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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1902
Page
3
A bustling Johnson City page notes fresh meats oysters and fish at Jackson's and at Johnson City Food and Grocery Co. Prices touted as low. Local names include Geo H Brown Dr Caldwell and A A Pearce with moves and arrivals of families and a focus on services and shops around town. Births and court news close the item.
For want of room we were never able to carry this line until the last section. Our new store-room gave us the opportunity and the department was opened up last fall. So great was our success we decided this spring to enlarge on every line, and you will find our new spring stock the most complete ever shown in Johnson City.
The Hart and Houston Store markets a large Easter hats selection including 200 trimmed hats and ready to wear options for women and children. They invite customers with as little as $2.00 to invest in a hat and promise careful styling and customization to suit individual tastes.
The store offers New Mistrals 4 inches in diameter per yard and New Etamines 46 inches wide at $1.00. A select line of homespuns cheviots hopsackings broadcloth Venetian meltons in black and colors priced 50 cents to $1.50 per yard. Scarcity noted but early buying secures leading colors and fabrics for dressy wear.
The Christian Endeavor Society hosts a dime social at Mia je K Lide's residence on Tuesday evening April 22 with refreshments. Old rebels and sons of rebels depart Friday noon for the Dallas reunion in Texas. Verona Stock Co presents Capt Rackett or My Uncle in Love at the opera house Tuesday April 2, proceeds aid old veterans. Mrs George W Peters killed at Bristol yard crossing. she was 25, formerly Ellen Middleton. Building notes report J D Weaver and Son on Myrtle for John W Bell. Surtis Bros erect a cottage for S B Crigger on Holaton Ave. W P Tinsley begins Peoples Building on Main St. Johnson City sidewalks expanding along Watauga Ave, Roan St, Main to Pine, with sidewalk program advancing city improvements.
Atlanta based syndicate signs James MacMillan and wife a five year countrywide tour. First city concert next Friday at the Carlisle Hotel with a large dining hall, promising strong gate guarantees. Bristol Courier lauds their artistry and encore demand. Prof MacMillan to perform southern melodies alongside other pieces.
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