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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1894
Page
3
Partial OCR reads a retail inventory itemizing Dry Goods Clothing Shoes Hats Caps and Furnishings for ladies and gents including underwear hosiery and millinery with other department notes cut off.
A cryptic note from The Comet discusses a pact to improve communications without publication. A correspondent’s true name will not appear unless its accompanying material is enclosed. The report suggests internal trust and faith in the process.
Range's carries school supplies books music and writing paper with many names and places cited. Local residents like W. W. DeVault and M. H. Dooley appear among visitors and events while church and social notices describe forthcoming fairs festivals and marriages.
Andy Correll appeared before Squire Martin haat on Saturday charged with murdering his wife. The coroner’s inquest found death by brutal treatment by Correll. Evidence at the magistrate’s hearing led to his detention to await trial.
An ad touts Hulls Catarrh Cure with a money back promise for deafness caused by catarrh. It is followed by a fire report: On Saturday around two, Ten Chase’s residence in the county west of town burned. neighbors fought the blaze but the house and contents, valued about 4000 dollars with insurance around 2000, were destroyed.
Letters from Danville and Olive Hill praise Dr talo s Household Ointment for scrofula erysipelas and skin issues. Local political notices list school assemblies and Democratic committee appointments with dates and officials.
W W Kirkpatrick announces a ready stock of nearly all the latest styles of mock garments for quick selection by customers.
The Atlantic & Danville Railroad extension to connect through the coal fields of Southwest Virginia with Western lines is urged by the new owners and directors. President Mr Newgass and General Counsel Mr Them express enthusiasm and expect strong financial backing, with A Gorat and John F Ison named as Danville directors. The paper urges citizen support for the proposed extension, citing past benefits to Danville and forecasting greater future impact.
Confederates in Upper East Tennessee plan the seventh reunion at Rogersville on September 1. Ex Confederates from the First and Second districts are invited, with both Federal and Confederate leaders expected. Rogersville residents promise hospitality and a good time for attendees. A London physician from Atlanta touts Tyner's Dyspepsia Remedy for indigestion with a 50 cent price per bottle.
An OCR fragment mentions Hood's Sarsaparilla advertisement and missing cow reward notice. It notes a Jersey cow with long horns vanished about four weeks and a reward for return to Mr Cooper in Tennessee. Also a Presbyterian church Ladies Aid lawn festival planned on Cherry street with ice cream sherbet and cake.
Watauga Miss Hennett reports busy farmers preparing ground for wheat while melons are plentiful. Visitors include Kaupp with Smoky Mountain Lumber, H W Albertson from Elizabethton, and J B Manns of Brooksville. A baseball game saw Ragged Nine lose 64 to 8 to Dirty Ring. local ads invite fall clothing and offer discounts.
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