10 Aug 1905
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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1905
Page
1
An old advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a liver aid and health booster. It claims the product improves liver function, offers refund if unused, and notes availability in dollar and half dollar sizes from all druggists with a free sample for first-time buyers.
A critical portrait of John D. Rockefeller, arguing his wealth bred misanthropy and isolation. The piece laments his loneliness, distrust, and the belief that money cannot buy happiness as time erodes his power and legacy. It cites Tarbell and contrasts opulence with personal emptiness.
A pasted, altered OCR page mixes advice on conduct with advertisements and notices. It includes moral injunctions, testimonials for Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, local druggist endorsements, claims about Aquilitable Life Assurance, and Ballard's Snow Liniment. It also features a Confederate veterans note calling for state division formation and a tale about a preacher and a boy, plus a few product pitches for Allen's Foot Ease.
Mrs Snrton Harricon earns praise for a lively entertaining season and a bold departure in The Carlyles the long novel opening The Smart Set August number. Set in Richmond during Civil War stirring days the work uses historical events to heighten a dramatic love story with realistic atmosphere and convincing characters.
Klol too A Eyler Cumberland writes of a baby girl aged about one year who faced declining health and two doctors giving up. After using King’s New Discovery for consumption and coughs, she reportedly improved after four bottles and is described as cured and healthy. The note claims a guaranteed trial bottle available at Miller’s drug store for one dollar.
Gov Taylors statement from Nashville indicates Senator Yarmack declined a December primary. Fletcher releases the plan to take the cause to the people, letting them decide when and how a primary shall be held. Also referenced are drug ads and local political chatter amid a collage of notices and brief items from the era.
A piano dealer urges readers not to say they cannot afford a piano, promising a cure on terms that make payments no burden. The ad claims low expense to the seller allows savings on the list price and small monthly payments, inviting personal discussion.
Roanoke Virginia advertisement for Virginia College for Young Ladies highlighting campus, buildings, pianos, equipment, and conservatory options. European and American faculty offer art music and elocution with certificates from Wellesley. Students from many states encouraged to request catalogue from Mattie P Harris president.
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