July 7, 1887 – Iowa City’s long-time pharmacist Emil L. Boerner is issued his first Pharmacy License.

The Boerner Family (H. W., Emil, Edwin, and Frederick) ran their pharmacy at 113 E. Washington Street in Iowa City for sixty-three years (1883-1946).

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