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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1898
Page
3
Local column lists varied city musings and travel notes. Mentions Bristol Knoxville Greeneville Jonesboro Chattanooga Times and several residents such as J P F Toney A P Harkins B F Childress and Nora Anderson. Gold Dust flour praised and advertised.
Readers learn of visits and travel by residents, business moves, a new insurance and real estate agency Sproles Rayburn & Co, factory expansions by G Harris & Co, an upcoming reception at the Library, and public health notes on smallpox quaratine and a newly electrified depot.
A 19 Coming Woman and other homemakers are urged to use Electric Hitters for loss of appetite headaches sleeplessness and fainting spells. The ad claims it strengthens delicate women and aids nervous troubles. In local news Austrian traveler Ettlinger aged 22 tours the world on a bicycle without money. He bets 10 000 if not back in two years the money is forfeited. Detective Baldwin arrests Ledfords for stolen trunks and checks from a Virginia railroad.
Outlook brightening for Johnson City as capitalists flood in, building factories amid rich timber and mineral country. The city sits at the crossroads of three railroads and a prospective trunk line from Charleston to Chicago, promising to elevate it as a major state manufacturing hub. Local leaders claim stronger merchant finances and improved farm cash flow, asserting a resilient economy despite past hardships. An obituary notes Horace Eugene Landreth born in 1894 died in 1898 at age 3. A job ad seeks an experienced salesman for Lubricating Oils, Greases, Varnishes and Regix in Cleveland, Ohio.
Advertisement claims free trial bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. It asserts physicians endorse it and that regular bottles cure severe cases. Trial bottles are available at Lyle’s Grocery Store.
A vintage notice promotes buying tickets through the MU Railroad and its agents to avoid long layovers and night changes. It touts lower fares and urges travelers to consult agents MW EK Allen in Morristown Tennessee and A DeSaussure in Memphis Tennessee before purchasing.
Intense itching and skin irritation treated by Chamberlains Eye and Skin ointment praised for cures of bad cases. Also mentions Condit powders for horses and tonics as health aids. Keeps home in prime condition with tonic and blood purifier claims.
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