Hooper’s slate confirmed then veto sparks clash
Nashville April 20 Governor Hooper moved quickly to appoint Prof. J W Bister mathematics Peabody College as state superintendent and Thomas F Peck Republican Etowah as state commissioner of agriculture. The Senate unanimously confirmed them but a swift veto followed on the harmony election measure labeling it a Patterson Cox machine revival. Speaker Maxter called it a mad moment as the cycle turned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Hooper
Senate
J.W. Bister
Peabody College
Thos. F. Peck
Etowah
Patterson-Cox
Maxter
Danger in Delay Warns of Kidney Trouble Ills
A warning ad cautions that kidney problems worsen quietly and urges using Doan's Kidney Pills. It cites constant backache and urinary issues and features a Johnson City testimonial from Mrs. Sarah Foran at 405 W Poplar St. The ad notes price 50 cents and identifies Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo as U S sole agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright
Dean
Johnson City
Sarah Foran
W. Poplar St
Tean
Dou
White' House Drug Co
Conta
Fozter-Milburo Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Hoan
Ake
Mexican Uprising At the Edisonia
Johnson City theater advertises a film on the Mexican uprising titled Uprising in Mexico to be shown Saturday night at the Edison theatre. The note praises manager Harry Wolvin for obtaining the picture amid current events. An unrelated testimonial endorses Cardus women’s tonic for ailments, and a garbled line mentions a bowtie promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Wolvin
Edivonia
Johnson City
Mexico
Splendid Bill 15 at Memorial Hall Opens Strong
Capt. Kyle M. King presents a fine Memorial Hall vaudeville bill with good motion pictures and standout sketches. Miss Agenita Dalzer performs national style dances with grace, while Darzer uses her full body expressively. Ernest Lynnwood delivers solid songs in his act. The Mozart Duo shines with operatic pieces from Verdi and Donizetti, featuring a deep contralto and mezzo-soprano. King plans matinees and a thrice-weekly summer run, hoping for strong attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kyle M. King
Memorial Hall
Agenita Dalzer
Miss Darzer
Ernest Lynnwood
Mozart
Donizhert
Capt. King
Caught in the Rain and Ills in Douglasville Tex
A Douglasville woman recalls being struck by illness after a rainstorm five years ago. She describes dumb chills and fevers, tries Doctors and Cardui with little relief, noting Carul relief only after many months. The Morristown Gazette reports on Dr R N Price recovering from a stroke but likely to stay home for an extended period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglasville
Tex
Hida Rutherford
Carll
Cardul
R. N. Price
Rothinst
Morristown
A Good Beginning for Health and Life
A short note on starting life right for lasting health. Constipation and indigestion are blamed for future trouble, with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin proposed as a guaranteed remedy. Free sample offers are extended from Monticello Illinois, and bottles cost one dollar at drug stores. N McErwin and J Norment Powell are listed as having recent local business inquires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fife
Dr. Caldwell
In Syrup Co
Caldwell Bldg
Monticello
Ill
New Opera House for Johnson City
The city plans a multi purpose opera house to host moving pictures and grand opera. Two men drafted plans showing a viable business case to build it, recognizing Johnson City as a strong theatre town, with residents ready to fund the project through private efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW Opera House
Johnson City
Beetown Man Healed by Arnica Salve After Horse Kick
Samuel Birch of Beetown Wisconsin barely escaped losing a leg after a horse kick. A severe leg sore resisted doctors until Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it completely. Marketed by H C Miller's, the greatest healer of ulcers burns boils eczema scalds cuts and bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Birch
Beetown
Wis
Bucklen
H.C. Miller
Fruit Co Organized by Watauga Seed Promoters
The Watauga Fruit Company is formed with incorporators W A Starritt J C Stone J Gilspie S B Vaught and J M Ferguson. About fifty to sixty acres east of the city will be developed into orchards using scientific methods with peaches and apples as the initial products. Eastern capital backs the venture, citing favorable climate soil and frost-free land to attract skilled management and ensure quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watauga Fruit Company
W. A. Starritt
J. C. Stone
J.$8
Gillspie
S. B. Vaught
J. M. Ferguson
East Carnegie
Texas Woman Near Death Claim Boosts Cardus Cure
A Wills Point letter reports Victoria Stallings suffering from severe womanly troubles and a dreadful cough. She credits Cardus with restoring her health and strength, urging others to try the medicine under its guaranty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willy Point
Tex
Wills Point
Victoria Stallings
Cardus
Senator seeks Sunday mail service for Hampton Tenn
Washington April 20 Senator Taylor asked the post office department to establish Sunday mail service at Hampton Tennessee. Currently Sunday mail is carried by narrow gauge railroad to Carnegie and returned Monday morning. Harmon and Attorney Gwinn were among those who attended the Memorial hall entertainment last night. E B Hensley transacted business in Jonesboro yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taylor
Post Office Department
Hampton
Tenn
Carnegie
Pay Harmon
Attorney Gwinn
Memorial Hall
Holston Presbytery Sessions Open in City
Holston Presbytery met at First Presbyterian Church with morning business sessions starting at 9 thirty. Evening laymen gathered for a well attended meeting led by Dr. J. J. Henderson of Virginia Institute Bristol and J. W. Barker. Music by a mixed quartet and an afternoon program including a Soldiers' Home visit were planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holston
First Presbyterian Church
J. J. Henderson
Virginia Institute
Bristol
J. W. Barker
Mock Court Trial Cast for Johnson City Event
A list of participants for a breach of promise mock trial at the Johnson City Library Association Hippodrome on Friday night April 28. The lineup includes judge Cy Williams clerk T A Cox plaintiff Regina Kiseman defendant Gen J B Cox and Col A V Newton with attorneys Gardner and prospector W F Jones and witnesses Roma Hiseman Leone Waggoner J T Cecil Cy H Lyle Jed Hoss and jurors Adams Crouch Horace Burleson Haskel Dyer P H Wolford and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson City Library Association
Hippodrome
Col. Newton
Johnson City
Cy Williams
T. A. Cox
Regina Kiseman
Mr. Prosser
J. B. Cox
Col. A. V. Newton
Worcester
Mass
Attor J
Harrington Endorses Calwell’s Syrup Pepsin For Digestion
Harrington of Peoria Illinois, president of Harrington Manufacturing Co., claims years of stomach and constipation trouble improved after using Dr Calwell's Syrup Pepsin. He guarantees results and offers a free sample bottle by mail, with a sales price of 50 cents and one dollar at dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrington
Hurrington Manufacturing Co
Peoria
Ill
Noths
Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldwell Bldg
Monticello
Sec
Johnson City Poultry Leaders Back Appalachian Show
M Jackson, leading Johnson City merchant and Rhode Island Reds breeder, attends the Appalachian Exposition poultry committee meeting. He predicts a strong display from Upper East Tennessee and Johnson City and notes recent local exhibitor interest. Johnson City poultry association, of which J M Gaunt and J W Swadley are officers, has forty members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Jackson
Johnson City
Knoxville
Jackson
Tennessee
J. M. Gaunt
Johnson City Bank
J. W. Swadley
the Sentinel
Ity Beautiful League
Catarrh Cure Advertsed With Internal Remedy Claim
A vintage advertisement promotes a claimed internal cure for catarrh and blood or constitutional diseases. It asserts local applications are ineffective, credits a secret formula of tonics, and promises dramatic relief. The pitch cites physicians and a Toledo company F. J. Carney & Co, with testimonials and mail order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Carney & CO
Toledo
Potter Arrives at The Cit On Northern Train
Mark W Potter of the Ohio River and Associates arrived yesterday on the Northern train No 4 car Clinchfield. General manager M J Caples and Elton No 4 of the C & O accompanied him for Dante.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark W
Potter
CIT
Mors W. Potter
Fosthern
Clinchfield
M. J. Caples
Elton
Sneed damages and court actions in local docket sweep
In a law court session the jury awarded Sneed vs E T W N C R R $1000. A new trial motion and probable appeal follow. Other cases settled or dismissed include Williams vs E T W N C R R, Summers Parrott vs Southern Railway, and Houk vs Evans. City business covered street grading, sanitation, and three year lease at $560 per year. A water service proposal to Southern Railway was discussed. The board elected F B St John to fill the unexpired Edu term. Street tax set at $3 for four days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messrs. Crumley and Reeves
Wesco Supply Company
Summers-Parrott Hardware Company
Damon A. Williams
The
Southern Railway
W. R. Houk
Richard Evans and Company
Houk
Evans and Company
Harmon
Sneed
Messrs. Epps and Young
Court of Civil Appeals
Knoxville
James M. Martin
Smith
M. B. Martin
Southern Railway Company
Cregger
F. B. St. John
Board of Education
E. S. Miller
Sleepless Hiram Scranton Finds Relief in New Discovery
Clay City Illinois man, after five doctors diagnosed consumption, found no relief in mountains and returned home. Hearing of Dr King’s New Discovery he used it and says it saved his life. It treats all lung and throat ailments including coughs and hay fever. Trial bottle free, guaranteed by H C Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Scranton
Clay City
Til
Dr. King
H.C. Miller
Hooper and Howse to be Nashville Battery
Nashville April 19 Gov Hooper will throw the first ball and Mayor Howse will be catcher as Nashville opens the Southern League season with the Crackers. The column also touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a health aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Crackers
Gov. Hooper
Mayor Howse
Big Discussion in Bristol Monday at 9th Street Church
A Bristol meeting at 9th Street Presbyterian Church will debate whether the Negro should divide his vote between the Democratic and Republican parties. Rev T Julius Crawford will present the affirmative and Dr C Woodward the negative, with Rev H N Evans on the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
9Th Street Presbyterian Church
Tegro
T. Julius Crawford
C. Woodward
H. N. _ Evans
Saved His Mother's Life By Electric Bitters
Mrs Laura Gaines of Avoca Louisiana credits Electric Bitters with saving her life after doctors gave up. She cites relief from weakness debility headaches backache and urinary issues. Sold by H C Miller with satisfaction guarantee or money back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Gaines
Avoca
H.C. Miller's
Promises and Promotions in Local Ads and Notices
An advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a guaranteed laxative remedy for constipation and stomach complaints, noting a free sample offer from Pepsin Syrup Co. Local society notes include Mrs. John H. Bowman attending Easter Fair, Mrs. R L Bruner's Knoxville trip, Capt Theodore Haker and wife visiting, a planned Sullins College music faculty visit to Johnson City, L W Cass's promotion to captain, and Mrs Cass visiting homefolks with support from friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Cass
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Bister
Jones
Peck
Agriculture
Edisonia
A. Decker
Clyde
Hallarythie
Abel Aremady
Windense
N. McErwin
Erwin
J. Norment Powell
Law Court
Texas
E. B. Hensley
Jonesboro
Secdon
Luzianne
Minnesota
Dakota
Montana
Oregon
Northern Pacific
Eees
Aenian Asa
Reno
Fear
Sota
Judge Harmon
Wading Rapid F. B. St John
Elbert S. Miller
Oxarkea
Dr! King
H. C. Miller's
John H. Bowman
R. L. Bruner
H. W. Lyle
Theodore Haker
Alice Carr
Sullins College
Munsey Memorial Church
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