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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1896
Page
3
Local items report Teuton area business activity and coffee sales at Jackson's, praise the new Presbyterian church dedicatory, and note community deaths and greetings. The Watunga Lumber loss, river logs, and factory investment interest frame a spread of civic updates.
The Weading Factory will cost about 5000 dollars and employ 26 workers. Located across the railroad from the old site at the junction of the O R C and E T W N lines, it will be the largest in the city with a 35 by 60 foot main room and a 24 by 40 engine room. Henry Rodgerson of Pike New York will supervise construction as foreman. The piece also urges saving money and promotes Magnetic Building and Loan Association with two cents a day for a 100 share.
Fragmentary text references individuals in Acworth and Atlanta connected to past medical matters. It mentions a woman named Ber na P McLain and a nurse sitter or caregiver role, plus vague notes about doctors, benefits, and a Germetaer device. Details are uncertain due to garbled OCR.
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a cure for all headaches and habitual constipation with claims of permanent relief. It urges readers to buy large bottles at McFarland and Co for fifty cents. A local note mentions Gov Turney's dangerous condition at home. Dr Hart's Great Relief is also endorsed by a traveler who praises its reliability.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the MLB Church staged a novelty entertainment at the opera house featuring a spelling match and an old maid sale. Contenders included Miss Mary Carr, Cy Lyle, and others, with several humorous misspellings and a final auction yielding about $8. The piece notes economic strain and leap year antics affecting the event, plus local river, log, and mill news and a guest list of residents and visitors.
Holston Presbytery met at Watauga Avenue Presbyterian Church with delegates from distant towns including a group from Hot Springs and Asheville. Rev. B A Bigler preached, Rev. Jere Moore elected successor, and talks on good citizenship and Home Missions followed. The Watauga Avenue Church was dedicated by Rev. C A Duncan, and plans to convert the Hotel Carnegie into a school gained momentum for East Tennessee.
An advertisement touts Dr Hale's Household Ointment as the finest world remedy curing piles rheum coughs colds and eye issues. It claims internal use for pneumonia and quick relief for cuts burns corns and long standing sores with superior efficacy and cheap boxes.
An 1800s advertisement touts Baco-Curo as a pure vegetable cure for nicotine addiction. It claims to end cravings without willpower or drastic changes, offers a three-box guarantee, and cites testimonials from users including a pastor in Mayton Arkansas.
The text describes Adams contractor Wheeler using Dr Myles Household Otutmest to treat his throat. After a few weeks of treatment he reports a complete cure and praises the remedy. It also mentions Dr Haley Howsbout as a prominent medical figure and a member of a 19th century college.
In recent high waters a death occurred in the county. Every mill in Miller's Cove was ruined and property losses reached $25,000. Tess Work of Flood Manyville reports the damage and life loss from the April 7 flood event.
Dalton Georgia man John Br Tarver says Royal Germetter helped indigestion bowel troubles and debility over five years. He urges others to try the remedy and sent for a 48 page book from Atlanta Chemical Co. Free baths planned in Sam Jones revival city.
The New York Mail and Express touts Six percent coupon shares at fifty dollars a share with semiannual interest. Funds are secured by a first mortgage real estate portfolio with the Fonesboro Banking and Trust Company. Tate L Earnest, secretary, Magnetic Building and Loan Association, Johnson City Tennessee.
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