription records which were in use by Lurnsden and Wilson a hundred
,And more years ago, indicate the variety of ailments which druggists of those days
were called to treat. Sometimes it is hard to know whether the cure set ,out is for
man or beast since the records contain references toOpoth. Reproduced here are
examples "from the handwritten prescription records t if 1868,
J. S. Keating established Keatings pharmacy in
1923. A former Mayor of Seaforth 114.was active in
the community including the 1955 old boys reunion
when this picture was taken. He died in 1967.
Founder
served
as mayor
Keatings Pharmacy has served•
the Seaforth Community for more
than half a century.
It was in November 1923 that
James Edward Keating came to
Seaforth to take possession, of a
drug business founded . here 50
years earlier.
A native of Madoc in Hastings
County Mr. Keating enlisted.
early in the First War and served
overseas for four years in the
artillery. Seridttsly' wAnded in
action, he spent many tirOnths'in
hospitals overseas. He returned
to Canada at war's end and
entered the Ontario College of
Pharmacy. From the time he
cattleto Seaforth until his death in
January 1967 Mr. Keating took a
keen interest in the community
and its activities. He was a
charter ,member and past
;President of .the Lions Club. a
past .president, of the Royal
and active in
katernat,kifglitiIzatiotis.
yeas he was a
Seaforth Council anti
was` mayor by 049 'and WO,
ty