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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1890
Page
3
A crowded Johnson City column lists ads for cement and paints, hardware and building supplies, market improvements, and store openings. It includes notices of bank hours, church announcements, stray stock reports, and local social items with names, places, and dates in a period newspaper voice.
Local notices promote steam laundry services at Johnson City Steam Laundry and dry goods at Chas D Fine & Bro. Advertisers laude painting, seeds, farm supplies, hats, magazines, and bargain claims. Services include paper hanging by Will Cain and wagon sales by Rhea Seehorn Co. Also advertised are telegraph ads for tin and stove works, refrigerators, water coolers, and rental notices for a Soke tomb.
A short advertisement notes a beautiful line of shirts priced from 50c to 3.25 each. The copy targets gentlemen, stating these shirts are worn by men and suitable for solid comfort.
Patterns from the famous Butternok Designs adapted to cashmeres suitings and dress goods come in 12 sizes and are presented free with the purchase of a dress pattern valued at $1.50 or more.
J D Faucette and Company operates as a wholesale and retail dry goods house known as Nations in the regional market. The notice highlights their broad stock and established roles in supplying fabrics, notions, and related merchandise to merchants and customers.
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