Originally published on Facebook December 10, 2021. The North Platte Facebook Friday History continues our look at the past. This week we look at a pharmacy: Dryden Pharmacy, owned and operated by Dale Dryden. James Dale Dryden was born in 1907 in Goodland, Kansas. While a college student at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, […]
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Emil Merscheid – North Platte Floral
Originally published on Facebook November 5, 2021. Welcome back to our Friday edition of Facebook Friday North Platte History. Today we are going to feature: Emil Merscheid, owner of North Platte Floral. Emil Merscheid was born in Winkel am Rhein, Germany on November 29, 1886 to Friedrich Merscheid, a fruit farmer, and Barbara (Lorenz). He […]
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Originally published on Facebook October 15, 2021. All during the month of October, North Platte History Fridays are going to feature the people who were impacted the most by Annie Cook. Today, we are looking at the life of Annie and Frank Cook’s only child: Clara Amelia Cook. If you want to know more about […]
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Originally published to Facebook on September 17, 2021. As the summer begins to fade, we thought we would take a look back at something we rely on but often take for granted today…ice! That’s right… ice, ice, baby. Today’s refrigerators and freezers run mostly on electricity. Electricity was discovered by Benjamin Franklin in 1752, however […]
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