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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1904
Page
4
The snippet discusses nutrition for livestock and children, praising Scott's Emulsion as a balanced food for flesh, blood, and bone. It also covers political tidbits about Tennessee elections, Brownlow, Australian ballot efforts, fortifications of the Andrews Johnson grave, and various contemporaries' views on voting reforms and public notices.
During the week Rev. A M Ferguson united several couples in marriage including Robert Church and Annie Lunteford Wiley Brown and Mia Lala Sexton Luther Adams and Jennie Sexton Monroe Dorham and Nellie Ford Sam H Bullock and Julia P Greenlee were wed. The Comet reports Johnson City traction line openings and a grand sale at The Hub drawing large crowds and boosting local business.
A Tennessee discussion favors extending the Australian ballot to the whole state to curb corruption and require voters to mark choices themselves. The Nashville and Chattanooga papers report support for a uniform law, while some Democrats oppose the change. The piece notes electoral disputes in Davidson County and a subscription pitch from the Hardeman Free Press.
A collection of Santa Claus requests from Johnson City Tennessee dated December 1904 requests include dolls doll beds doll carriages candy oranges firecrackers toy guns books rocking chairs a bicycle and a stove with cooktop. Many children sign as friends at local schools and address letters to Santa.
A fragment of Christmas letters from Johnson City youths dated December 1904 asks Santa for dolls, doll carriages, toy stoves, tea sets, candy, apples, oranges, nuts, and small gifts. Several names and a teacher are mentioned amid festive requests and misspellings.
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