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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
1
An aged advertisement promotes Dr Sagor's Rheumatism remedy claiming to cure rheumatism gout and related pains. It promises dramatic relief from aches, swelling and stiffness with a “magical” patent formula and urges sufferers to try it for instant, lasting results despite vague ingredients.
Geo A Ross writes from Memphis about Johnson City Tennessee once called Jobes Tank, its boom and bust cycles, Cy Lyle and the Comet newspaper, local leaders like Campbell and Patterson, the growth fueled by rail and industry, and the town’s revival with the Soldiers Home nearby. The piece details the old tank, the Comet’s rise and fall, and the ongoing hopes for future growth.
The Democratic state campaign is expected to begin in September with the gubernatorial nominees leading the charge. Labor Day dates shift potential opening to September 10, eight weeks before the November 6 election, as the party weighs nominating a railroad commissioner to fill J. N. McKenzie’s term. The state committee may nominate or convene, avoiding a convention, per Nashville American.
A traveling man recalls a night in Adama with a porter at a hotel who guides him to a saloon then to Bristol twenty five miles away. The narrative shifts to a quack advertisement claiming cure for deafness by constitutional remedies, with a testimonial from Toledo and a promo for Hall’s Family Pills.
Knoxville and other cities expect a proposed state bill before the next legislature to create street improvement districts. The Knoxville act, modeled after 1905 provisions, would allow petitions to grade and enhance streets with costs shared by property owners and city, one third each after streetcar space. Deferred payments are common where cash is not available.
Chairman Griggs of the Democratic Congressional Committee appeals to loyal Democrats nationwide to donate $1 to fund the fall campaign for winning the House. He promises campaign literature in return and asserts the party will expose graft to restore government integrity. Remittances go to J. M. Griggs, Washington, D. C.
A pastiche portrait outlines Sam Houston as a central Texas figure from Virginia birth to Texas independence and public service. It notes his contested stance on secession, suggesting public interest in his principled opposition until his death in 1863 as discussed by O. A. Culberson in Scribner's.
A passenger in a crowded Baltimore street car refuses a seat offered by a courteous young man. After she stays standing and bangs straps, a jolt throws her into his lap. He calmly offers the seat again, underscoring a clash over courtesy. The Okmulgee Kansan Demands payment rebuke notes readers shirking dues.
Painters and others who understand paint know white lead and linseed oil make the best paint Lasting paint cannot be had if pigment or oil is adulterated Many white leads sold now contain barytes rock dust silica gypsum and little real white lead Linseed oil also adulterated Such mixtures are clear at any price.
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