This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1888
Page
3
A jumble of early 20th century ads and notes mentions paints, nails, cement, furniture, groceries, dry goods, and hardware. It notes Rev. John Boring, Dr. S. AL Toy, and Rev. A W McGih a delivering sermons. Kirkpatrick Co and Hunter & Brown shops promote bargains. Juxtaposed are references to empresses, state fairs, immigration, and local court cases.
Reports from Johnson City include officer elections for the Universal Vultorns and the Johnson City Electric Light Company. Entries cover social gatherings, a large family reunion, local retirements, and community updates on farms, schools, and a Democratic convention in Erwin with delegates chosen for Nashville and St. Louis.
Opened at last a first class dry goods establishment in Knoxville announces its grand opening and showcases a refined millinery and dress goods selection. The store touts low prices, references large New York and Charlotte stores, and invites samples while promising enticing costs.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.