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Eureka Drug Prescription Archive - The medical history of a mining town from 1870 to 1920

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Eureka Drug Prescription Archive - The medical history of a mining town from 1870 to 1920
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Is this a history of medicine in Nevada? Is this an historically important lot of 15,000 (or so) pieces of paper. A bottle collector's ephemera dream? A significant collection from the first druggist in the state of Nevada? Yes, on all counts! This is three boxes (12,000 to 15,000 pieces) of prescriptions from an important Central Nevada mining town from 1882 for nearly 15 years from F. J. Schneider.



F. J. SCHNEIDER, deceased, was one of Eureka's most successful business men and pioneer citizens. He came to the state in 1860, and was the pioneer druggist of the state, and was successfully engaged in that trade in Eureka from 1870 until his death. He was a man of shrewd and fine business ability, and though he met with some misfortunes he was in the main continuously successful, and, what is more, gained the abiding respect of his fellow citizens in whatever community he cast his lot. His business and his home were the centers of his affection and his activity, and the worthy performance of the duties connected with these relations gave him the love and esteem which he always enjoyed.



Mr. Schneider was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, October 24, 1834, and his German parents emigrated to this country and settled in Cincinnati when young people. Mr. Schneider was educated in his native city and learned the drug business there. For three years he was engaged in trade in New York City, and then during the fifties came to San Francisco, where he followed his business for some years. He was next in Downieville, California, and came thence to Virginia City, Nevada, in 1860. Thirty pack mules carried his stock of drugs and miners' supplies, and he employed Mexican drivers. He set up his establishment, building his own drug store, and was the first druggist to enter that prosperous mining center. He also built another building, which at that time rented for six hundred dollars a month, but lost both structures in the devastating fire which swept the town. He at once rebuilt and continued his business until he sold out to Dr. A. M. Cole, who is now the oldest living druggist in the state. Mr. Schneider went from Virginia City to Mountain City, where he was in business a short time, was in Marysville, California, two years, then in Truckee, and from the last named place came to Eureka in 1870. He opened his store as one of the pioneer business houses of the growing mining center, and in the early days of the town was burned out twice within eleven months. He succeeded, however, during the great flood, in keeping the water out of his place of business. No disasters disheartened him or caused more than a slight check to his prosperity, and he enjoyed a long continued career of business activity.



Mr. Schneider died in Eureka on June 2; 1893. Mrs. Schneider and her son-in-law, Mr. Batchelder, settled the estate, and for the past seven years Mrs. Schneider has successfully continued the business of her late husband. She keeps a drug clerk, and spends much of her time in the store. Her pleasant home is situated on the hill in Eureka, from which there is a fine view of the town, and she still enjoys the friendship of the many friends she and her husband have made in the past thirty years. ["A History of the State of Nevada: Its Resources and People" by Thomas Wren]

City: Eureka
State: Nevada,
Date: 1884-1899

FHWAC#: 25751
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