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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1897
Page
3
A scattered collection of small items from Jackson area papers notes patent remedies and store promos for Laxative Bromo Quinine and Gold Dust flour, local personalities in Erwin and Jonesboro, fair preparations, upcoming excursions, and social updates including illness, travel, and shopping notices.
An OCR fragment advertises a free take or sale of Stark Trees with no money required. It mentions Ontario free takers and locations in Loniviana, Mo, and Bockport as part of the distribution scheme. The text is garbled but centers on tree distribution and a cash component for sellers.
Overni Taylor departed for Nashville while Tucker faced suspicion for a day or two this week. Activities include a mining find at Carter county, church meetings at Milligan, and a busy fair season. Notables like Mrs. J Brown from Asheville and Carrie Summers of Morristown visit, with reports on teachers, dogs, and a trolly ride.
News item cites pension checks cashing at the Bee Hive with no charge. Mrs W J Miller’s condition improves after several days of serious illness. Double daily mail service begins on the Narrow gauge line linking Elizabethton Allentown Roan Mountain and Cranberry. Dr J I Terry praises Chamberlains remedy as highly effective for colic cholera and dysentery. A group of young people plan a river camp near Austin Springs including Qora Patton Lydia Boucher Ida Simcox Harry Gam S S Cramley and O W Carr and wife.
City public students will open next Thursday September 2 with two days devoted to organization before regular classes start on Monday. Pupils report to last year’s rooms, receive promotion certificates, and move to their grades. Those who passed will be detained briefly. others may be examined for promotion.
Mr and Mrs J F Campbell mourn the death of their 1 year old daughter Minnie who died at home on West Main Street after a three day illness. The family faces hardship as another child and the mother are very ill. The notice urges parental attendance at public schools to meet teachers and monitor health and education.
Historic advertisement touts Dr King s New Discovery for coughs colds chest and throat in reliable safe guaranteed terms. It promotes two sizes 80 cents and 1 00 at McFarland Cos drug store with strong claims.
A colored man spotted a negro in the act of entering George Brown's hotel storeroom through a rear window at 5 o'clock Sunday morning. He fled before the proprietor arrived. Camp Gordon Ex-Confederate Soldiers call a meeting for Tuesday night.
A tribute to the Piedmont Hotel proprietor Mike Dyer praising his hospitality and dining area. Obituary notes for Daniel Parr a 90 year old resident of Gap Creek who attended the Christian church. funeral by Rev. Maupin. Mention of Mrs Farr and two children Mia 8 Hyder Farr Ries as granddaughter.
On the first Monday in September next at the court house door in Jonesboro Washington county Tennessee the trustee will offer for sale all real estate belonging to delinquent tax payers for the year 1804. A description is in the trustee's office. If not completed the sale continues daily until finished. OM at 8. A Bran Trustee.
The town of Johnson City Tennessee will publicly auction all real estate listed for delinquent municipal taxes for 1896. If the sale is not finished on the first Monday in September it will continue daily until completed. trustee S. A. Byup announces the sale and provides location details in the office records.
Odd tidbits include family birthday lore surrounding T.7. Cox of Greenwood Hotel and relatives with dates. James H. Gary seeks Tennessee papers. Raleigh reports gold thefts and a drug trade tale. Dr King’s New Discovery praised for coughs and consumption with Morrison & Co. drugstore push.
The 10 year old son of Walter Blevisth of Elizabethton sustains severe injuries after being thrown under a vehicle on Narrow Gange road. One leg was severed above the knee, hip possibly crushed, though he is resting reasonably well. A remedy ad for Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey follows, claiming cures for coughs chest and throat inflammations and warning against unfounded cure claims.
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