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Comet in Johnson City, Tennessee

12 Aug 1909

Page 4

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Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1909

Page

4

Fate of great inventors and peril of invention

The piece reviews inventors and risks in early flight and submarine ventures, noting crashes and deaths of figures like Muttery and Wesson and the dangers of progress. It cites Watt Goodyear Wagner Bullock and Palissay, and ends with an ad about Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin from Metropolis Illinois and a free sample offer.

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Wesson France Guillotine James Watt Goodyear Webster Wagner Mouyton Duyvil William A. Bullock Palissay Wright Brothers Brown Meer Wilson Brown Metropolis Caldwell Pepsin Syrup Co Caldwell Brig Monoeetio, al Soo
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Reelfoot Lake Title Cleared as Public Domain

Gov. Patterson plans to appoint counsel to assist the state's attorney general and district attorney in a suit to clear the title to Reelfoot Lake and set the water aside as a public domain under chapter 4H acts of 1909. The move aims to establish Reelfoot Lake as a fish and game preserve.

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Nashville Patterson Washinton G Sera Fourteenth Distric Reelfoot Lake Reel Lake
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We Have a Suit for You Sale on Men’s Trousers

A newspaper sale item promotes men’s trousers from 2.00 to 6.00 with waist sizes 31 to 44. Prices reduced by 25 percent off former prices during the sale period.

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Fashion Sale Note Cards from a Ladies Wear Market

A catalog of dresses and suits with prices and discounts. Items include a black and white striped Messaline dress, gray Messaline with net yoke, blue green and Catawba foulard suits, white Point de Sprit dresses, embroidery princess dresses, Repp coats and coats, champagne lingerie dresses, and lace trimmed pieces. Numerous markdowns show sale pricing. Also lists boys knickerbocker suits with reduced prices.

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