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Mike Watson as Dr. John Nicholas Page in Silent City Mike Watson portrayed Dr. John Nicholas Page, an early druggist in Columbia, when their biggest competition was the doctor who also provided medicines. From Mike's research, he shared this history at Silent City 2024: John Nicholas "Nick" Page was born in Adair County, Kentucky on 25 March 1835 to William Washington "W.W." Page and Sophia Brawner Page of Adair County, both descended from old families that settled in Adair County early in the nineteenth century. He attended school at Cane Valley and later in Columbia. Dr. Page spent most of his life in Columbia, except for a few winters in his latter days when he would spend the winter with his daughter and family in Louisville. As a young man he took up the trade as a druggist, pharmacist as we would say today, and plied his trade in Columbia for more than half a century. Into the late 1800s many doctors either had a supply of drugs in their offices and carried necessary supplies in their medical bags, or they depended upon a local druggist to supply their needs. These local druggists' shops developed into "drug stores" and pharmacies that we came to know so well. When Columbia and Adair County experienced the massive outbreak of Asiatic Cholera in late summer of 1873, many fell ill, some died, and most citizens of the town fled to safety in the countryside. A few intrepid souls remained in town to attend to the sick and dying. Dr. Page was one of those who chose to remain in town and in his shop to supply necessary medications to relieve the suffering of the afflicted. He nursed the sick right alongside the physicians who continued round-the-clock ministrations. Page Drug Store was for many years located near the Burkesville Street corner of the Public Square on the inside portion--toward the inner corner--of what is now the Red Brick Studio. Dr. Page was known to be a person with a big heart. When the sick and needy required medications and could not afford them, he would arrange for their relief. He never turned away his fellowman. Dr. Page was married to Miss Bettie K. Burton, of Columbia, who was born 8 March 1852 in Columbia, a daughter of Joseph Burton and Mary Jane Owens who was a granddaughter of the well-known attorney and legislator William Owens who was a nephew of famed frontiersman Simon Kenton. Dr. and Mrs. Page were the parents of two children: Guy S. Page, who was born 22 March 1874 and died 5 September 1886, interred here with his parents when he was only twelve years of age. The second child was Carrie Owens, born 13 December 1884 at Columbia, died 20 November 1965 at a rest home in Louisville, buried here; she married Robert Allie Myers and lived in Louisville for many years. Dr. Page died 10 April 1927 at home in Columbia, at the ripe age of 92 years. Mrs. Page survived several additional years, born 8 March 1852, died 15 September 1934. This story was posted on 2024-10-22 09:56:11
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