This barn, based on a barn located near Chassell, Michigan, is said to have originally been a part of a Finnish homestead along the Sturgeon River. The barn, built in 1936, has lower-level walls made of one foot tamarack logs stacked sideways in cement. This combination of building materials provided a solid base for such "stove wood" barns, The advertisement for Dr. Pierce's discovery represents a patented medication that was a popular remedy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.