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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1885
Page
3
An 1886 subscription drive for The Comet promises one year for $1 and wholesale club incentives. The ad touts a $60 rowing machine and $15 Webster's Dictionary for top recruiters, with a ten-subscriber minimum to claim prizes.
The Heege Comedy Company played Peck's Bad Boy to a large crowd at Jobe's Opera House on Friday night and drew a hearty crowd. The review notes the performance was well received and promises another engagement.
The M E Church South Sabbath School scholars presented former superintendent Dr J G King with a gold headed cane to show respect and regret at his departure. Items note a new stock of illuminated gilt edge box paper and Christmas selections at The last cold snap signals winter overcoats now in demand at Christian Crockett's. Also an ad touts Hart's Blood and Liver Pills for complexion and health.
Local catalog from EB Clark & G includes prices for dress goods calico and phaide cheeks gingham knickerbocker and wool fabrics with listed costs for the season.
Ladies underwear 60c. Men's heavy shirts 50c. Men's pants 1.00. Pant goods 1245 to 50c. Towels 5c. Handkerchiefs 5c. Silk handkerchiefs 26c. Lamps 0c. Cardigan jackets 1.00.
Large assortment of boots and rubbers including ladies and misses rubbers. Coarse ladies shoes priced from $1.00 to $1.00 and serviceable styles $1.25 to $1.60. Children's shoes 65 to $1.25. Men's fine shoes $1.65 to $2.25. Men's boots $2.60 and up. Call to see one line of bargains at Reapt E B Olark & Co.
Our queries ask for a case Electric Bitters cannot cure and state 18 thousand cases already cured. The ad alleges Bright's Disease and back pain will quickly improve, claiming blood purification and bowel regulation with direct action on disease, priced at $0.00 per bottle by J. Hash.
A reader describes buying a Webster dictionary amid garbled advice and frustration. The passage mentions direct bin auctions, Watt it i an en, and a recommendation of Webster as a reliable option for a wife’s present.
An 19th century advertisement offers Buckien's Arsha Salve as a universal remedy for cuts bruises sores rheum fever sores chilblains corns and eruptions with a money back guarantee if not satisfied priced at 25 cents per box.
The text explains magnetic and electric influences can disturb timekeeping in watches, causing irregularities and faults in fine timepieces. Giles Bro. & Co. publish a pamphlet on magnetism in watches and the Anti Magnetic Shield, recommended for railway service. jewellers supply protection or request a free descriptive letter from Giles in Chicago.
Begeage and carriage hire provide transport to the Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot. Elegant rooms dried up a bit at one mill or more per day. Elevator and restaurant supply top fare. Families saved money at the Grand Union compared with other Aratclats hotels in the city.
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