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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Apr 11, 1895

Page

4

Arp Breaks the Chain on a Monument Debate

Bill Arp in the Atlanta Constitution rebukes a drive for a General Sherman monument and proposes instead a joint tribute to General Joe Johnston. He argues the retreat and defense by Johnston were heroic and urges a peaceable, inclusive memorial honoring all veterans while rejecting Sherman and Tecumseh.

Bhermain Joe Johnston Sherman Grand Army of the Republic Rolla Woldiere Weingle Tecumseh Sherman Bill Arp Atlanta Constitution

Death of John Emmatt Leaves Quiet Community Shock

Correspondence reports the sudden death of longtime resident John Emmatt between three and four in the morning after a cheerful last visit with his family. He was a Brethren church member and valued community figure. Local illness figures and flood-related damage near the river are noted, including breaks in a boom and a bridge, with closures at the tannery and a river-wide rise. April 8.

John Emmatt Bretylya Church Mra J. F, Robertson Wm, Scott J. M. Lewis Almira Shuler Harvey M. Chosa Prosi Albertson Elizabethton Mattern Thresher Turkeytown J. H Smalling Robert T McCollum Newmansville Greene County

PIGHTH DISTRICT CHURCH ACTIVITIES AND MARRIAGE NOTICE

In the Pighth district Rev Robbarts preached at Green Meadows Sunday forenoon and officiated at a baptism in Sinking Creek in the afternoon. Luther Scott has been dosed with rheumatism. Rev Tunnel of Tonnaboro preached at Antioch Saturday afternoon. News arrived of the marriage of Mr Spain to Miss Martha Tee and the marriage of Noah Griffith and Emma Carr. Jacob Hufloe and family visited relatives on the Watsoga Saturday and Sunday. The Rev Lillie preached at Piney Plate Saturday. Robbing graves under Chinese law was noted as historically severe. Yellow fever was more common in northern cities a century ago than now in tropical regions.

Robbarts Green Meadows William Harvey Sinking Creek Luther Scott Tunnel Tonnaboro Antioch Spain Martha Tee Noah Griffith Emma Carr Jacob Hufloe Watsoga Lillie Piney Plate

Dairying for Prete by John Gould at Maine Dairy Meeting

The essay argues dairymen must love their craft and modernize. It urges division into dairy, factory, mill, and city supply sectors, adoption of milk and cream tests, and dividend payment by solids. Emphasizes cow type, ration, silage, and homegrown feeds to improve milk quality and profit.

Onas Butler Jersey Okttain John Gould Maine

Woman sought to sell Hygeia Waista nationwide

A help wanted notice invites women in every county to promote the celebrated Hygeia Waista for all ages. Advertises a three dollar outfit free and potential earnings from sixteen to fifty dollars weekly. Includes address 878 Canal Street New York and claims unanimous physician approval.

America Hyaxa M’r's Canal Street New York

Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Cures for Blood Diseases

Sarsaparilla claimed to effect remarkable cures for scrofula salt rheum and other blood diseases at Hood s Sarsaparilla.

Hood's

Dr Kollock of Nashville Readies Local Card

The reader is urged to note Dr Matthew Henry Kollock in Nashville. A Norfolk, Va. native (1834) from a Southern Havannah, Ga. lineage, he is widely cited by Britannica Vol X as a leading authority. He developed a neuralgia treatment from amt SEMIs, has traveled globally, and achieved cures, notably in Hot Springs, Arkansas where others failed.

Hot Springs Ark

Literary Notes on Art and Poetry in May

A dense 19th or early 20th century catalogish piece reviews a weekly illustrated publication. It highlights Dover prints and verse collections, praising varied subjects, decorative plates, and notable writers like Rider Haggard and Gilbert Parker, noting foreign and domestic art coverage and monthly pricing.

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