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 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1906
Page
3
A jumble of old notices and ad copy riffs on moon life, medicines, and daily miseries. Readers encounter speculative claim about lunar life, then a parade of patent remedies, rail upgrades, and humorous quips. Mentions of Livotele Hitters, Hindipo, Backley's Arnica, and Dr King’s New Discovery appear amid assorted anecdotes and ads.
A Baltimore American style ad touts Doan's Kidney Pills as the cure for backaches and urinary trouble caused by weak kidneys. It features testimonials from Johnson City residents including Joseph Archer, an auctioneer, praising the product obtained at Patton Drug Co. and distributed by Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY. The ad notes a 50 cent price and urges remembering the Doan’s name. It also briefly mentions phonetic spelling as a school flogging quip and introduces Dr Fabrney's Teething Syrup as harmless for babies, offering samples.
An advertisement promises complete liver treatment at 25 cents, with Ramon’s Liver Pills and Tonic Pellets claimed to make permanent cures. The ad guarantees satisfaction or money back and promotes the store as City Drug Store.
A garbled OCR passage references health products including Burdock Blood Bittera and Dr Fabroes Teething Syrup. It mentions a kingly unhealthy man and an investigating committee, with disjointed dialogue about forgotten knowledge and a father taking a bottle home.
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.