Local Clippings Highlight Teething Syrup Ad and Local Moves
Short items describe Dr. Fahmney's Teething Syrup with free samples and law compliance, Belmont Collette and Faogh Camp bell's campus visit to Tusculum College, barber LF Bodenheimer switching shops, Father Diets and Father Callahan touring mountains, J C Love headed to Indiana, Geo F Campbell's western trip for Wrought Iron Range Co, Rev J K Haynes selling his Gate City home and moving to Erwin, Tenn, and Prof C E Rogers joining Johnson City as mathematics professor with Mrs Rogers remaining in Greeneville.
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Belmont Collette
Faogh Campbell
Tusculum College
Tusculum
Bodenheimer
Congress
J. K. Haynes
Gate City
A. W. Johnson
Nickelsville
St. Haynes
Erwin
Tenn
C. E. Rogers
Hortie
Lizzie Utada
Rogers
Johnson City
State Normal
City
Jobson City
Greeneville Denetral
Sells Lumber Plant Destroyed by Fire
At noon Friday the dry kiln at the plant of the Sells Lumber and Manufacturing Co. was discovered to be on fire and rapidly consumed before the fire could be controlled. The kiln was modern and well equipped and filled with lumber at the time.
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Sells Lumber and Manufacturing Co
James T. Cecil Goes to Bristol to Lead Hardware Co
J T Cecil and partners have purchased the Virginia Tennessee Hardware Co. at Bristol. Cecil will assume active charge in January and plans to move his family from this city to Bristol around December 15. He formerly served as sales manager with Summers-Parrott Hardware Co. and is regarded as a top hardware man in East Tennessee.
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J.T. Cecil
Virginia-Tennessee Hardware Co
Bristol
Cecil
Summers- Parrott Hardware Co
East Tennessee
Big Corn Yield in Johnson County Champion Corn Raiser
Asa Shone of Johnson county is titled champion corn raiser after yielding 106 bushels of corn on one acre and producing twenty loads of pumpkins from the same field. The record invites competition.
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Johnson County
Asa Shone
Dwelling on West Main Destroyed by Thursday Night Fire
A house on West Main Street occupied by James Quisenberry burned Thursday night about dark. The family escaped with little time, and most household goods were lost. The dwelling, the old J J Ford property, is now owned by T A Cox.
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West Main Street
James Quisenberry
J.J. Ford
T. A. Cox
Mrs Hobson Entertains Johnson City Club
Fourteen ladies of the W H N club of Johnson City visited Mrs John Hobson in Bristol at her Maryland avenue home. Luncheon featured turkey dressing cranberries celery chicken salad oyster patties hot rolls vanilla coffee cream angel food cake stuffed dates and black coffee before a city tour and return to the station for departures to Johnson City.
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W. H. N. Club
Johnson City
John Hobson
Bristol
Maryland Avenue
City
Hobson
G.S. Hannah
A . Patterson
A. M. Mottern
B. F. Sperow
McCurry Escapes Jail In Jonesboro Tennessee
Dee McCurry, sentenced for bootlegging and carrying arms, escaped from Jonesboro jail near dawn through a hole he cut in a brick wall on the second floor. His time left was nearly served, and he sought to reach Union County on a like charge. Five other prisoners remained guarding the hole the morning of the escape.
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Jonesboro
Tenn
Dee. G
David McCurry
McCurry
Unioi
Dick Hughes Announces Senate Candidacy in Carter County
Dick Hughes the drummer and Carter County native is in the city this week to declare his run for the state senate seat to succeed Hon. Ed Buller. He is well known across the district and will be heard from before any selection method is set.
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Dick Hughes
State Senate
Ed Buller
Carter County
Sleepy Tom Clark Forecasts Earth Event in Poveylvania
Abingdon Virginia resident known as Sleepy Tom Clark claims a last revelation from an unknown source. He predicts a volcanic eruption in Poveylvania during 1911 or 1912 with 987,471 deaths, and an event on December 12. The message, signed by Rey Thos W Clark alias Vicarius Fill Del, appears in Holxton Institute records.
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Tom Clark
Abingdon
Holxton Institute
Comet
Poveylvania
Rey
Thos
Clark
Prophet
Alias
Vicarius Fill del
Three-Year-Old Child Burned To Death In Basher’s Mill Home
A three year old child of Noah Mighor of Founweath district was burned to death at the family home near Basher's mill on Monday. The child was alone in the family room around 1:30 oclock when the tragedy occurred.
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Jonesboro
Dee
Noah Mighor
Founweath
Basher
Tragic Fire Accident Claims Child Life
A child attempted to replace burning wood and her skirt caught fire. She ran into the yard screaming and died at 3 pm after intense suffering. The girl recounted that her skirts ignited from the burning wood, ending in a fatal injury.
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Ald
Subscriptions to the Elizabethton Ex Change of the East Tenn Co
List of subscribers and their businesses connected to the Elizabethton exchange shows many names and places in Johnson City Elizabethton and surrounding counties. Entries include banks stores hotels a flour company and a railroad line reflecting a broad commercial network. The note emphasizes free service between Johnson City and Elizabethton with new subscribers added daily.
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Hart
Southern Express Co
Buffalo Street
J. F. Crumley Co
Johnson City
J. F. Crumley Company
Elizabethton
Southern Commercial School
Tenn
Chattanooga
Charleston
Cates
Winston-Salem
Wilminston
Salisbury
Durhay
Rome
Gann
Salvation Army appeals for help to feed Obvisqua dinners
The Salvation Army and Captain Coy urge prompt liberal aid to aid poor city children. They describe slums as stagnant and note their effort to provide dinners to hundreds of people who would otherwise go hungry, asking the public to assist in the undertaking.
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Salvation Army
Coy
Salvation Army Appeal for Christmas Aid in Johnson City
Captain David G. Coy requests funds for the Salvation Army to aid the city’s poor and sick. He notes branches in spiritual social emergency home coal yard and a ward for the sick opened November 16 1911 and plans a Christmas tree for 150 children plus clothing shoes and candy gifts and a holiday dinner for 200 at the Salvation Army Hall on Christmas morning with baskets for the sick poor.
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Salvation Army
Salvation Army Hall
Johnson City
David G. Coy
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Kemble-Cochran Coo
Father Diets
Ohio
Father Callahan
North Carolina
Tennessee
J. C. Love
Indiana
Cowan, McClung & Co
Erwin Magnet
Geo. F. Campbell
Wrought Iron Range Co
Sells Lumber
James T. Cecil
Mrs. Hobson
Johnson City Club
Lwcurry
Senate
Alexander
B. C
Acme Cow & Wood Co
Stara Store
Rex
Eust Tennessee& W. N.C. Ry. Co
Edmonson
Willian Res
Eltion
T. J
Estep
Chas
First National Bank
Fletcher
John Res
Fletcher & Morley
Glesler
D. B. Rea
Gouge
J. He
Goodwin
R.B. Rea
Res
Ideal Press
Jones
C. W
Johnson
R. T
Jenkins Bros
Jenkins
J.D
Jordan
C. H
Willie
Merriott
B. P
Miller
Lee
Perry
John
J.T. Store
Paschal
Ryan
J. B
Smith
J. A
Shelvon
Shell
J. A. Ree
Sallie Res
Tester
N.C
Turner
Will Liver Stable
Tenn, Linn & Twine Co
Ise
THE
Haskett Wood
King Building
Pickard Gina
House Beautiful
Home Beautiful Co
New York
United States
Wim Silver & Co
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