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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1899
Page
3
Remine and Co advertise selling Jellico and Pine Mountain coal with constant supply and prompt delivery. They invite lumbermen to write for deals, buy poplar and hardwoods in mixed cars, dry or green, from Henry Koehler & Company in Louisville Kentucky.
A Bristol column lists Grover’s Cough Syrup and Miles’ Healing when sick, with local notices. It notes visits and moves of residents like Mrs. Lee Mann, Mr. Q G Brover, Captain Harrin, and many others. Births, arrivals, medical remedies, and small-town chatter fill the page.
A South Carolina supervisor, A N Molesworth, says plans to extend the Three C s railroad into Virginia coal fields about 100 miles will begin immediately after his return to Johnson City. He claims reports of delays have misled locals, asserting the extension is an assured fact.
An invitation to the Presbyterian church in Wytheville on Wednesday morning April 12 announces the marriage of Miss Caroline Fredericka Henser to Mr. John Alexander Whitman. Henser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Guido Houser, is noted for her charming personality and remembered fondly in the city where she spent her youth. The couple is wished supreme happiness and a peaceful future together.
The ad promotes Allen's Foot-Boon powder as a comfort discovery for sore, swollen feet. It claims relief from sweating, calluses, hot tired feet, and welting when wearing tight or new shoes. Sold by druggists and stores for 25 cents per package. Address provided for mail order.
A local apportionment lists quarterly funds for multiple school districts totaling 12 507.08. Entries include district allocations from 59.41 to 701.30 with a wide spread of values. The notice also mentions Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup claim of long use and a $100000 gift from Wm. K. Vanderbilt for a Vanderbilt University dormitory in Nashville.
Several deaths and notices are reported including John Stallings who died Tuesday night from an epileptic fit, a six year old daughter of Mrs Ma naseo Baker who died Tuesday night, Mrs Clyde Campbell who died Wednesday afternoon after a short illness, Uncle Bert Leonard who died Wednesday night near the city, Mine Cora McKeehan the 15 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs E B McKeehan who died Wednesday after a fever, and funeral details for the Science Hill school student. Also mentions a salt trust capital of 12 000 000, a Cuban Military Assembly vote to disband the army, a medicinal advertisement for Simmons Squaw vine wine, a travel advisory for Syrup of Figs, and the Fourth Tennessee regiment arriving at a quarantine station with 1150 men onboard and awaiting designation for quarantine.
It Saves the Children, Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, has saved the lives of thousands of croupy children. It is also without an equal for colds and whooping cough.
The United States Philippine Commission publicizes its proclamation to Filipinos promising home rule measures and plans to visit provinces to gauge native opinion on governance. Reports note MacArthur’s division at Malolos, rebel activity, and pending actions amid ongoing conflicts.
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