08 Aug 1901
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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1901
Page
1
A long, garbled mix of prose and ads references travels, travel routes, railway promotions, naval anecdotes, medical testimonials, raspberry notes, and household tips. It mentions De Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, Wisconsin Central route, Virginia and Southwestern Railway, Sampson and Schley, and several local notices. The tone mimics a late era newspaper with scattered facts and promotional blurbs.
An array of notices extols the Southern Railway as the shortest direct route to Arkansas Oklahoma California and points West with through connections and only one car change. It urges travelers to obtain accurate schedules from agents and to consult J L Meek traveling passenger agent.
In Bristol Tennessee on August 2 a rail yard wreck damaged one car beyond repair and caused two more to overturn. The crash started when a wheel or wire broke at the yard’s upper end, sending a car speeding toward Main Street and colliding with three cars on the track.
E A Long MD physician and surgeon lists Ovetee rooms 1 2 2 7 D Cox Building Public Square residence Walnut Street office No 4 Booneat residence 61 The American Barber Shop two doors south of Hotel Piedmont in front of Southern depot Brower s old stand Long fey the handsome manager and Nat Hyder barbers will be found as anpis
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