Forty Niner's Account of a Western Journey
A wagon train led by W. B. Ogle travels west in 1850 with vivid daily notes on rugged terrain, bear rivers, mosquitos, and Indian camps. The diary records daily mileage, graves, dead livestock, springs, and changing routes toward Fort Hall and the Oregon route, ending with dysentery and continuation promised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bear River
Ft. Hall
Greenwood
Fort
Salt Lake
Platte
Tever
Illinois
Columbia River
Wabash
la Neuf
Lewis Fork
Snake River
Oregon
Electric Bitters touted by 82 year old in Dublin ad
Mrs. Eri H Branson of Dublin Georgia proclaims she feels young at 82 and credits Electric Bitters with ease for dyspepsia liver and kidney issues. The tonic is guaranteed by Joe K Smock druggist and priced at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eri. H. Branson
Dublin
Joe K. Smock
Frice
Local Notices and Advertisements Highlight Loans and Medical Claims
Silver Chaney offers farm loans starting at two thousand dollars with a forty three percent rate and five percent below that amount. J. B. Mullane and Company promotes buggies with automobile seats. Dr Crowley claims to cure summer complaint in children and notes higher summer mortality without treatment. cites cures after eminent physicians failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Chaney
Crowley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Sullivan Lodge
Eagles
Frank Woods
Reece Benefiel
Taylor Edwards
J. W. Ebbler
Frank Burkhart
C. N. Shaver
Joe Irvin
Roy Ward
Earl Draper
Ed Robinson
Charles Whitney
Nate Spalding
Lex Draper
Linton
The
Land OF
W. B. Ogle
Hale
Bear River Valley
Eveyone
Fort Laramie
Fort Hall
Green Bay Company
U.S. A
Vancouver
Old Fort
Port LaNeuf
People’s Beer
Sullivan
Chas. Humphreys, Ast
Sullivan, Ind
Lane
Milburn
J. B. Mullane CO
South Side
Indiana
J. B. Mullane and Company
NEW York Central Lines
America
BIG
Atlantic City
O. M. Watts
G. P
T. A
Terre Haute
Ind
Carlisle
Star City
New Lebanon
Washington Street
West Street
Graysville Street
Avondale Place
Rock Road
East Jackson Street
Snow
Wall Street
South State Street
Davis Hotel
A. E. Hazelrigg
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