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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1897
Page
1
A five year sufferer describes severe stomach pains vomiting and fatigue eased after using Hood's Sarsaparilla. She says weight returned and energy improved enabling her to do housework. A second testimonial notes blood disorder relief after two bottles. Sold nationwide by药 Hood's Sarsaparilla.
An 18th century advertisement touts Virginia College for Young Ladies in Roanoke Virginia as a premier institution with magnificent buildings modern improvements and grand scenery. It promises full courses and superior advantages, claims students from twenty states, and names Mattie P Harris as associated with Roanoke.
Henry Taylor arrives in Knoxville with an English syndicate option on East Tennessee coal mines priced near five million dollars. The deal involves 8,000 miners producing about 8 million tons annually with improvements planned and a Jellico to seaport railroad proposed. Roanoke miners raid and block Santa Fe train in sympathy with a regional coal strike. most raiders depart as tension eases and a bridge fire is thwarted.
In Jackson County near a shed, two year old Annie Castle kept a five foot four inch, nine rattled rattlesnake as a doll. She ate breakfast with it daily, feeding milk and bread from a teaspoon while the child stroked its coils. The father killed the snake after discovery, but the girl mourned its loss and cried out in distress. Neighbors corroborate the tale.
The Georgia gold fields lure many, but Rankin, returning from the Klondike, says Tennessee's immense corn crop surpasses Georgia gold in value and ease of mining. He has traversed Tennessee valleys for fifty years and notes this harvest could drive farmers to build new barns to store the grain.
Fire at 11 am leveled the oil house of the Michigan Sash and Blind company factory, spreading to five nearby homes. Loss estimated at 70000 dollars. One man, James Bowman, killed. four injured including John Ray, L Schwartz, Herman Luckow, and Fred Peters. Three workers entered with a lantern. benzine in oil house ignited by the lanterns and caused an explosion.
An Atchison man sought happiness through many cures but found none as effective as resolving to keep his mouth shut. Also notes that Many people report relief from Dr Miles Pain Pills.
A historical editor notes many from northern and eastern states have moved to the southern clime after the war, with thousands seeking homes there and prospering. The south is praised for welcoming homeseekers and drawing new citizens, while western migration slows. The Andrews case prompts renewed criticism of intolerance and defense of free speech.
A young man battles social pressures and patronizing beguilements as he launches a newspaper. Friends’ promises falter when payment is due, and town gossip trips him at every turn. A local testimonial praises Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, widely sold by Ward Friberg at The Bee Hive.
The new penitentiary is nearly complete and ready for state use. Architecturally it is a handsome structure with excellent interior arrangements. It emphasizes prisoner security and inmate comfort, with ample lighting, heating, and a notable bathhouse capable of serving over a hundred men. Nashville American comments it is all that could be desired.
The War Department assigns Herman M. Khitenden to survey a vast basin in the Tooky Mountains near Laramie Wyoming for a major reservoir plan. The basin spans about ten miles by two and may reach 100 sud dy feet deep, with an estimated capacity near 20 billion cubic feet. Filling would require five to six years even with inflows from Big and Little Laramie rivers.
A Savannah Press item extols William Jennings Bryan as stronger and more resolute than a year ago praising his dignity after the election and congratulatory message to McKinley. It also cites Teller blasting the Dingley tariff as serving a small elite, urging fair treatment of broader masses while railing against protectionist policy and industrial shifts. The Rutherfordton Indicator comments on hub technology and protection of northern industries versus aiding poverty-stricken workers.
The Athens Post notes that Republicans urged confidence and patience until McKinley’s election and inauguration, then until wartime laws passed. Even after the conference committee, the waiting continues as expectations fail to improve.
Hamilton county finances show a shortage. Wilson county fair set for September 3 and 4. Sweetwater College considers co education. Chattanooga Day at the Centennial on September 1. Tennessee River Navigation Company reorganized at Chattanooga. J A Stoffner, longtime Bristol citizen, died last Friday. Oakdale Coal and Coke land and plant sold for 1 000. Potato crop promising though vines weak. Fullica mines seek labor and union aid. Stewart county corn prospects bright. tobacco not as strong. London Times report from Hancock County. Maron George W Malone of Brakehill killed by a horse. Prof J T Colby of Greeneville author of Innesonian March. Andrew Breeden of Colby moved to Knoxville for appendicitis surgery. Governor Taylor commutes Charles Keller of Knoxville from seven to three years, releasing Keller and two Shelby County jail conspirators. Mr and Mrs Wes from Nashville planned to rob Memphis street railway. Last Friday at Docktown a lamp fell during services, injuring several.
At 8 o'clock this morning a 40 foot wide dam burst in Middletown Connecticut releasing a huge volume of water. The flood swept into William Wilcox's lock shop factory causing the lower floors to flood and forcing forty workers to flee for their lives.
Dispatch from Pennington Gap reports a fatal runaway accident on Chamberland Mountain about eighteen miles away. A horse bolted, throwing Sam Fessler, his wife, and their infant to deadly rocks, killing all aboard, as townsfolk reflect on hardship and wasteful habits in the era.
In Greeneville last week Ed Reeve faced justices Bouttrell Shaw and Mitchell over the alleged murder of Andrew Bowman. The day long trial ended with Reeve bound to court and a bond of 000 set, which he posted. Also reported are a Southern note on Mrs Mattie Monroe’s suicide in Athens Alabama and assorted local items and anecdotes from Oklahoma Kentucky and Alabama.
A fragmentary ad promises a cure for headaches and various ailments using a product named Cascade Candy Cathartic. It claims medical discovery credentials and guarantees the remedy to registered druggists, with nonsensical terms and questionable provenance.
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