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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1915
Page
5
A sequence of local notables and visitors fills the first week with activity. Names like W H Jones, T B Hughs, A L Shipley, H E Williams, J F Arnold, D J Pine, J R Herron, F R Bacon, Jack Daniels, H H Dyer, and J Eager appear among many others visiting or conducting business in Jonesboro, Limestone, Greeneville, Bristol, Clinchfield, and surrounding areas. Local merchants I N Beckner & Son promote catalogs as part of the season.
John Scntt reports from Erwin as the Rev R I Hicks promotes the 1916 Almanac by Word and Works Publishing Co. at 3401 Franklin Ave St. Louis. Hicks claims the Almanac is the finest ever printed and offers subscriptions for one dollar a year, with the Almanac alone priced at 35 cents prepaid.
State DP A chairman reports at Chattanooga on preservation actions. Article lists dozens of local officials visitors and business figures from Bristol Jonesboro Greeneville Morristown Knoxville and Kingston. It also mentions Nancy Ward monument plan at Benton and potential historic markers for Chota and Gov Blount mansion.
A terse aphorism notes that many seek success without ensuring a firm foundation, urging caution and preparation before climbing. The line contrasts ambition with prudence, warning of unstable ascent when steps lack support.
A massive 40 000 horsepower steam turbo generator at Waterside station Schenectady built by General Electric for New York Edison. Ten stage high pressure turbine drives a two stage low pressure turbine on one shaft, operating at 1600 rpm with 185 psi steam input. The 57 by 20 by 14 foot unit weighs 957000 pounds and uses large river cooling with a 76000 gallon pump.
The passage recalls Old Hop the Archimigus of the whale nation in Chota and discusses Greeneville as the State of Franklin capital with Jonesboro as the Washington district seat. It cites Bancroft and Roosevelt on the lost commonwealth and reflects on naming proposals like Franklin and Frankland. The chairman urges statewide patriotism and notes monuments as lessons for youth and nationhood.
For sale a four room house with electric lights and water. The lot measures 560 by 150 feet at 505 West Main Street. Apply to Jos A Frick Treasurer's office Soldiers' Home Town Termate sult purchaser.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a treatment for cold symptoms and throat irritation. It claims pine tar reduces phlegm and congestion while acting as an antiseptic, promising easier breathing and general relief, with a 25 cent price.
A linguistic note states the easiest English word to pronounce is murmure? Actually murmur. It is described as a simple breath expulsion repeated in speech.
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