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such as the bark-covered. no 1temttt-tteHndthedia-a- " or the tin eefttrttt with calme- uons for (a Mu. still remain. 1%fhrtarttatersrt1dthetmstgtesa In "" to tmtetfWateHtto'ts more ptomlnent citizens. Moses The drug business was not as cloaely regulated then as now. he says. Although the sale of narcot~ ies waa torttFt without a prescription. new drugs went an the market without the exhaus- tive muting they ate subjected to today. Phamaeiau leaned of the aide efrieets of a particular drug apply by trial and error. Aa the oIdeat Mtarmaey in Waterloo. Hahn Pharmacy has a history about a lengthy and rich as the city W. The ttmt prescription was ttlied for a Waterloo resident In 183 when the business was owned by JS. Human. It: founder. tfer features at the original In addition. the pharmacy had a lucrative farm trade preparing “mutants and various calm-l He also had a chance to develop skills as a sports writer, though not by choice. As an apprentice. Hahn was expected to attend area pmhockey matches and write a short report gut the game. These were vi to dai- lies such as the Toronto Globe and the London Free Press. Pharmacy work has changed a great deal in other ways, too. In the early 1m, pharmacists did very little prescription work, says Hahn. Most doctors dis- pensed prescription drugs them- selves whlle pharmacists dealt mainly in “over the counter" drugs. cough and cold remedies or headache powders. tor exam- ple. Most communication was done by telegraph and the pharmacy served as the public telegraph office for the Great North-West Railway. It was Hahn's duty to transmit messages until the ot- ttee was moved a year after his arrival to the main headquarters of the Grand Trunk Railway. "In those days there weren't many telephones and they had a telegraph office in all the small villages and towns such as Hei- delberg and St. Clements." he says. The pharmacy business was different in the days when Hahn first started his long career. He recalls having to learn Morse code in his first year as an ap- Prentice. The Mt-year-old pharmacist In: alongtimetolearnthe business. He continued working " Haehnel for 42 years until 1919 when he bought the pharmacy and operated it until his retire- ment in 1968. His son Jack took over at that time although Hahn continued to work on a part-time basis. After serving as an apprentice under Blaine! for four-years, he studied for a year at the Ontario Ctdiege ot Pharmacists and gra- duated in 1913 as a licensed phar- ma cist. Man,” he says. Hahn began his career in no? It the age of u when he went to work as an apprentice at the A.G. Huehnel Pharmacy tat 4 King St. tk, which is now the site of Hahn Phngmncy). by Pat ”buckle Although he often remember: with; seven-day, 65-10 hour week: with no overtime pay, Mel Bah, former owner of Hahn Home”. he: mrttting but good We: of his " years in the Macy business in Waterloo. _ "t enjoyed the retail part of it and meeting people. I even most 9y the} I enjoyed the long Memoriesibéund '. for Me! Hahn» 90-year-old Waterloo pharmacist . 'tory mm» enter the business new. "t dun think the chains give as (and Jenna.“ he says. Huh feels that smaller phar- maciee have a marked adven- uge ever the large chains for this Even though his career in the pharmacy business has left him with a deb store of memories. Hul- up the growing conned- tionfpn glue large dttttt chains "There‘s nothing like personal service and we and to give it. That's what the people wanted.“ "r sun have my license." It. says proudly. "Although I don't do any 'teetserhtti-s, I still pay my foes." side when he grew up. Still, he finds himself renaming two or three times each week to the has” that occupied such I considerable part of his life tor so msny yum, Nat for a brief visit. the corner of King and Erin Streets housed a general store, the Bell Telephone office and the office of the Waterloo Chronicle. Hahn enjoys reminiscing, and his retirement affords him ample opportunity. " also gives him time to read the Globe and Mail each morning belore a leisurely breaklaat or to take a long drive ungua- the neighboring calmn- si when he new up. Of course. Hahn Pharmacy, then A.G. Haehnel Pharmacy, was in Its present location. Di- rectly across the street was the William Snider flour and grist mill. Further south, next to the tracks on the wane side as the pharmacy, s Waterloo Mam ufacturing, and beyond that, the former site at Waterloo Woolen Mill. Few people would recognize the site of Waterloo Square. When Hahn first arrived in Wa- terloo, the area was just a vacant field. The nearby Devitt Block at When he first came to Waterloo from Heidelberg, the population of the city was 6,000. With a current population in excess of 55,000. this has certainly changed. The main street of the uptown area. however. is much the same. Although the names of the businesses have changed many times over the years, most of the original structures are still standing. Pictufe King Street, Waterloo at fife turn of tte pentury. Waterloo has changed a lot, and in some ways it hasn't changed at all, says Hahn of his more than TO years in business. Plans are currently under way at Dominion Life to formally recognize the company’s birth- place. According to President John Acheson. a bronze plaque will be dedicated to the phar- macy later this year. In the 18005. the local town fathers used to gather around the Move in the pharmacy to chat and talk over the affairs of the town. It was at one of these daily gatherings that Thomas Hilliard and "the hot-stove committee," as they were called. hatched the idea for a new insurance com- pany. which became Dominion Springer (the ttrat mayor and new of Waterloo) and Simon Sngder (mayor in nu). nyder bought Springer’s share of the business in ms. The business was subsequently operatod'hy A.J. Roos and A.G, Rachael until it came under Hahn family ownership in ms. The pharmacy has a special signifieanee to Dominion Life Assurance Cd. The insurance company got its start in the building when the pharmacy is now located - at least in thought. says Hahn. Mel Hahn at 90 year; of age to one of the oldest licensed pharmacists in Ontario. A pharmacist in Waterloo for more than PO years, Hahn still drone in for a visit two or three timee a week at the store on King Street which bears his name. "har-tsea"?- MM” ',tatrg',t'at MIMIC-9 We: 04.1 Mg... nun-uctm e,.'..'.:.?).,'..',:,'.'-. 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