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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1910
Page
1
Gov. Malcolm R Patterson of Tennessee urged a return to farming during a New York visit. He said high prices for food could be eased by moving production back to the farm, a stance supported by financial and railroad leaders present at the event.
A reader advocates a practical group to move people from overcrowded cities to rural areas. The plan aims to relieve inflated staple prices and address social issues more effectively than state or national legislation.
John J. Hare 2-year-old? No, two years old. Died at home 12 State Street at 7:30 pm Thursday from pneumonia after a brief illness. Popular Sullivan County figure, leaves widow and four children Vera Frank Wiley and Riley. Wife formerly Lula Crouch of Johnson City, sister of Wiley Crouch. Resided in Johnson City.
Gov Patterson argues the nation must expand cultivation on rich western and southern lands to lower prices. He praises the South for abundant soil, favorable climate, and opportunities for workers, noting immigration to farm lands is lacking government subsidies. He also references local Bristol figures and a medical obituary, with social notices and a travel-side note about a Kennebec company stage show.
A Pennsylvania representative introduces a bill for free admission of alive or dressed animals for market, sparking a clash among western Democrats and insurgent Republicans who call it a scheme to aid the meat trust. The piece traces tariff impacts on meat prices, cites Payne law duties, and notes shifting views between free trade advocates and protectionists amid broader tariff politics.
Governor Patterson and Mrs. Patterson arrive in Washington from New York where the governor spoke at a Tennessee Society dinner praising Robert E. Lee. Miss Mary Sue Cummins of New York accompanies them. They plan to meet President Taft the next morning before returning to New York.
The Bureau of Plant Industry of the USDA has ordered 3000 cork oak seedlings from a Chico nursery for experimental planting by the forest service. Fifteen hundred will be tried on the Santa Barbara National Forest and 600 on the Monterey National Forest in Southern California, with the District Forester coordinating. One hundred seedlings go to Prof. Gowsell at the Forest Behood, Point Loma, for experiments, and about 100 pounds of cork oak acorns are expected to be used elsewhere.
Gen John T Wilder of Knoxville who visited Mount Vernon was named by President Taft as one of three commissioners for Shiloh National Park Tennessee. The appointment, a birthday gift for his upcoming 40th birthday, follows his Civil War service and prior roles including pension agent at Knoxville. He succeeds Col Cornelius Cadle of Ohio, with chairmanship to be decided by the commission.
Article by the Wm. C. Geraty Co. notes founder William C. Geraty as a pioneer in southern early cabbage for northern markets. It states sea island plants grown on South Carolina’s coast are frost hardy and transplantable across southern states in winter, expanding winter cabbage production beyond the coast.
The article notes that the United States shifted large quantities of beef hog products and oleomar garine abroad while arguing for tariff protection to nurture domestic markets. It compares U S meat exports with Argenti nas markets and mentions potential domestic price advantages. It also touches on agricultural experiments and cabbage planting timing and costs.
Postmasters report a February 15 change allowing rural mail folks to avoid collecting box postage on unstamped letters. Pennies must be placed in an envelope or wrapped. The Rural Free Delivery service will not require curler to gather unstamped mail payments.
A Pasadena chamber lecture warned that battleships may be rendered helpless by air forces. The speaker argued one balloon or aeroplane can carry enough explosives to destroy fleets, while ships offer little protection. He welcomed advancing aviation as protection against invasion.
Airexport in Bristol shows city council a water sterilization by electricity. A proposition to install a plant at $25,000, payable when installed and functioning, may be adopted. Mr Miller of Moweaqua Illinois endorses Dr Caldwall's Syrup Pepsin as a guaranteed remedy for stomach trouble and indigestion with free samples offered by the manufacturer.
Chancellor PF. H. Heiskell in the chancery court at Memphis declares the law creating commission form of government in effect for the city, under which the current city officials were elected, institutional.
The president of the Industrial and Orphans Home in Macon Georgia reports Electric Bitters has aided hundreds of orphans over nine years. He praises it as a superior family medicine that strengthens stomach liver and kidney function, purifies blood, aids digestion, and boosts appetite to help pale weak children from rundown families.
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