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Pharmacy closing after 141 years

EPHRATA — A small family-owned pharmacy chain is closing its five central Pennsylvania stores after a 141-year run.

Royer Pharmacy in Lancaster County calls itself one of the oldest continuously operating independent pharmacies in the nation. It’s been operated by two families since a young pharmacist named George Royer bought the business in 1879.

Associated Press

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