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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1891
Page
6
Reports from St. Louis Globe-Democrat claim a new metal shows promise to improve tone in pianos and violins. Inventors say the alloy offers lasting quality and better sound, though some doubt persists about violin use.
A streetcar scene sketches a grotesque wretched beggar and a dainty young woman. The young woman lacks money to pay and gives her cambric handkerchief as relief to the old crepe veiled beggar. The narrator notes the moment but leaves the moral undecided.
Justus Parthea resumes Bevölkerungen der Erde with an 1270 page octavo edition. Asia covers 17,530,696 square miles with 825,054,000 people. Africa 11,277,404 miles and 163,953,000 inhabitants. Europe 26,960 square miles and 57,279,000 people. Australia 2,981,443 miles and 8,290,000 people. World total about 1,470,000,000 inhabitants.
A Boston editor’s wife visiting Kansas City was celebrated with grand Western hospitality. Five private carriages were offered, and within 48 hours she received 89 calls with generous gifts and praise. A local gentleman introduced her as the wife of a prominent Boston editor, leaving her uncomfortable with public attention.
An essay on aging contrasts self denial with fading power as age advances. It cites Rev Dr Perkins of West Hartford and Massachusetts Chief Justice Robert Treat Paine, noting diminished sight and hearing, yet a belief that serving the country justifies ongoing work.
A Northern visitor challenges a Georgia farmer to grow potatoes arguing for higher profits. The farmer cites lack of barrels and skeptical culture toward changing crops, while noting the region’s eagerness for garden produce as manufacturing towns grow. The exchange ends with the farmer’s stubborn refusal.
A reporter finds an injured man aboard the sleeping car of a special train wreck scene. The man has one arm in a sling and an eye bandage, with a broken nose and missing front seat, surveying the ruin. An officer of the mal Chicago Tribune provides details.
A collage of elderly magnates, statespersons, and stars. Queen Christina of Spain speaks English. Mrs Elmer B. Davis of Boston is 91. Prof Virchow remains prolific, while Clara Barton is noted for Swiss council service. Hetty Green tops female wealth. Whitman and Edmunds are depicted in declining yet sharp form.
A collage of proverbs, religious notes, and quoted lines on self control, instruction, and the wheel of time. It references Bulwer Lytton, Prussia schools, Persian sayings, and a poetic image of death’s shadow sweeping through nations, ending with a misattributed signature.
An incomplete dialogue hints at romance as one speaker asks to marry, while the other responds with hesitation about certainty and an “iron fag” remark, reflecting garbled OCR text from a historical column.
Fragmented OCR style lines mention Mrs Dix and Mrs Frade, with faint allusions to apples and parings and a New York Herald reference. Content is garbled, but hints at quirky dialogue and travel imagery without a clear narrative.
A scattered news list details fires in Antigo and nearby locales causing major losses, a flu outbreak in Hamburg, a murder near Meridian Mississippi, and various legal and political items. Also noted are typos, fashion notes, and household etiquette remarks, reflecting a miscellany page.
A historic claim alleges disease is spread by minute microbes affecting breath and water. It cites experiments in Berlin and advocates forcing microbes from the body as the best cure. Fremont Nebraska resident Ep BZ Nelson seeks treatment and praises Swift's Specific, as four bottles allegedly cure him.
Fragmentary 19th century ad copy touts remedies including a lung tonic, cough cures, and Hostetter's Almanac. Mentions cola vitals, School of medicine style claims, and Swift's Specific as a cure for blood poisoning. References McFarland Co store and national distribution.
Kenyon & Co certify Dr Hale's Household Ointment as life saving after a 75 year old mother nearly died from pneumonia. The testimonial describes rapid improvement within twelve hours after applying chest treatment with hot flannels and the remedy praised as a great blood purifier and nerve tonic. Sold at McFarland's drug store.
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