Comet Adverts and Local Gazette of May Activities
Local notes cover weather, travel, commencements, and visits. May events include Washington College commencement on May 6 to 8, trips to Kingston and Bristol, Easter and May Day references, a Maryville convention May 6 and 7, and a Southern Railway excursion to Hot Springs. Commerce mentions Jackson stores selling meats groceries linens and seed beans with prices, plus notices of births, illnesses, and visitors from Jonesboro Knoxville Morristown and Greene County.
Bee Hive and Jackson's Store Offerings Highlight Local Goods
G. and D. Corsets and Health Waists advertise at the Bee Hive along with a large lot of queensware glursware at S. B. White's. Carpets Mattings shades curtains are sold cheap at the Bee Hive. Taylor Howard of Greeneville visited the city on business. Hon J. T. Browning leaves for Nashville to attend the legislature's final day. The low prices and good goods guide Jackson's store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. White's
Taylor Howard
Greeneville
J. T. Browning
Nashville
Jackson
Line of line of t with few readable facts
A three year old boy Ona Cross, son of Bob Orava, fell from a porel Saturday and fractured a bone in his left arm. Rev Sanders baptized four converts at Brush Creek near the foundry Sunday afternoon with a large crowd witnessing. Arch Williams, son of Sam J Williams of Milligan, died Monday night after being ill. he was unmarried. W P Simpson left for western cities representing an eastern stationery house and will be on the road for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ona Cross
Bob Orava
Fis
Rev. Sanders
Brush Creek
Arch Williama
Sam J. Williams
Milligan
W. PF. Simpson
Dave Aweay
Tal Veicana
Straw Hats and Slippers at the Bee Hive and Town News
Ed Crouch injured his right foot last Saturday while sharpening fence posts when a hatchet struck the toe. Bob Boring returns from a health tour in Georgia and Alabama and has recovered. Fitzhugh Smith visits from Chatham, Virginia to spend a few days with the local group. Vite enjoys good spirits. The First Presbyterian Church ladies announce their annual strawberry and ice cream festival next Tuesday evening from five to ten, all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Boring
Georgia
Alabama
Fitzhugh Smith
Chatham
Vite
First Presbyterian Jehureh
Bee Hive sells hardware cheaply and town notices
The notice lists Ithe Bee Hive offering cheap hardware and mentions The Crystal Tee Co to provide dry flint ice. Bee Webb Bros and J B Worley are named. Miss Estelle Caldwell from Bristol visited her sister Mrs W La McBarland and returned home yesterday. Bad DeGroat of Knoxville visited city with niece Miss Iva Johnson who will stay a month. Also an old remedy advert for salve and a offer by McParlant & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Tee Co
Bee Webb Bros
J. B Worley
Estelle Caldwell
Bristol
Asheville
W. la. McBarland
DeGroat
Knoxville
Iva Johnson
Local Notices and Advertisements Mention A Death And Monuments
Buy Gold Dust flour and Bee Hive ads appear with health claims. Revival at Southern Methodist church led by Rev York aiding Dr Kennedy draws conversions. Miss Nellie Hunter of Elizabethton dies young after popularity noted. A midnight fire damages Henry addition home of Bob Brooks widow but roof spared. The Remine Bros erect Bond pink marble monument for D. W. F. Peoples in Cherokee, father of T. J. and Jasper Peoples, dead about a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Methodist Church
Lev. York
Kennedy
Nellie
E. Hunter
Elizabethton
Sami Cromley
Henry Addition
Bob Brooks
Remine Bros
Cherokee
D. W. F. Peoples
Peoples
T. J
Jasper Peoples
Bond
Knox County
Pine Tale Honey Then Great Public Remedy Praise
Patient testimonial touts Pine-Tar Honey as a wonderful remedy for chest and side pains after costly doctor visits failed. The user claims dramatic relief and urges others with weak lungs to try the product, noting wide availability through local druggists McMarland & Holton. The item reads as an old advertisement with endorsement by J. Rossel of Grantsbane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gr. Bell
J. Hh Rossel
McMarland & Holton
Hart and Smith Offer Quality Goods at Low Prices
Hart and Smith advertise in bold terms that they do not sell dirt cheap items. They claim buyers are dissatisfied with expensive, quickly gone goods and emphasize prioritizing quality over price. They pledge reliable goods, store-backed assurances, and invite customers to inspect the stock, noting seeing is free.
Wash Dress Goods Availability and Styles
Wash dress goods show organdies and lappets as the season's best options with emphasis on correct style. Organdies offered 22 inches wide at 1e per yard and patterns priced at 5.00. Lappets available in latest styles and popular shades per yard. Organdy lining suitable for shear dress goods, priced at 1240 per yd.
White Goods Offerings From Our Stock
White goods stock promoted with India Lines and Nainsook materials priced to 40e per yard. Includes Dimities plain and dotted, Mull-white, organza, and organdy swits. Also features wide checks and mull patterns with a focus on whiteness and sheer fabrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Lace Curtains for Sale in Local Shop Ad
House cleaning time prompts curtain shopping. Nottingham Curtains and Trish Point Curtains featured in yard lengths. Silkeline Draperie dotted Swiss options offered with price per pair or yard measures.
Ben Martin Injured Measuring Lumber in Yard
Ben Martin severely injured last Thursday when a heavy timber dropped on his right foot while measuring lumber at his brother’s yard. Several bones were broken and he now uses crutches to hop about. The report notes his mobility is returning slowly.
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Ben Martin
Dr Deane Dyspepsia Pills Endorsement and Diet Advice
A health note asserts dyspepsia causes most illnesses and warns against excessive tonics. It recommends Dr Deane's Dyspepsia Pills along with a nourishing diet to restore stomach liver and bowels. The ad-like piece urges fair trial of the remedy and cites Dr J A Deane Co Kingston as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deane
Seo Senne Heron
J. A. Deane
Kingston
Hickey resigns Piedmont Hotel clerk post. Short of Birmingham fills
Tobe Hickey resigns as Piedmont Hotel clerk and John Short of Birmingham, Alabama, is chosen as his replacement. Hickey, popular at the counter, enjoyed fishing, while Short is described as a gentle man who must adapt to the long workday. In Range's Mill, Enock Mank, 83, died Sunday and his body was taken to Bluff City for burial. he was a Mexican War veteran and SM church member with a large family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. G. Range
Roan
Sueli
Mathes
John H. Marsh
Afton
John
Herndon
Marsh
The
Southern Railway
Tim
Tobe Hickey
Piedmont Hotel
John Short
Birmingham
Ala
Hickey
Short
Tobe
Enoch T. Mank
Range's Mill
Knob Creek
Bluff City
Mr. Mank
Southern Methodist Church
City Council Adopts Order Of Business And Sidewalk Policy
In an adjourned Monday meeting the city council adopted the committee’s order of business and approved a tree installation at Landon Hows. The finance committee reported bills totaling 842.25, while City Attorney Chas Jennings outlined that property owners can be compelled to lay sidewalks or have the city do the work and bill owners. A Missouri county elected a woman as county official but she was denied admission due to alleged gender ineligibility. the supreme court ruling opened participation to most elective state officeholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon Hows
Pwd
Chas. H. Jennings
Missouri
Supreme Court
Hand Cat OM Ceo W Shaner Injured Losing Right Hand
Watonga business leader W Shaner sustained a severe injury at the Southern depot when a moving train dragged his hand while he attempted to board. Doctors amputated the hand after two hours, with Shaner recovering. Also reported is the death of railroad man John H Lindamood, 27, killed between Morristown cars, with services planned in Love Grove Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Shaner
Watonga
Southern Depot
Miller
Roy Smith
Campbell
Wallace
Watanga
Cave Dwellers Celebrate 78th Odd Fellows Anniversary
The Cave Lodge on Gap Creek observed the 78th anniversary with 130 members in attendance and about 500 visitors. A grand dinner was served on the rocks near the cave, with speeches by Hon C Collins Dan Hyder Dr Nat Hyder and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
Gap Creek
Pointe Noir
C. Collins
Dan Hyder
Nat Hyder
Drowning at Cumberland Falls Skiff Ride Tragedy
Four youths lost their lives near Park Mills Kentucky after skiff riding too close to the mill dam. Matt McKee John Davis Missea Maggie and Minty Shepherd reportedly perished as swift current swept them over the falls. bodies recovered within hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Falls
Park Mills
Matt McKee
John Davis
Missea Maggie
Minty Shepherd
Mill
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Pure Blood Health
An old advertisement proclaims Rick Red Blood as the foundation of good health and promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the one true blood purifier. It emphasizes health benefits and vitality from using the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rick
Hood
Southern Railway Offers Round Trip Fares for General Assembly
The Presbyterian Church South General Assembly in Charlotte N C May 20 31 1897 will trigger Southern Railway round trip first class fares. Tickets on sale May 17 to 21 with final limit June 10. Information available from any Southern Railway agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Charlotte
N. C
Southern Railway
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Polobnat
Alan OL Torms
Uda
Anon Geman
Theohiad
Roy
Wisik York
Artynghyts Ry
Galt
T. J. Cox
J. E. Reading
K. L. Bruner
Washington College
Col
Henry DeArmond
Kingston, Tenn
W. M. Belton
Tf. Gox
Main Street
Georgia Larrance
Jonesboro
Missen Mitchell
Fulton Street
J. H. Bronner
Opia Warlick
Wilkie Keen
A. M. Stuart
East Tennessee Sunday School Convention
Maryville
Mossy Creek
Hot Springs
Warren
D. Gump
W. 2. Brownlow
Annie
Clara
Thad A. Cox
Stora
D. Grimp
Watauga Avenue
Wood Bros
Joe Cooper
Hissone
Orvill
Doe
Morristown
Boehim
Squire Doty
Greene County
White
Jackson's
Bee Hive
JAS. A. Summres
J. Barton
F, Lyle
Summers, Barton & Lyle
Public Square
Line of T
W. Hunter
Bucklen
Morsale
McParlant & Co
Bell
Sutherland Medicine Co
Paduenh
McPariind & Bolton
York
New York
Washington
AES
White Goods
Opera House
J. W. Hunter
Messrs
Pir Nie
Rock House
Annie Gentry
Annie Miller
Mattie Henderson
Ethel Akin
Charlsie Klepper
Nora Miler
Bessie Painter
Lillie Painter
Lillian D'Armond
Gordon Henderson
Mabel Jackson
Pannie Bolton
Walter Miller
M. M. Wagner
Haynes Miller
Edie Wade
Stanley Boring
John Miller
Hugh Boring
Mickey
Cas
P.O. W. L. Taylor
City Pathers
John H. Lindamood
Lagman
North Carolina
Southern
Lindamood
Tellico
Athens
Tie
G. W. Lindamood
Morgan
Jobe Street
Dr. Kennedy
Love Grove
Iener
AM Assembly Presbyterian
Chiceh South
Charlotte, N.C
Mayegesi, Ley
Greenhouses
Lois Auton
Btorrs & Harrison CO
Palnsutities Ohios
Texas
Otter
Reliaie
Memphis
Charleston
Allen
Morristown Tenn
DeBanssure
GI A
Memphis, Tenn
Greis
Ile
Wil
Acres
Nanz & Neuner
Loutavinie
Aarti
Main
Buffalo Streets
Wynles
Munn & Co
Ehie Scientific American
Tlivetraes Torgent
Broadway
Upper East Tennessee
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