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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1904
Page
4
The text mixes stock market chatter about Penneylyavin and Illinois Central declines with medical advertising for a diarrhea and croup remedy. It references Chamberlain Cough Remedy praised by mothers, and mentions a banking plan allowing national banks to lend on rural farm land with a senate finance committee report.
A testimonial cites DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as curing severe eczema on a baby, restoring clean skin and new hair growth. The ad warns against counterfeit Witch Hazel products and notes the original contains pure Witch Hazel.
William Barclay Parsons warns that if New York’s population keeps rising at the current pace, a road with capacity equal to the completed subway will be needed every four years. The Herald notes A B Baxter Co’s collapse with potential losses up to four million dollars and highlights notices for DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. Chas W W Clark, son of Senator Clark, drives 1068 miles in 37 hours 15 minutes to reach his dying wife in New York, racing on the Santa Fe railroad.
An advertisement promotes Radium healing claiming it cures all diseases with a written contract and guarantees results. It invites readers to fill a form for free information and cites Radios Co at 12 Drexel Building Philadelphia as the source of “Radion” information.
The Sumner county grand jury indicts Standard Oil Co for violating Tennessee law by controlling prices of goods brought into the state. The report also notes Tennessee Democrats and national party concerns with the Kansas City platform and presidential contenders. The piece references a one minute cough cure claim and Attorney General Cannean remarks, with scattered political commentary and outdated names.
Commencing December 9 the Frisco System will inaugurate the Palman Tourist Sleeping Car service between Birmingham Alabama and San Francisco California. The car will depart Birmingham at 10 20 p m each Wednesday and travel via Frisco to Kansas City Rock Island Pueblo Denver Rio Grande Ogden and Southern Pacific to San Francisco. Reservations may be made through T Sacxpens General Agent Pan s Department Corner Pryor and Decatur Streets Atlanta Georgia.
A vintage ad promotes a tonic claim by E. O. DeWitt & Co. Chicago that restores digestion and stomach health. It asserts foods digest easily, curb rumbling, and nourish blood and tissues, presenting dramatic health benefits and wealth restoration.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions cholera and diarrhea remedies and pills, with multiple garbled phrases. The readable content references a medical context and a warning about delays or ineffective promises, but lacks coherent facts or names to identify a specific event or figure.
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