Christmas in the Comet and Tennessee news notes
The Comet laments inflation of Christmas joy and notes subscription dues while poking fun at figures including Brownlow and Evans. It praises Editor Lyle’s selection for the National Editorial Association delegation and lauds Tennessee papers, ending with news that the House passed a $120,000 appropriation for the Tennessee Centennial and International Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle
Johnson City
Tennesse Nowspapers
Olbor
Nashville Sun
Monse of Representatives
Fragmented poem and local notices from a 19th century rag
A fractured verse piece about snowflakes and a lake dissolves into jumbled musings. The column then shifts to a stream of local items and anecdotes including vanished reader notes, a dead man found in Ash alley, a drunk reader paying a subscription, a preacher offering a yuletide poem, and a chaotic election mood following McKinley's win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale Jones
Ash Alley
Bill Bankhead
Catarrh Cure Promoted by Hartman Doctor in Interview
A newspaper feature discusses Dr Hartman’s catarrh treatment via regular patients and correspondence, claiming vast numbers cured by Peruna across diverse organ ailments. The article notes free literature, a concrete book offer, and the doctor’s policy of no charges for care or ads, with mailed guidance on initial treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartman
Harti Long Enouh
Perana
Ita
Pe-ra-na
Pe-ra-na Drug Manufacturing Compaq
Columbus
Ohio
Through Tennessee Headlines and Local Notes
Luttrell votes out saloons in Union county. Children’s Centennial Building to begin this week. W J Robbins of Lancing loses 200 dollar barn to fire. Twenty five Dayton men want to go to Cuba. Nashville sees twenty nine deaths and twenty five births last week. Revs J A Rable and I H Miller start revival at Dayton Janard. Movement to form Central Base Ball League with Nashville grows. Memphis cotton growers want Senators Harris and Bate to oppose Cuban resolutions. Ex Senator Hodges to challenge G W Cline in Ninth District. Will King of Wear’s Valley dies in hunting accident. Fudge Cooper delivers grand jury whisky charge. Bristol News objects to idle road roller and to town lit by fireflies.
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W. J. Robbins
Lancing
Morgan
County
Dayton
Cuba
Nashville
J. A. Rable
I. H. Miller
Knoxville
Janard
Memphis
Fudge Cooper
Shelby County Criminal Court
Bristol News
Hall's Catarrh Cure Fraud Strewn By Ads And Jokes
Fragmented vintage clippings tout Hall's Catarrh Cure with bold claims and mock testimonials. The jumble includes druggist names, Christmas sale pitches, weathered humor about lightning and chimneys, and railroad holiday ticket notices from the Big Four Route.
Dr Price Cream Baking Powder World’s Pair Highest Medal and Diploma
Fractured ad copy touts Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder as receiving global medals and diplomas. It also markets Dr Bell's Fine Tar Honey as a treatment for coughing ailments, claiming quick cures and pleasant use, with health benefits and vitality promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Price
Or. Price
Miller and Raines Resume Whisky Making at Cumberland Gap
Miller and Raines, noted makers of scorn whisky at Cumberland Gap, who have been shut down for five months, plan to resume operations next week. The Washington County Colored Sunday School Convention will convene at Warner Township on Tuesday evening February 41, 1896, and continue to January 1807.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Railway
Washington County
Warner Twatiteto
An Old Doctor's Favorite Hotanic Mood Balm Claim
An old doctor Dr L MEfilam practiced medicine over forty years and originated Hotanic Mood Balm 2 BB which he claimed was the best tonic purfier ever given to the world. It cures ulcers sores rheumatism skin and blood diseases. Beware of substitutes. Use the plantand remedy. Price for large bowls 1. For sale by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Mefilam
Luton
Uae
Comptroller Harris outlines agreement with Mobile & Ohio RR
Harris publishes the text of an agreement between the State attorneys and the Mobile & Ohio Railroad regarding certain claims against the railroad. State officials prepare biennial reports. fiscal year closed Saturday but exact status of the State Treasury unavailable. Also includes an advertisement for a patent cure alleging complete satisfaction with refunds and a per box price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harris
Mobile & Obin Railroad
Treaswey
A Significant Departure From View on Bodily Health
A reflective piece contemplates yearly review of bodily condition and personal finances. It extols physical health as essential to facing life’s problems, notes that bank balances may grow yet urges consideration of the body. It mentions lactic acid, nutrition, and claims Hood’s Garnaparina as a cure for rheumatism amid general health rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitalrs
Tosh
TVA
Ital
Hood
Subscriptions Offered for New York Journal Services
Subscribers may join the New York Journal via Tur Comer offering daily service with Sunday edition per year at 25.40. The text notes unclear remaining words due to OCR error but confirms rate and contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Journal
Tur Comer
Non-Resident Notice in Attachment Suit
A non resident Joseph Alexander must appear at noon January 7, 1897, before Justice M I Gump in Johnson City Tennessee to defend a Piedmont Hotel attachment suit alleging a $23 unpaid account. The writ, issued November 23 1806, levied on a Climax barber chair at Piedmont Hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. I. Gump
Washington County
Tennessee
Piedmont Hotel
Joseph Alexander
M. PF. Hickey
G. F. Campbell
Barber Chatr
M. J. Gump
M. T. Gump
Johnson Cit
Johnson City
Tenn
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Petiels Oily, Tenn
Tun
Sharkey
William BR. Moore
Brownlow
H. Clay Evans
Mr. Cleveland
Cameron
Spain
Weyler
Tf Weyler
H. Clay
Tim Coser
Tun Comer
Manny
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Yuletide
McKinley
Middle Tennessee
Hell
Mucktown
Dr. Hartman
Luttrell
Union County
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Velleve Lim
Waar & Truaxapholesale Druggiste
Tuan
Rufus McLain
Raton
Indiana
Tllinois
Bucklen
McFarland & Go
N. K. Fairbank Company
Lonia
New York
Boston
Philadelph
Lona Creek
W. H. Leach
J. W. Cass
Maltance Unage
Eisnermann
COMET
Guess
East Tennessee
Greenhahne
G. Grepery
Amy Jeans
Jazuary Det
Wethoty Charok
Luther Tucker
Ees Altauy
Ladies’ Home Journal
Munkey, McCure
Cosmopolitan
Harper's Monthly
H.W. Lime
Saraaya Villa
Ely
Mall Bly
Warren Street
Gorm T Mh
Maha Wali
Ned Hs
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