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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1887
Page
4
A collage of old advertisements touts remedies for piles neuralgia rheumatism and skin conditions. It promotes Ethiopian Pile Ointment Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption and Sareaparilla with lodide of potash. Also notes legal and political snippets including O'Brien and Don M. Dickingon as postmaster general and a question about Grant Monument Association.
An advertisement touts Rangum Root Liniment as a universal remedy for sprains bruises rheumatism cramps inflammation swelling cuts and burns in humans and for horses. It is sold for 60 cents a bottle by M A McFarland. The Somerville Journal adds a tongue in cheek note about house hunting and drunken couples, then discusses catarrh and Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier claimed to cure nasal and auditory symptoms.
The 184 edition of the sterling Medical Almanack, known as Hottutter's Almanac, is now ready and may be obtained free of charge in all parts of the United States, Mexico, and abroad. This trusted annual blends practical health guidance with light recreation, astronomical calculations, and calendar content, offered as a comprehensive medical reference. Proposers include Congressman Hiestand and Speaker Carlisle, noting the Almanac’s wide reach and credibility.
Annotated 1880s tax and recorder fees for multiple town lots in Johnson City and Washington County Tenn plus a medical remedy advertisement. Names include Johny UH Sanders, Wellborn, Lusk, Miller, Miller Bras, and T. A. Slocum. Several districts listed with taxes due, recorder fees, clerk fees, and adjoining property owners. Also features a New York Star ad promising a cure for disease with address for T A Slocum of New York City.
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