Discovery of petroleum sparks the golden era tale
In a Harrisburg Telegram feature the rise of oil, from Drake’s dream and the first well at Titusville to the booming 1860s gushers, prices, and fortunes. The piece recounts early Rumors and global interest, noting Drake’s 1859 breakthrough and the 1860s surge that drew many to the oil frontier.
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Arrisburg Telegram
Edwin L. Drake
Edward
Edwin
Boston
Oil Creek
Pennsylvania
F. B. Brewer
Titusville
Erie
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth College
Pennsylvania Rock Oil Company
Seneca Company
E. L. Drake
Drake
Seneca Oil Company
McClintock
Dom Pedro
el Dorado
Letters From the People on Tulare County Land Prospects
A Los Angeles reader recounts an 1887 journey through Kearn Tulare and Fresno counties. He notes varying land quality, abundant water via wells and artesian flows, and the potential of the valley’s fruit and grape country, especially for raisins, while highlighting water access and irrigation costs as key limits. He profiles Horace Stephens of Sacramento and H. S. Hupstern, sharing impressions of Delano, Tulare City, Kings River, and rail access.
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Sacramento
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Kearn County
Siera Nevada
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Hepspern
Los Angeles
the Bunnetty
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Maussell
California
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Hupstern
Piled Up Cure Claim From Italian Pile Ointment
Advertises Dr Mar chisi s Italian Pile Ointment with guaranteed cure or money back for internal external blind bleeding or itching piles at 50 cents a box. Sold by F Gackenname, Druggist, county residents urged to buy despite vague details.
Union Veterans Union recruitment pledge 1886 letter
A BuLLett letter from August 19 1886 promotes Garfield Command No 2 as the nation’s leading veterans group. It extols mutual protection and soldier interests, rejects partisanship, and urges joining to battle for the right, citing Civil War sacrifice and loyalty to the Union. The piece frames veterans as the nation’s core, ready to shape government affairs.
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