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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1888

Page

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Railroads and schedules reshape Lancaster region rail line

Rail notes describe tracklaying progress from Lancaster toward Rock Hill and Munday, new telegraph line, and a through schedule between Charleston Lancaster and Columbia. It notes bond authorizations for Augusta Division aid, contract updates, and a shift to a revised South Carolina Railway timetable with daily through coaches and arrival times.

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Washington Notes and Legislative Roundup 1883 to 1888

Summaries from Washington and New York dated April 20 1883 and 1888. Includes ministerial talks with the President, passage of the Indian Appropriation bill, retirement of General W F Smith, and a hundred day session tally showing bills introduced and sent to the President. Also notes on pension amendments, Alden's The Novelist prospectus, and assorted political and economic items from the period.

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Alleged forger arrested after passing bogus checks in Kentucky

In Bawrsourville Kentucky on April 26 a young man, registered as J. B. Huret of Harlin Court House, was arrested for forgery after a set of checks drawn on the Williamsburg Bank, amounting to thousands, were proved to be counterfeit. The handwriting matched T. J. Asher of Bell County, and the suspect faces examination as officers aim to secure damages and tighten custody while the case proceeds.

Bawsoursville Gibson House Huret Harlin Court House Baltimore Pokter Denham Williamsburg T. J. Asher Bell County Hurat Busineas Harlan Whitley Knox Asher Freud Mee Hurst Andrew Johnson McLey Harlan County

A Woman's Discovery and Other Health Notes

A fragmentary antique clipping reports a woman’s recovery claim from illness via a tonic, mentions Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy, and lists various patent medicines. It references Tipton county, Nashville suppliers, and a Chattanooga–Knoxville political note about a Democratic gubernatorial convention.

Tipton Bob Abe Taylor Knox County Chattanooga Sun Knoxville Tribune Tribune Knoxville

Electric Bitters Praised by Doctors and Dealers

W D Sult of Bibbus Indiana testifies the remedy gives relief in every case and praises Electric Bitters as the best cure for rheumatism. Abraham Hare of Bellville Ohio agrees it is the best selling medicine he has handled in 20 years. Thousands more testify the product cures liver, kidney, and blood ailments. available for fifty cents at McFerrin's Drug Store.

Braub's Theatre Boomlet Thos. O'Connell Chattanooga Tribune Ohia City Sirrow Nick W.D. Sult Bibbus Ind Abraham Hare Arog Bellville Ohio McFerrin’s

Ohioans and Nationwide News From Our Exchanges

Items from Ohio and beyond report changes in mayors and counties, rail and river improvements, land deals in Smith County, and a courthouse raid on moonshiners. Notable deaths include Betey McCay of Blount County and the memory of D. A. Le Brown. A New York tourist soap caper yields a fortune in jewels, while a Memphis candidate for congress gains support amid local reports.

Janke Drekden Son Tie W.d. Nolan Pasis Lafigente Lowen Cleve Jan Lysichburg Moore County Betey McCay Blount County Congress Tennessee Brownlow Hawkins Andrew Wyly Weir Ivy Mills Hickman County He Timtoute D. A. le Brown Tipton Tin Ry Beatley Shelbyville Comeretal al W Storkton Bundey School Center Stanton

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