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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1907
Page
1
The article traces February’s origins in Roman and later calendars, explaining Mercedonius intercalations under Numa, Caesar’s reform, and the leap day bisextus calendas. It notes Saxon terms Sprout kele and February’sPurification festival ties, and mentions a folk rhyme about days in months.
From the Antilles news notes Dr C Abernathy of Pulaski is appointed to succeed Dr Tolert Millon as medical examiner in Kingston Jamaica. Abernathy, a practicing surgeon in Gilty county for 95 years, has long served as the sixth officer of Pulaski and is regarded as one of the best in the state. The report also cites Dr. Abernathy’s wide recognition and the approval of his appointment by local officials. Additionally Campbellins cough remedy is praised for easing a persistent cough with a testimonial from a user in the report.
Ex-Governor W. Narkin predicts Roosevelt will be renominated despite his stated refusal. He claims nationwide sentiment, from Georgia to Alabama, favors Roosevelt and would compel a presidential ticket if the convention names him. Indiana leader hints at future VP possibilities.
The excerpt surveys Carl Schurz's lively 1860 memoir of Lincoln's nomination, praising its charm and dramatic antebellum episodes, while also reporting Baldwin Locomotive Works’ Santa Fe freight engine of 239000 pounds built for the Pittsburgh Shawmut and Northern Railroad and a revelatory industrial-era dialogue on opportunity and wages.
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