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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1904
Page
1
The Agency for the Chattanooga Chilled Plow is placed with Lee and Nichols Hardware, planning a full stock of plows and repairs in the future. Repairs for South Bend and Vulcan plows will also be offered.
Henry Gastaway Davis, a Democratic vice presidential nominee, rose from brakeman to superintendent on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He proved night trains could run, starting a pivotal era in railroading. Local notes report crops, illnesses, and upcoming Boone's Creek Seminary events with weddings and entertainments planned.
Rey WL Riley of New York reports seven days of excruciating sciatica pain improved after trying Ballard's Snow Liniment. First application gave relief and second complete relief. recommends it highly. Sold for $1 at HC Miller's.
A Johnson City reader recounts relief from years of backache and kidney trouble after using Dean's Kidney Pills, with claims of restored kidney function. The piece also parodies Roquefort cheese and other foods, ending with a mock legal exchange and a teaser about remedies for infant teething.
Two Holston and Newport Methodist Episcopal conferences set for October in Abingdon Virginia and Newport Tennessee. Bishop Coke Smith presides for Holston in Abingdon starting October 12, while Bishop Henry W. Warren leads Holston’s Newport session beginning October 1. Differences in conference boundaries noted with East Tennessee and portions of Virginia and West Virginia. Cholera infantum remedy mentioned as recommended by H O Miller druggist.
Miss Margaret Cooper of 1411 Deering Place, under twenty, was arrested for drunkenness after visiting Bishop Potter's saloon with two friends. She claims they sought a respectable outing, tried beer for the first time, became separated, and wandered home dizzy. an officer found her and took her to the station. Also mentions local moralizing about the Potter establishment and a separate testimonial about Chamberlain's Diarrhoea Remedy from Patton, Alabama, plus Johnson City Public Schools opening details for Sept. 8, 1904 with staff notes.
Condensed items report Harmon's 4242 majority over Bachman in the judicial district from the secretary of state's counts. Other notes include crop forecasts for spring and winter wheat totaling around 564 million bushels after damage, and various political and legal mentions from national sources.
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