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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1896
Page
4
A Groton Township farmer, David Livengood, begins a skunk farming operation with a closed quarry to raise about 1000 skunks yearly. He plans to kill, process pelts, oil, and fetid secretion for medicinal use and has built a refinery to purify the substance for medical purposes.
A jumble of local notes from Atchison recounts marriages, job worries, party mishaps, and oddquotable remarks about neighbors. Included are stray items on a divorcing wife, a man seeking a newspaper rumor, a cure claim for consumption, and a druggist praise for Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey.
Notice to creditors that a petition has been filed in Johnson City. The receiver John J. Cox reports an order of court on the offer of a party, with details of interest, costs, and actions related to the estate. Creditors are directed to present claims by a specified deadline.
A London dated cablegram from Willie Jefferson asks for $1,000 immediately. Joseph Jefferson ponders the request and replies, querying the need for £1,000. The response arrives with Willie’s confirmation that the money is needed, leading to further exchange as the family tale unfolds in the newspaper column.
M Fones of Burville Morgan county has sold nearly 100000 feet of seasoned lumber stacked by the Sunbright side track for twelve months. He ships the entire lot to Cincinnati at a carload per day.
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