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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1897
Page
1
A garbled verse essay riffs on marriage and indecision inspired by Hamlet as a blind archer and a weary lover weigh wedlock against bachelor life. The mock soliloquy parodies lingering doubt, social pressures, and the fear of unknown futures in a flustered, era-style voice.
The Christian Advocate questions the age at which one ceases to be young and becomes old. It argues that youth is defined by ongoing growth of mind and heart, not by age, and suggests a movable line influenced by personal development. It cites the Master whose youth is described as ever fresh.
A Durham letter laments sugar tariffs and campaign funding ties, urging readers to remember lawmakers who backed the tariff scheme as a robbed public. A Pittsburg Post anecdote recalls a backwoodsman seeking a locomotive, misreading the need and the seller’s price, highlighting humorous miscommunication.
Washington dispatch details post office department actions in Tennessee. Jamestown to Frewsburg star service discontinued. New postmasters James F. Williams at Dull and Joseph Rit tell at Seals. Unaka Springs Station established in Unitoi county. Route 127000 Bristol to Elizabethton rail service via Finland Bluff City Elkanah Reenburg, 22.04 miles round trip six times weekly. From August 30, 1897, read advertisements.
A longtime reader recalls Johnson City's early boom days in a personal letter from W C Smith now living in Toneno Iowa. He mentions friends Crumley, Boyd, Singiser and Chand ler, asks about Carnegie era debates and Carnegie matters, and seeks current town news and subscription details. The piece also notes local ads and a product testimonial for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, plus previews of Standard Designer and Buckian's Arnica Salve advertisements.
Baltimore Sun reports a northern capital group plans $600,000 extensions for the Ohio River and Charleston railroad. Projects extend Blacksburg through Spartanburg to Sumter and Camden to Sumter, with links to Atlantic Coast Line and Minneapolis routes.
W J Bryan drew a 40000 strong crowd in Butte as steam whistles and shouts filled the town. He addressed the hotel reception and noted the Madison Square Garden anniversary while praising supporters. A monster demonstration followed in Walkersville, and he avoided a labor boycott at the race track.
A collage of brief quips from multiple papers mocking politics and Klondike prospects. Notable lines reference Klondike wealth and gold, postmasters, and figures like Hanna and Taylor, with satirical takes on currency, markets, and public notices across Chicago Cincinnati San Francisco and New Orleans outlets.
New Brunswick August 19 Miss Julia Laugherty waited two hours in a crowded church for fiancé Peter Hance who did not arrive. Rumor says foul play, though villagers fear tar and feathers if he returns. The piece blends sensational courtship woes with social commentary and magazine notices.
A tale recounts a tarantula attack at a mine camp ending in a fatal shooting, while a later editorial argues lynching must end and white leaders should curb mob violence, noting racial tensions and calls for punishment of black criminals.
A quirky weather column urges readers to stay cool by filling the mind with refreshing information. It promises a happy temper year round for a small layour price, noting a subscription offer of three aunts for 25 cenke.
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