The Womans Tonic. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription.
Off the highway in College Ward when you’re leaving Logan and heading toward the canyon to go up and over the pass to Brigham City you can see off to the right an add for “The Womans Tonic. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription.” on the side of a barn.
I’ve always loved the old look of it, I wondered if it was real for many years but after looking into it I found it it was a very popular product that sold millions of bottles through the mail and claimed to instantly cure any problem a women had.
Over 100 years ago the add was painted on the barn and $10 a year was paid for some time. The company went out of business in the 1940s but the add still stands.
A 2011 Eagle Project of Jacob Whitney is a monument stating:
This barn was originally painted to promote the products of Dr. Ray Vaughn Pierce sometime during the Great Depression.
Dr. Pierce was born in Starke, New York. Aug 6, 1840. Although there is some doubt as to whether or not he was an actual doctor, he is believed to have graduated from The Eclectic Medical college of Cincinnati in the mid 1860’s.
In 1867 he moved to Buffalo, New York and started to manufacture medicine. Some of his medicines included: Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription, Smart Weed, and Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. He sold these medicines through the mail and marketed them in “The People’s Common Sense Medical Advisor”, a book he wrote himself. This book had sold more than 2 million copies by the year 1907.
The Woman’s Tonic claimed to cure those diseases caused by “feminine complaint”. An advertisement in an 1895 Ann Arbor Register stated: “There are not three cases in a hundred of woman’s peculiar diseases that Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription will not cure.” According to the labeling it contained “Lady’s Slipper root, Unicorn root, Blue root, Oregon Grape root, and Viburnum.” It is believed that the original formula contained opium and alcohol. According to the locals it contained “a baby in every bottle”.
This barn was built by Lovenus and Mary Olsen. Lovenus was paid $25 for the first painting and $10 annually for rent. It was repainted every year except during World War II when lead was scarce. After falling into disrepair, members of the College Ward community donated time and money to restore the barn in 1998. It is currently owned by the Stevenson family.
The Logan Tabernacle is a tabernacle of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and is located in Logan, Cache County, Utah. It is the site of many local celebrations, including the city’s annual Summerfest Arts Faire.
Several historic markers are located here, including:
Located at 50 North Main Street in Logan, Utah and added to the National Register of Historic Places (#75001800) on October 15, 1975.
Construction work on the Logan Tabernacle began in 1864, five years after the settlement of Cache Valley. Although the tabernacle was off to a good start with 1864 meeting, the not dedicated some I75 persons subscribing a total of $26,450 at a December 7, 1864 meeting, the project lagged for several reasons and the completed tabernacle was until 1891, more than a quarter century after the work began.
The heavy increase of population in Cache Valley led to the establishment of many wards in the area with each ward having the responsibility to construct its own meetinghouse. The building of these ward chapels absorbed most of the available labor and cash. Work on the Tabernacle was also slowed because of the absence of several church officials on missionary work and the deaths of leaders, Ezra T. Benson and Peter Maughan. After 1877 and the decision to construct the Logan Temple, the tabernacle was given second priority. In 1877, Charles O. Card, Superintendent of construction of the Tabernacle, was transferred to supervise the building of the Logan Temple, and Bishop Anthon Skanchy was assigned to supervise work on the Tabernacle until its completion.
In an 1873 visit to Logan, Brigham Young advised that the original 60 foot by 106 foot foundation be torn out and enlarged to 65 feet by 130 feet. On January 1874, the basement story was dedicated. By 1878, the upper story was sufficiently complete to hold the August quarterly conference there. The present entrance and tower were built later under the direction of George Cole and in November 1891 the completed tabernacle was dedicated by President Wilford Woodruff.
The Logan tabernacle derives its significance from its architectural qualities, its function as the primary LDS meeting hall in Cache Valley and its story of twenty seven years of construction at a time of economic austerity and when the church members efforts were strained by other building projects.
With its variant design elements, the Logan tabernacle is classically eclectic in its architectural styling. A rendering drawn prior to 1875 shows the original intention of combining Gothic, Greek, Roman, Byzantine and perhaps other classical and revival features in the building. The present edifice is very much like the building depicted in the old rendering, The dark stone tabernacle is rectangular in plan, measuring 65 x 150 feet, The height to the top of the tower is 135 feet. The upper floor consists of one room and a vestry while the basement contains eight rooms. The interior is beautifully finished with the woodworking and seats being grained, the floors carpeted and the walls and ceilings frescoed with original designs. The tabernacle is used for stake conferences and other large gatherings and will comfortably seat 4,000 people, including seating in the gallery. The building cost has been estimated at $100,000.
The general form of the tabernacle follows the usual pattern for early Mormon meetinghouses — that of a simply gabled box with an engaged central tower in the front façade. To this form is added much relief and interest through varied detailing. Features include buttresses with stone of alternating colors, quoins of white stone at the building corners and around all the window and door bays, a molded cornice with full return across the front wall and butting into the tower; a vestry which extends outward from the tower and is capped with small, stone pinnacles; soaring windows with central mullions and segmented arches; a round window with the Star of David motif within on the tower; and a wooden lantern or steeple which I is ornately milled and topped with a golden dome and several finials. While these are the dominant features, there are many others that add to the rich quality of the design.
Known to the Indians as Willow Valley – was renamed by fur trappers and traders in the winter of 1825 – 1826.
James Bridger led the first trappers to a winter encampment near here in 1824. Towards December 1825, William Sublette, in charge of Gen. William H. Ashley’s mountain men, ordered many of the season’s furs cached in this vicinity.
Those interested in the furs stored to await Gen. Ashley’s merchandise caravan of 1826, and similar caravans in subsequent years, were William I. Sublette, James Bridger, Jedediah S. Smith, Thomas Fitzpatrick, Etienne Provot, Robert Campbell, James P. Beckwourth, David E. Jackson, Louis Vasquez, Jean Baptiste Gervais, Moses Harris, and many others.
This marker is located at the Logan Tabernacle in Logan, Utah. Check out all of the historic markers placed by the Sons of Utah Pioneers and UPTLA at JacobBarlow. com/sup
The first settlers of Logan encamped near this spot on the bank of the Little Logan early in May 1859
Heads of families
John R. Blanchard
Thomas E. Landers
Abraham Caldwell
John Nelson
Griffith Charles
George Peacock
Israel J. Clark
Jesse Pearson
Ann Davis
David Reese
William Dees
Joel Ricks
James Deming
Edward W. Smith
Sidney Dibble
Ralph Smith
Morgan S. Evans
Benjamin Williams
Morgan Evans
John E. Jones
John P. Wright
In memory of these pioneers and others who followed during that year. This monument was erected by the citizens of Logan May 6, 1909
This marker is located at the Logan Tabernacle in Logan, Utah. Check out all of the historic markers placed by the Sons of Utah Pioneers and UPTLA at JacobBarlow. com/sup
Located at 175 North 300 East in Logan Utah and added to the National Register of Historic Places (#75001801) on November 20, 1975 – the text below is from the nomination form from the national register:
The Logan Temple has been defined as the structural and spiritual symbol of Cache Valley. Built on a hill near the center of Logan, the temple can be seen from almost every part of the valley,
Worship in the LDS temples is restricted to the devout and faithful members of the Mormon Church and the Logan Temple is, for the Mormons of northern Utah and southern Idaho, the most important religious shrine in their vicinity,
In 1871, Wilford Woodruff, at that time a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, while speaking at Logan predicted that a temple would be built on the east bench of Logan and two years later Brigham Young also suggested that ” fine temple … be built on the bench crowning the eastern part of the city.” (quoted in Joel E. Ricks, ed., The History of a Valley, p. 283.)
Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on May 18, 1877. Brigham Young, presiding at the dedication, outlined the procedure by which the temple would be built “We require the brethren and sisters to go to with their might and erect this temple; and from the architect to the boy who carried the drinking water, to the men that work on the building, we wish them to understand that wages are out of the question. We are going to build a house for ourselves, and we shall expect the brethren and sisters, neighborhood after neighborhood, ward after ward, to turn out their proportion of men to come here and labor as they shall be notified by the proper authorities.” (quoted in Leonard J. Arrington and Melvin A, Larkin, “The Logan Tabernacle and Temple,” Utah Historical Quarterly, Summer, 1973, p. 305.)
Six temple industries were established to provide materials for the temple construction:
A sawmill was established in Temple Fork (Mauqhan’s Fork) in Logan Canyon. Here they cut red pine (Douglas fir).
A wood camp was set up a few miles down the canyon. This provided firewood, for the lime kilns and scaffolding for workmen, railroad ties for sale, and telegraph poles for their cooperative Deseret Telegraph Company.
A lime kiln was built in the mouth of the canyon. The firewood to provide fuel was floated downstream on the Logan River.
The main stone quarry was developed in Green Canyon, east of North Logan. Here they quarried the dark fucoid quartzite which is the main component of the exterior walls.
Another quarry in Hyde Park Canyon provided additional stone for the walls.
A third quarry northeast of Franklin supplied sandstone for the water tables, caps, and window ledges. (Ibid., p. 306.)
In addition to supplying materials for the temple f the industries also provided building materials used in the erection of homes, farms and businesses by those temple employees who received their pay in these essential supplies.
Records indicate that a total of $607,000 was donated for the temple construction in the following categories: $30,000 in merchandise (5 percent) $30,000 in livestock (5 percent) $71,000 in produce (12 percent) $93,000 in cash (15 percent) $380,000 in labor (63 percent) $3,000 in wagons and teams (Ibid., p. 308.)
The temple was under construction for seven years, from 1877 to 1884, during which time about one hundred fifty men and fifty teams worked constantly on the temple or at the temple industries.
Truman O. Angell, architect for the Salt Lake temple, St, George temple, Beehive House, Lion House and Territorial Capitol at Fillmore, also designed the Logan temple. The temple was formally dedicated on May 17, 1884.
In their article, Arrington and Larkin explain the economic significance of the temple project:
“In essence, the temple project was a means of redistributing income. Those of greater property and income supported craftsmen and laborers to work on the temple during the seven years of construction, Since the materials were nearly all supplied locally, the money, labor, and materials were not lost to the community. Very little was expended outside the valley, In essence, those able to furnish resources did so, and the community economy thus was enriched. In most frontier economies, surplus resources were used to build large homes for the wealthy. In Cache Valley, such large homes were products of the twentieth century when there were not projects as effective as the tabernacle and temple in utilizing surplus for the benefit of the entire community.” (Ibid., pp. 309-310).
Symbolically they conclude:
“The temple was a kind of private mountain a corporeal embodiment of their ideals a formidable defender of the Saints’ way of life, symbolically guarding the church from the threats of the larger society around them, It was also a symbol of their reaching out to God of their closeness to God a place to which the Savior would come to dwell with them, In many respects the temple came to be regarded almost in a mystical sense, In actuality, it was a more explicit formulation of the rugged and majestic mountains around them a man-made sentinel, guarding their Promised Valley.
“Today the Logan Temple can be seen from almost every part of the valley. It symbolically demonstrates the early settlers’ belief that life is more than a struggle for physical survival. To the twenty-five thousand persons who built it and labored on it ‘without purse or scrip,’ it was a visual reminder of the omnipresence of eternity. “ (Ibid., p. 314).
The first settlers came to Logan in 1859. With several deaths in 1860, a burial ground was designated at 7th East and 5th North, which was used for six or seven years. As the settlement expanded it was necessary to move the remains to a better location on higher ground and farther away from town. Some bodies were identified and moved to family plots in what became Logan Cemetery. Approximately 42 others, known only to God, having no identification or relatives to claim them, were moved to this special sacred area known as “Pioneer Plot.” This marker has been erected in memory of these unknown pioneers.
This is D.U.P. Marker #417 located in the Logan Cemetery in Logan, Utah. For other D.U.P. Markers visit this page.
Cove is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 460 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Logan, Utah-Idaho Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Mt McKinnon is in Cache County, barely. Â It’s on the line with Rich County along the scenic byway that takes you from Woodruff to Huntsville. Â It’s a 9,081 foot high mountain that you can drive to the top of. Â Close to the Monte Cristo Campground.
From OnlineUtah: Lewiston, Utah, is located in the geographic center of Cache Valley, twenty miles northwest of Logan and ten miles south of Preston, Idaho. The town occupies a triangularly shaped land area of approximately 24 square miles, with a base along the Utah-Idaho state boundary in the north, and extends southward between the Bear River on the west and the Cub River on the east to a point where the two streams join in the south. The area is almost entirely flat and contains some of the most productive agricultural land in the state.
Lewiston has always been an agricultural community. The dairying and livestock industries are predominant, and most crops are grown to support them. Some acreage is devoted to supplying vegetables to canneries in the area, but wheat, barley, and alfalfa are the major crops produced. Sugar beets, an important crop for many years, declined in importance after the town’s sugar factory closed in 1972. Many residents supplement their farm incomes by working in local factories or through other non-farm occupations.
