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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1912
Page
4
A passage attributes Goethe and John T. McFarland with ideas that life is a quarry to be mined and shaped. It emphasizes that one must be the artist of their own life, chiseling raw material into a valuable, well formed character.
A reflection on geniuses as impossible to live with whether married or single. The piece notes envy toward recognized geniuses, the desire to possess genius with normal traits, and includes references to Lombrono and Bernard Shaw describing geniuses as abnormal or Spartan.
A seasoned traveler explains why she remains calm on tours. She notes avoid crumpled hair in transit and to keep pin curls neat for evenings. She also emphasizes tipping the stewardess at the start of a voyage to smooth the journey.
A woman stuffs four rings into a mantel clock to deter theft. Her friend jokes the ticking sounds as a warning to thieves. The clock, they say, is loud enough to reveal a break in and scare off intruders before they escape with valuables.
A woman struggles with multiple parcels in a car until a bystander suggests placing her hat and all bundles into a single large box. After the exchange, she rides home with the only remaining load the band box, aided by a mirror to fit the items.
In New York Phillipe Oppenheim discusses literary fame and how big successes are often credited to advertising rather than authors. He recalls Whistler and a blacksmith who sought payment after hearing a prize was awarded for a portrait, illustrating misplaced credit and expectations.
A writer extols Breton character describing Bretons as immobile like dolmens and rugged like rocks. He links their relationship to soil with a mystical affinity, noting enigmatic vestiges of peat, piety, rites, and a unity with Asiatic features, giving Brittany an occult marker.
Col H A du Pont of the Delaware family joined seven classmates at the West Point 1861 golden anniversary gathering at the Hotel Col du Pont. He noted the average age of survivors is 87 and urged that worry, not work, kills men, and that revolution harms machinery through friction.
An affidavit states defendants Marion Wilson and Ab Hilton are non residents, evading service, and in contempt. An original attachment has been levied. publication is ordered in The Comet for four weeks to require them to appear before the justice of the peace in Johnson City on January 4, 1913, to defend or proceed ex parte.
The circuit court clerk in Washington County Tennessee issues notice to Tod H Bruner nonresident owner of lots 12 and 13 in block 2 Cargegoard Ave Johnson City to appear by January 17 1918 at the courthouse and pay taxes plus penalties interest and costs to redeem the lands or forfeiture and deed to purchaser B C Mitchell will be executed. Witness dated November 11 1917. Hilbert Circuit Court Clerk By Geo N Barnes.
The sun heats the monument causing slight bending of its 550 foot apex and shifting of a copper wire plummet suspended in water. Summer noon expansion moves the apex north by a few hundredths of an inch while high winds trigger noticeable plummet motion and minor crust vibrations.
A fragmented advertisement text highlights concerns about governance in schools and mentions Dr. King’s New Pill as a remedy. The piece references a Harford Post tone with lines about solving old problems and restoring health, ending with a local dealer contact.
B Philips Oppenheim in New York dinner praised enduring value of classic writers over modern trashy novels. He noted Paradise Lost earned its author $25 while Defoe’s Crusoe earned less, but modern works yield six figure editions enabling yachts cars and even airplanes.
An usher in a summer theater asks a woman to remove her hat though no one behind her appears to mind. The exchange reflects theater etiquette and social expectations of consideration in public spaces. The piece closes with a remark on men treating wives and family with similar courtesy to strangers, suggesting homes would be brighter.
Fragmentary verse line presents a pendulum image between gralle and tear with archaic diction “Byran” as the author tag. The text reads as a brief poetical fragment reflecting contrast and movement. No clear event, date, or organization is identified.
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