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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1909
Page
2
A collage of quotes and ad snippets mentions Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds, Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin for stomach troubles, Bucklen’s Arnica for skin issues, and various gossip lines. The piece mixes humorous exchanges with testimonials and brief notices from newspapers and advertisers.
Tennessee selected three sites for new state normal schools from twenty applicant towns. Memphis Murfreesboro and Johnson City were chosen amid compromise within the board of education. The decision is seen as a prudent investment for future state education funding and regional progress.
Thousands will start November by eating Quaker Scotch Oats daily for thirty days replacing meat and greasy foods. The plan promises health, vigor, and strength, with children getting a full share. Oats come hermetically sealed for hot climates and long shelf life.
An oldclassified style notice advertises the Antiseptic Barber Shop run by W. B. Reynolds offering hot and cold baths. Located in the Phillips Building on Buffalo Street, the ad reinforces the proprietor and shop services.
In this fragment from the Chicago Daily News a reader notes his oldest boy is getting literary and plans to write for magazines, while a big blacksmith predicts the boy will likely get published if he sends the subscription in advance.
A testimonial from Keaty Bracy Co of Knoxville Tenn praises Rheumathos as a remedy for neuralgia rheumatism and pain relief. The letter cites use with workers at Grant Tunnel in Kenton County Kentucky and notes rapid relief enabling return to work.署
The article praises Ibis as a rail hub with modern urban advantages, notes Memphis is well placed yet in a corner, and lauds Murfreesboro as a top Middle Tennessee town with strong rail links and institutions like Tennessee Woman's College and Soule College. Johnson City is described as the growingest town in the region.
citizen Joseph Archer of Johnson City Tenn shares how kidney pain and colored secretions troubled him until Doan s Kidney Pills from Grey Sprowls Drug Co offered relief. He urges buyers to remember Doan s and not to despair. Also mentions Dr Fahrney's teething syrup as a cold remedy for babies.
A town near the Cumberland mountains and like Memphis offered a proposal amid contesting elements. The Nashville American notes the board’s hard work and praises the decision to establish the normal school to serve the state’s education needs, urging prompt action.
W B C Smith applies for renewal of Certificate No 32 for one share of Fast Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad Company stock issued July 12, 1861. Smith swears loss of Certificate No 82 for one share of East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Railroad stock dated July 31 1881 and seeks renewal. Notary Lee F Miller verified this on November 3 1909.
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