Bowser dies after long service in Civil War and Spanish American War
General Thomas Lafayette Bowser, 73, Charlottesville postmaster and former Confederate lieutenant turned brigadier general, died of general debility after years of service including a daring retreat from Union lines to Lynchburg. Survived by wife and three daughters. Advertisement touts King’s New Discovery for throat and lung ailments with a testimonial and price.
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Charlottesville
Thomas Lafayette Bowser
West Point
Lincoln
Lynchburg
Minnesota
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Charlottsville
C. C. Cochran
Big Stone Gap
Thad
M.L. Dix
Clarksville
Tenn
H.C. Miller
R L Gillespie Dead Near Conkling Home
Robert L. Gillespie died Wednesday afternoon at his Conkling area home. He was about 40, unmarried, and a well known local figure. The notice mentions a testimonial about Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and its healing claims, with an ad for 25-cent bottles at H C Miller’s.
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Robert L. Gillespie
Conkling
Ecrema LW
Harriman
Burlington
Bucklen
H.C. Miller's
Matrimonial Notice Signals April Weddings In Johnson City
April promises a pair of weddings in Johnson City and nearby Rogersville. Rumored nuptials include Mr Henry Burbage to Mrs Price in Chicago while she visits, and Georgi Burbage to Miss Shawn in Greenville on April 28. An ad promotes Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a health remedy and stomach regulator.
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Johnson City
Henry Burbage
Mrs Price
Rogersville
Chicago
Georgi Burbage
Miss Shawn
Greenville
Special Term of the County Court in Washington County
Justices of the peace of Washington County call an extra session in Jonesboro for Monday April 18 1910 at 9 am to choose a successor to Ed Rogan and to address work-house actions from April term. W S Quibb and Mason certify the notice. Diarrhoea remedy ad promotes Chamberlains Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as safe and pleasant to take.
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Washngton County
Jonesboro
Termesser
Washington County
Ed Rogan
Squibb
China
DeVault Woman Dies in County Near Clover Bottom
A sad death near Clover Bottom in this county yesterday afternoon. Mrs. John DeVault of Greene county suddenly expired in a hack near W. M. Bachman’s home. She was 73, formerly Miss McClellen, and a niece of Mrs. E. H. Bachman. Remains moved to her aunt’s home on Watauga. to be shipped to Greeneville for burial.
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Clover Bottom
John DeVault
Greene County
W. M. Bachman
Maud
Miss McClellen
E. H. Bachman
Watauga Avenue
Greeneville
Weaver Pianos Sale At Johnson City Teaches Trust
The Crumley building at Roan and Main is painted for a Weaver Organ and Piano Co. sale by Kenyon-Sheeley Co. from York Pa. This marks their third Johnson City sale in four years with a broad distribution from Roanoke to Atlanta and hundreds of uprights sold in homes. Also, an ad promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a remedy for indigestion with a dealer network.
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Crumley
Roan and
Main Streets
Kenyon-Sheeley Co
Weaver Organ and Piano O
York
Weaver
Johnson City
Roanoke
Atlanta
Stark Nursery
Stark Delicious
Stark King David
Stark King Philip
California
Stark Bro’s Nurseries and Orchards Co
Louisiana
Missouri
Stafford Dulaney Co Formed For Insurance Real Estate
Ralf Dulaney and Bo FL Stafford unite to form The Stafford Dulaney Co. handling insurance and real estate ventures under a new corporate umbrella.
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Ralf Dulaney
Bo FL Stafford
Stafford Dulaney Co
Down's Kidney Pills Promoted as Kidney Cure Remedy
A historical advertisement touts Down's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney complaints and related ailments. It cites a Johnson Chey testimony from Tennessee and urges readers to buy the product via Poster-Milburn Co. in Buffalo, price 50 cents. The notice emphasizes avoiding other brands and remembering the Doan's name.
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Themelves Bo
Johnson Chey
G.N. Brows
Johinson Uhty
Tenn
Sayy
Down
Day
Enon
Conta
Poster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Doan
Rome Notes and City Happenings From The Day
The column touches on the murder of Comrade Amos Os born and praises Gov Smith for handling the case while commending Judge Smiths judicial record. It notes Andrew Park as census enumerator, describes Andy the smiling man, and pokes fun at Tammany Hall. Col James Booker entertains Ward 6 with band stunts, jokes about Old Kentucky Home, and mentions John V Reynolds returning as a musician. It ends with a plug for Chamberlains ointment for rheumatism and injuries.
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Amos Osborn
Guv. Smith
Col
James Booker
Ward 6
Kentucky
Col. Booker
Joss Rathitt
Forest Fire Near Limestone Damages Acreage
A spark from a passing traction engine started a forest fire near Limestone on April 10. The blaze burned about three to four hundred acres, damaging timber and pasture but no buildings were destroyed.
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John Millers
Health and vitality through Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin
The ad urges strong health to meet life’s battles and promises relief from constipation dyspepsia liver trouble flatulence and heartburn with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin a regulator guaranteed to work. A free sample offer is available by mailing address to Pepsin Syrup Co 119 Caldwell Building Monticello Illinois and bottles sell for one dollar at drugstores.
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Caldwell
Pepsin
Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldwell Gidg
Monticello
Ill
Caldwell Bldg
Monticello, Ill
Notice of Intention to Take Tax Deed in Washington County
Notice to unknown owners of multiple tracts in Johnson City Tennessee that unless they appear by a specified date and pay the assessed taxes penalties interest and costs their right to redeem will be barred and a tax deed will be executed. The notice lists parcels in Carnegie Addition Ninth Civil District with totals for each lot and block, names A M Cudner G K Gilbert J K Vanderbilt and Armbrust as purchaser, with the clerk B C Wares.
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TL. Co
C. L. Co
A. M. Cudner
G. K. Gilbert
J. EK. Vanderbilt
Johnson City
Tennessee
Armbrnst
Washington County
Carnegie
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Southern Railway
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