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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1896
Page
1
J P Bell of Ostawatomie Raw writes in praise of Dr Miles Heart Cure claiming six years of heart trouble ended after trying the product. She says sleepless nights and palpitations ceased and urges others to share the relief with a trial.
Articles in the February North American Review cover The Sexes Again by Amelia B Barr Mrs Amelia B Barr provides witty social satire Discontented Women and Livermore Arts review includes Ellen Vedder decorations for the Congressional Library Washington Also profiles Lincoln and Grant With reviews of McClure's and The Review of Reviews noting Turkish massacres and President Cleveland consular reform in March issues.
The article reports Miss Emily Hayes championing equal rights who plans to propose in leap year to farmer Frank Wallets. Wallets resents the gesture and considers legal action as Hayes defends it as a joke. A separate ad-like portion promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla and King’s Royal Germetten with testimonials from a bank president. A separate crime note describes Six Davis, a Black farmer, fatally clubbed and shot by Lee Crutchfield after a scripture dispute at Lowie station.
An 1890s advertising item touts Owen's Pink Mixture for teething children and Bucklea's Atwhca Salve for skin ailments. It promotes instant relief and guarantees satisfaction or money back, listing price points and local dealer details.
A well traveled man praises Hart's Great Balela for visiting homes and curing ailments. He notes its reliability and popularity after trials, claiming Hood's Sarsaparilla also helps by driving out disease and restoring health.
Sheriff Cates of Cocke County transported D W Boyer the East Tennesseean tied to the murder of his father and previously pardoned. Authorities accuse him of forging names on a petition for pardon and forging deeds to his sister’s property tied to the case. Detective Wort captured him.
A New York State Republican committee meeting unanimously endorsed Governor Levi P. Morton for the GOP nomination. The record notes various criminal cases, political maneuvers, and local incidents from Tennessee to Texas, including moonshine raids, a deadly train wreck in Illinois, and a sensational Indiana murder case involving Pearl Bryan.
Tablets and writing supplies advertised as the best stock in town with envelopes priced at 2¢ and 5¢ and up. The list includes writing paper, frames, newspapers and magazines, school and blank books, ink, pens, pencils, ink stands, letter files, copy books, and Japanese china offered cheaply.
Representative William H. Crain of Texas dies in Washington at dawn from pneumonia contracted at a charity ball. Texas delegation adopts sorrowful resolutions. funeral arrangements pending as a ceremonial train is planned to depart at 10:40 p.m. A memorial service accompanies his death.
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