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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1894
Page
7
Advertises a clubbing proposition offering a nickel plated Premier Watch and Chain for a dollar and a half with a one year guarantee. The offer includes both papers and a watch for 2.50. Requires subscription payment by cash sent directly to the office.
The semi weekly American offers two papers weekly for 1.00 per year, eight pages per issue making sixteen pages weekly. It includes latest news from the daily, editorials, market reports, and content for farmers and women. Subscribers by July 1 gain the semi weekly edition at the current rate.
Washington dispatch reports rising tension around the Pollard Breckinridge case as court incidents, threats and family feuds prompt warnings of possible violence. Judge Bradley vows swift action if needed while rivals in the Breckinridge and Blackburn families brace for further conflicts in Kentucky’s famed vendetta atmosphere.
At Ravroro Virginia a wooden bridge on Connell run collapsed during its removal for an iron replacement. Three men named Charles Thompson R H Andrews and Edward Mayben were killed. Frank A McCullouch contractor W A Hendrick James Connor Thomas Price and William Johnson were badly hurt.
The Gould family sent a detective to Savannah to pursue facts about Miss Bessin Kirkland, Gould’s fiancée. He arrived yesterday and questioned several ministers and prominent citizens asking for secrecy, though his mission was acknowledged by those who spoke.
The article argues for gentle handling and proper care of Jersey cows to develop docility and high-quality milk. It stresses clean milking practices, removing udder dirt, and avoiding contaminated milk, with emphasis on pure water and hygienic stables to protect public health and command better prices. It highlights the farmer's responsibility to prevent fear and mistreatment that harms cattle and offspring.
A Nice dinner hosted by Baron de Rothschild heard James Gordon Bennett announce he will award three prizes worth £1000 each for the next year’s yachting regatta. Baron de Rothschild followed with a pledge of three prizes of £200 each for the same events.
James J. Corbett declares he will not fight in England while a viable American bout exists with Jack Jackson. He says Jackson and backers like Parton Davies bluff and threaten his finances and insists America must be the venue, touting national pride and his right as champion to name the ground and time. American reporters largely back Corbett’s stance.
An old advertisement for Draughon’s Practical Business College in Nashville promotes home study in bookkeeping shorthand and penmanship. It notes 500 students last year, eleven teachers, cheap board, and a free 32-page illustrated catalogue. It offers $5 cash for vacancies in bookkeeping stenography and teaching if reported to the college.
Advertises rail travel to Arkansas Texas Kansas Oregon and other Western states with connections to Georgia Alabama and Florida. Offers cheerful replies and references EB. A. Warnes T. P. A. E. T. V. GR at 510 Bristol Tennessee.
The item touts reaching points in Arkansas Texas Missouri Oklahoma Indian Territory Kansas Washington Oregon and other Western States or Territories as fast comfortable and cheap as by the East Tennessee Virginia Georgia and Memphis and Charleston routes for any trip whether for pleasure or other.
Milam District Passenger Agent promotes a route offering low rates and general information. The note invites travelers to consider the path as the best option for service and savings.
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