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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1887
Page
2
In Johnson City Tennessee December 9 1887 editorials discuss France politics and potential Nashville mayoral candidates. Other items cover Supreme Court action on Virginia habeas corpus cases, Tennessee congressional ambitions, and a Carter County railroad proposal highlighting labor impact and capital investment.
Supreme Court Justice Harlan delivers verdicts affirming lower court rulings in Mugler cases and reversing Seibold. The opinion upholds Kansas prohibition statutes regulating manufacture and sale of intoxicants while recognizing limits on manufacturing for personal use. It emphasizes state police power to protect public health and safety within constitutional bounds.
Advertises shelling white cow grain with high market price. names ASH JOA Mathes & Co Real Estate Exchanges Joe F Gilliam and Frank A Stratton to Mrs Elmendorf with several plot numbers and a $5000 consideration. promotes Staples Atrain's toys as cheap while planning purchases for Johnnie Will Mary and Lon.
A historical clipping discusses a trial employment offer for a reliable young colored man with a one month trial and a 50 percent wage bonus if sales rise. It also includes a public denial of involvement in a disturbance at Jobe's Opera House on November 21 and a bid to restore reputation among teachers and peers.
Johnson City Lodge No.486 F and A M elected for 1888 Dr Milley Jr W Master and officers including Bush Warden Burleson Warton J C Mardin Treasurer Jobe Secretary Hughes Sr Deacon Lyle Deacon Will Peoples Tyler Hart Chaplain. Patton Post No 26 named for 1888 Harris Miller Erwin Wilcox Hodges McAdams Chap Oliver Boylison C M Wheeler Surgeon Colling Rep to Dept Encampment Weller Alternate. post meets first and third Fridays.
Obituary tribute to Hattie E Lusk born May 28 1871 died November 28 1887 at age 16 6. She joined the Methodist Episcopal Church in April 1887 and lived faithfully until death. The notice notes her kind disposition and the many friends she left behind including family church choir and Sunday school. She died after a week of suffering yet in triumph urging her father and family to meet her in glory. It closes with prayers for comfort and a reflection on heaven and rest for God’s people.
The tale recounts Mr Gump smashing a boomer record and a Typhoid scare halting Mr Tinsley from closing a grocery trade. Mrs Tinsley, urged by Gump’s boasted claims, halted the deal, while locals debated Gump’s truthfulness. Mrs Tinsley then fell ill and urged a move to Richmond.
An unsigned advertorial praising low prices and customer loyalty sets out a philosophy of fair profits and friendly service. The piece includes a humorous anecdote about a physician and a Hibernian header and a muleteer named Teddy trying to feed a horse corn.
A garbled news digest reports a prohibitionist event in Chicago with references to General Clinton H. Fisk of New Jersey and a Arkansas candidate, plus scattered political and social items. Also notes a New York figure and various misprinted topics, including childbirth claims and a Tennessee land sale decree with sale details in Johnson City.
By order of sale from the Circuit Court for Washington county Tennessee I will sell December 17 1887 at the Jonesboro Court House the undivided interest of Ella H Simpson in a 350 acre tract in the south civil district adjoining Dosser McClure Ford Reed and others. The sale settles a 1887 judgment in favor of Stein Marshall against Ella H Simpson and S T Booher R Hartsell. Cash in hand.
Company promotes low prices to attract old and new customers with a friendly message. A playful exchange about spelling cat with one letter appears, ending with a joke and invitation to visit again.
The piece argues for higher wages and better prices across farming and manufacturing to lift all trades. It urges Congress to release hundreds of millions from the Treasury to stimulate demand, comparing the economy to a body where every part’s health affects all. It calls for broader consumer markets and industrial growth.
A brief notice records all claims gathered for review in the municipal ledger. Officials urge claimants to verify entries and resolve discrepancies by a stated deadline. The brief underscores thorough reconciliation of accounts and orderly processing of outstanding claims.
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