25 Apr 1895
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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1895
Page
1
A local house member urged protection after a Saturday raid related to crude preparations. Authorities report steps taken to secure the levee area as police conduct further inquiries. Community leaders call for calm while the investigation continues.
The report details bills to cut state taxes and court costs. It calls for a State board of equalization, biennial real estate assessments, and reducing juror pay to 1 per day while shifting jail and witness costs to counties. It also proposes lowering ad valorem taxes, adjusting privilege taxes, and expanding tobacco and sleeping car company levies.
A proposal in West Lurenturn Wisconsin outlines creating a new state named Superior from parts of Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan. It would unite major iron ranges Vermillion Meigs and Gogebic to prevent conflicting laws and boost water frontage and harbor trade along the Northwest. The plan urges immediate action across the three states.
In Onanizetos Tens April 20 Charleston area residents report the discovery of a paying silver and lead deposit. Ores recently found on several farms. silver ore said to carry a large percent of the precious metal while lead ore is described as nearly worthless.
Hlegtrig Bitters, Electric Bitters marketed as a year round tonic and alterative. The ad claims the tonic eases liver torpor and bilious fevers, relieves headaches indigestion and constipation. Sold at McParland & Co.’s Drug Store with Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder noted as a World’s Fair medal recipient.
Summer dress goods offered with contrasts to old styles. Close out at season end to start fresh with bright new goods and the very latest styles.
Announce spring selections for 1895 with Zephyr Ginghams in white and dotted Swisses. Includes over 25 new spring styles, muslin and lawn fabrics, organdies and dimities, crepons, albatross, laces, ribbons, embroideries, and cream silk mitts.
A garbled assemblage of maxims and literary fragments on themes of peace, order, nature, music, virtue, and human folly. Notable names include Fenelon Buddha Amiel Shakespeare Bulwer Richter and Napoleon, though many phrases are incomplete or misspelled.
Reports from Houston county to Carroll county note fence losses from fires, repaired courthouses, apricot crops, busy lumber mills employing about thirty men, and proposed telephone exchanges in Tracy City. A chart seller pushed school charts in Morgan county. Tullahoma faces blackout due to worn plant parts. Hail damaged gardens near Humboldt. Sandy and Astley’s Circus stirred public ire over sharp practices. A half century old gold hoard found near Athens.
A Dimondale Michigan pastor Rev J Gooderman recommends Dr King’s New Discovery after his wife suffered pneumonia and La Grippe. He notes “marvelous” results with rapid relief from violent coughing. Trial bottles are offered free at Mc Farland & Co.’s Drug Store, regular sizes 50c and 1.00.
A compilation of editorials from multiple papers praising President Cleveland's letter on currency policy. The clippings describe the letter as sound, clear, and timely, urging a stable currency and nationwide common sense. The mix notes bipartisan support and calls for international monetary adjustments.
Crinoline and silesia fabrics including plain and pangcy batiste cambric and wiggin noted as available. The brief item highlights textures and materials for dressmakers and consumers in a local textile listing.
A Louisville Globe Democrat item surveys the roots of common sayings. It traces to phrases like To put a flea in his ear, rain cats and dogs, familiarity breeds contempt, and turn the cold shoulder, with notes on origins from Swift, Scott, Turkish war lore, Hungarian honors, Southern cake walks, stage and military idioms, Italian and Spanish legends, and Toledo magic lore.
An editorial in the St. Louis Journal of Agriculture ridicules No-To-Bao the tobacco cure. It cites a prominent St. Louis architect who smoked for twenty years yet quit after using two boxes, claiming the product’s effects include an aversion to tobacco. The ad notes No-To Bar is sold and guaranteed by McFaddaugh Co. and urges readers to obtain a free book from Sterlingly Cow Rew in New York or Obicaga.
Fragmentary note claims Hood's product combines economy and strength, stating a claim of 100 doses priced at a variable amount, with unclear source and context.
A statistician’s curious note claims Queen Victoria’s circle has signed many state papers and received numerous kisses from influential men. It suggests she undertook substantial political work unseen by the public, with daily boxes of documents opened and read, totaling about 25,000 state papers.
A collage of humorous vignettes from early 20th century papers includes exchanges about gowns and furnace misreads, witty quips on divorce laws, gender of money, and social etiquette. Notable bits feature a baron’s remarks, a spiritual advisor, and a playful clash over propriety in finance.
A garbled collection of aphorisms and quotes touching virtue, self-discipline, gentleness, and duty. It mentions notables such as an English governess standard and contrasts good intentions with proper action, ending with a reference to Price's Cream Baking Powder and a World’s Pure Highest Award.
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