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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1894

Page

2

The Comet Publication Note From Pokemon City

Fragmentary note indicates a weekly Thursday paper named The Comet published in Pokemon City Tennessee. Entry appears corrupted with stray letters and unclear dates or staff.

The Coster Relocates to How and Hodge Building

Notice states The Coster moved into the How and Hodge building on Market Street near Ruan Street. Local records indicate relocation activity and new premises for business operations.

How & Hodge Market Street Ruan Street Ollce East Market Street Soo Ot He Hart Building

Tun Comer Opens Downtown Office at Lyle & Go's

Tun Comer has opened a downtown office in the boy's store of Lyle & Go's beside the post office for ads orders and subscriptions. Mail and inquiries receive prompt attention from the new location serving patrons with convenient access.

Tun Comer Lyle & Go's

Tussle Over Bowman and Duncan Sparks Party Affairs

The article notes the contest between Bowman and Duncan, with attention to the chairman races for the county court. It criticizes Gump’s stance as reflecting Republican weakness and urges Republicans to stay quiet amid heightened political maneuvering. It also covers tariff reform talk tied to Representative Bland and debates over income tax and free sugar, with comments on the labor commissioner inquiry proposal and lingering public skepticism.

Sreakine House Committee On Ways and Means Bland Treasury House Senate Granny” Bain Credi Granny” Bhir Wa B Wells Commissioner of Labor Congress

The McKinley Bill and Iron Prices Debate

A partisan discussion analyzes New York Tribune figures on iron and steel prices from 1886 to 1892. The piece weighs whether price declines result from Republican policy or Democratic administration and notes contrasting views on protection versus free markets. It cites Pig iron price drops attributed to the McKinley Bill and questions the overall impact on the economy.

WBN Lin The New York Tribune Tribune Times MccKinley McKinley Grover Cleveland Sherman Saye

Greenhorn folk and a town watchful of strangers in a crossroad

Carrie recalls Felty Greenhorn and his son Billy in a frontier town at Fly Creek. A local postmaster, the Yankee clerk Hannicutt, eyes money and baited traps, while Billy earns the label greenhorn and faces sly scrutiny from townsfolk. The tale centers on suspicion, pride, and growing tension between father and son as outsiders visit and rumors swirl.

Farniene Bety Hho von Oband Greenhorn Huis New York Rly Croke Byers Hayera Hannicutt Pap Arena Tia Pap Nebbal Qian Uncle Ben Washington Star Billy Greenhorn Felty Greenhorn Fly Creek Tinea Bret Hoe

Fragmented Nuggets from a Scrappy Time Capsule

A garbled note recalls a streetcar committal joke about a sinking battleship and a quip about wedding presents that lacked duplicates. The excerpt includes a muffled exchange with stray misprints and scattered dialogue from an antiquated source.

Notable Editorial Fragments and Medical Advertisement

A composite page fragment describes daily acts of kindness, critique of a judge appointment, and a political jab. It also promotes Dr Hale's Mousehold Cough Cure as a reliable, vegetable remedy for coughs, hoarseness and bronchitis, sold at 25 cents and 50 cents per bottle at Mel'arland and Co's drug store.

Uss Kenyon & Thomas Co Adame N. Yo Gonttenen Hye Pam Dr. Male N. J. McNabb Leominster McFarland & Co

Bocklea’s Arnica Salve Offered By McFarland & Go

Catalog copy touts Bocklea Arnica Salve as best salve for Cu bruises sores ulcers fever sores totter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions with pile cure guarantee. Priced 25 cents per box and sold by McFarland and Company.

McFarland & Go

Scattered 1804 Watauga items Report of injuries and local sightings

A clipped Watauga dispatch notes an unknown assailant wounding a man on the head, a carriage incident in town, and several local happenings. It mentions J P Rasmadell of Burton and the Garland branch story, plus a deer carved on a tree dated 1827 and ongoing business chatter about East Tennessee Mine property and Vaughn Broad tannery work.

T.T Garland Elizabethton Powell Ac.t Bristol Hanster Plummer Knoxville Ms Son Herda

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