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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
2
The text urges expulsion or conscription for aliens amid wartime strain. It argues aliens lack moral right to dodge the draft and should relocate or serve in their nations if in America they must join military duties. It contends native-born Americans face greater job competition and patriotism is at stake as war looms.
The daily press reports a strike in Tennessee coal mines and argues for state coal to be sold on the market. It notes state revenue shortfalls, urges Governor Rye to call an extra session to address coal relief, and appeals to citizens to press for legislative action to stabilize prices.
Entente diplomats agree Benedict's peace move will not alter allied or U S positions materially. A considered reply is needed beyond mere acknowledgment to avoid widening UK France and U S rifts with Germany. Pope’s move may bolster Wilson’s case for war to Congress while officials weigh delicate messaging. The text also condemns cowardice and public hypocrisy in strong terms.
The Nashville Banner rebukes the Tennesseean and American for insinuations about Senator Shields to pressure his war vote. It defends Shields as loyal to the nation and critical of political attacks from rivals. The piece urges careful handling of food control powers and price measures amid wartime needs. Fifty Chippewa Indians from the Court Oreilles Reservation enlist in a company bound for the 6th Wisconsin regiment.
The writer blasts relentless advice on saving and living cheaply from landlords and profiteers who raise rents and push up prices for essentials. The public resentment grows as those making the dictates profit from essentials like footwear, clothing, milk, and other necessities.
Fragmented OCR text cites a claimed remedy Pry King's New Laxative with assurances of quick relief and a promise of feeling brighter by morning. It references medical deterioration and a “dose at bedtime” but lacks coherent details and credible sourcing.
Johnson City resident GW Sharitz a retired hotel printer on Walnut Street credits Doan's Kidney Pills with relieving long standing kidney backache and urinary issues after using two boxes bought from Gregory Drug Co. He notes improved kidney secretions dizziness and blurred vision and urges others to use the same remedy priced 60 cents at local dealers.
Fragmented text describes coughing illnesses, medical advice, and public notices about health risks. Mentions patient care, remedies, possible medicines, and a call to seek help from health providers amid confusing information. Names and places are unclear due to garbled OCR.
In the Chancery Court at Johnson City Tennessee non resident defendants Pansy Waist Co Kramer Sau ter Jacobus Bros Co Doroty Waist Co Marcus Shirt Co Prakin Solmesky George Jacobson M Harris Co N Rosenblum Son are ordered to appear by the first Monday of August before the Clerk and Master to defend or have the petition confessed The notice appears in four consecutive weeks in the Johnson City Comet dated June 18 1917 signed J W Cass Clerk and Master and Q M Fair attorney for plaintiff C H Lyle
Neglected colds worsen, but Bell's Nine Tar Honey relieves stuffed heads and chest congestion. Honey and glycerine soothe irritated membranes while antiseptics loosen phlegm, helping you breathe easier and break up the cold. Pleasant for children and adults, at your druggist, 260.
A garbled advertisement page touts Que Mundtot Dopare Reward and Tiall's Catarrh Medicine as thirty five year cures for catarrh, claiming mucous removal from blood and health benefits. It mocks a young woman's fitting for mechanical pursuits and promotes Kings New Discovery as a general tonic with alarming, misworded claims.
Vetenay Surgesy and Denbuit, ileus, Mechain and Diekbson sitdy on Market Street. Chy Thug Stare Veil plowed each place, while Muht telephone New 44.
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