29 Aug 1895
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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1895
Page
1
A letter from Mrs. 11, MS. Peck of Tracy California, wife of a judge, describes her relief from dyspepsia using Blood's Sarsaparilla preparation. The missive expresses gratitude for improved health and notes the product's perceived benefits for digestive distress.
A jumble of 19th century ads and notices. Claims of cures and investment schemes mix with travel routes and business offerings. The piece mentions Dr Stark ey and Palen, Arch Street Philadelphia, the Great Mackenzie Route for westward moving families, and various product pitches and testimonials.
A long, stringy collection of short notes and anecdotes from several Tennessee towns reports on local figures, business moves, a possible public sale, and a sentimental prose piece about a girl named Jane the Cook with an ongoing dreamlike letter. Many items lack clear dates or full context.
Officials withdraw the Atlanta Export tin concession for bull fights. The Chinese legation in Washington notes danger for foreigners in China. American Railway Union directors, except Debs, released from Woodstock prison. Justice Brown assigned to Sixth Circuit vacancy. Louisville and Nashville to start Pensacola to Liverpool freight steamship service. Possible U S demand for France to release ex cong. Waller. Whisky withdrawals expected in Louisville distilleries. Whitecape assaults Brown in Sevier county with 150 lashes and shoots his wife. Holmes case notes Minnie Williams at Providence. Chicago Coliseum collapse valued at 160000 to 180000. Nashv ille Chattanooga St Louis to transport Tennessee militia to Chickamauga dedication. U S Legation in Colombia lodges claim for Cauca railroad concession. Sugar bounty question referred to Secretary. Col Bradley accused of blocking Republican aspirants in Central Kentucky counties to aid Democratic candidates and Stone for Auditor.
The program outlines a multi day schedule with calls to order, welcomes, annual reports, and topics on surplus crops, entomology, small fruits, and orchard fertilization. Guest speakers include Col. A. B. Bowman Prof. Paul Kefauver Victore Letore Capt. J. W. Morton and RB Watts. Public invited with samples, displays, and a question box.
An old advertisement touts Electric Bitters as a tonic and alterative for bowels and kidneys, claiming no intoxicating effects while boosting strength and digestion. It cites a 614 reader claim of relief and lists the price at 9 cents at McFarland & Co. Drug Store. A humor fragment follows about a husband and wife exchange.
No other sarsaparilla offers the careful personal supervision of the Proprietor in all preparation details as Hood's Sarsaparilla.
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