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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1897
Page
3
A crowded telegraph of society items includes visits from Prof. Wright and Walter Henderson, Bristol guests, local remedies, new stove work by B White, and church events. Marriage, births, deaths, and town commerce fill the notes, with Curtis & Farthing shipping poultry and towngoers planning year end gatherings.
Mr James Jones of Jones and Son Cowden Illinois endorses Dr Kings New Discovery after his wife suffered severe grippe. He credits the medicine with quick improvement from the first dose and notes a six dollar bottle cured her. Chamberlains Pain Balm is praised for rheumatism and emergencies. Ward Pribergs The Bee Hive advertises full line.
Advertises Smith's Sure Kidney Cure with claims of curing kidney and bladder troubles, piles, and women’s diseases. Promises 98 percent observed cure rate, money-back guarantee if not cured, and sale through local druggists.
A periodical note claims monthly pains are relieved by Dr Milos Pain Pills. The ad asserts ease from discomfort, listing no medical endorsement or clinical trials. No specific patient names or dates provided.
M. Jackson, a popular grocer, shipped two coops of chickens to Bristol for the ongoing poultry show. He sent Black Spanish and Brown Leghorns and traveled to see the event and bring back prizes. An apparent Board of Trade meeting in O. H. Jennings' office revised rules and formed new committees. The next meeting will be in the Opera House on Thursday Jan 6 for annual officer elections.
An advertisement touts Don's Pile Cure as a universal remedy for piles and claims Euscrare Dystersia Burros cures indigestion flatulence constipation and all forms of dyspepsia. It lists Dox Chemican Co Chattanooga Tenn as the address and promotes a single cost dose.
Obituary notes Dr. J. M. Cameron found dead in bed at his Elizabethton home. He retired in good health the night before. Estimated age about 72. Requiem with Masonic honors to be held, Johnson City lodge traveling by special train. Also mentions a Christmas-time psychology lecture series by Dr. Price at the Opera House, Dec 20 to 22, praised for eloquence and insight.
A Tuesday afternoon at the Berry residence on Walnut Street hosted Edward, Mary, Agnes and Gladys Berry inviting friends to 2 to 4 o’clock. Local children attended while the Young People’s Missionary Society of the M E Church South staged an entertainment at the church. John Sevier Lodge No 49 K of P held its annual feast in the Opera House with toast toasts and a talk on the order. An endorsement for Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy closed the item with a vendor note from Ward and Priberg The Bee Hive.
Newly elected officers of Johnson City Lodge 440 F. and A. M. and Thomas E. Matson Chapter Royal Arch Masons were publicly installed at the Opera House Monday night. A large audience heard music and Rev. J. Cowan performed the installation in fine style. Afterward members and guests enjoyed a feast at the White Elephant.
garbled text appears to advertise laxatives with odd branding and misspelled phrases. It mentions Candy Cathard and a vague claim of curing constipation, referencing a refund and a numeric 10.0.0 fall. No coherent event, date, or organization is identifiable.
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