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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1911
Page
2
The Comet joins Knox-Ville Journal Tribune in veto support for higher sheriff feeding costs. Governor Mooper defended convictions. The piece urges boosting normal school funding, arguing these institutions train teachers and yield strong public returns, insisting they deserve a larger share of the education fund than now allocated.
Eliza Epperson of Tecumseh Oklahoma credits Cardul with saving her life after severe pains in head shoulders back and lower body. She says Cardul helped her more than anything and improved her health, urging other women to try it.
Nashville Tennessee February fifteenth reports indicate lawmakers will not act on the general education bill until after the recess. They will study the state's financial ability to fund the increased appropriation before proceeding.
Mrs J A Decker of Clyde writes she recovered after five years in bed using Cardal women's tonic. She claims pain, paleness, and weakness vanished and she can work again. Nearby druggists offer Cardal on shelves. W A Roberts of Erwin reports a midweek visit. The Commercial Club sent a telegram to Gov Hooper requesting stock law bill consideration for Washington county before legislative recess.
An ad section invites readers to guess the names of ten Johnson City firms hidden in excessive advertisements. Participants with top guesses win a yearly Daily Comet subscription. The page also promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for digestion and appetite, sold by dealers.
Montgomery Feb 14 after a lengthy debate the Alabama house defeated by 47 to 83 a bill allowing newspapers to receive passes from milreada in exchange for advertising the measure had earlier passed the Senate by a narrow majority.
An advertisement asserts a cure for catarrh that penetrates the blood and mucous surfaces. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and applied to the mucous membranes, touting testimonials and a sale by P. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It also advertises Hull's Family Pills for constipation.
Ottawa February 15. The pending reciprocity agreement is seen by the Conservative opposition as leading to a commercial union and eventual U S annexation. George Poster, former finance minister, delivered a three hour speech signaling a longer series of such views from both sides. A vote is not expected for at least three weeks.
The City Drug Co advertises Zemo and Zemo soap as a cure for all skin ailments including eczema pimples and dandruff for infants and adults. The offer promises money back if customers are not fully satisfied with results and claims Zemo is economical and effective for skin and scalp issues.
George R. Pickell aged twenty died yesterday at his home from tuberculosis on Unake avenue near Baxter Street at 11 45. He came from Knoxville and ran a cigar stand in Hotel Purdue lobby before selling it due to ill health. He leaves a wife, father, and three brothers. Funeral Friday morning conducted by Rev U O Tarwater of the M E church South.
Mrs Isabelle Wheeler of Freetown Indiana describes chronic nervous debility finding no help from doctors until using Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin. She reports wide demand for the medicine, claims guaranteed results, and offers a free sample bottle at the Caldwell Riag, Monticello, TI. The drug is sold by all druggists at one dollar per bottle.
Charles Jones, arrested for breaking into Dr. J. H. Preas's office Tuesday night, faced a preliminary hearing Wednesday before Squire Pierce. He was bound over to the circuit court in three cases and will be taken to Jonesboro to await the next term. Jones says he is from Chattanooga and has been in Johnson City only a few days.
The piece recounts the 1844 General Conference battles over slavery within the Methodist churches, noting no defender of slavery, bishops and delegates' positions, and the fierce divisions that led to separation. It traces postwar reconciliations, lawsuits over church property, and the slow path toward federation and possible union across branches.
A mob of armed Black residents guarded the jail in Stanford Kentucky to deter a white mob from lynching prisoners Louie Gregory and Curley Joumin, following a daytime robbery of three white tobacco farmers on the Daiile Pike. Deputies and Sheriff McCarthy watched from the front as gunfire echoed, while whites paraded armed in the area.
Bristol Tenn Feb 1 As the result of charges preferred Robert Poage postmaster at Wytheville Va has been removed and his bondmen have been made to assume charge of the office. Poage was held in high esteem and friends believe he will be vindicated. A spirited contest for the position is anticipated.
Memphis to Bristol highway construction set for August fourteen and eleven with Governor Hooper backing the project. A Tennessee audience heard strong comments on union and Christian unity, urging cooperation across lines and nations.
A pastiche of religious rhetoric urges a united global movement led by Methodism to combat evil. The speaker proclaims the need for a single concordant effort, declaring surrender of self as the path to Christ’s coronation and victory over darkness. The piece frames faith as a militant, world-spanning mission where personal sacrifice yields divine reward.
Hon Wm Jennings Bryan, famed orator, spoke on The Price of a Bowl at the Hippodrome to aid the Brownlow Monument Fund. About a thousand attended despite a late-rising hour. Bryan arrived in Johnson City at 0:20, spoke over an hour, and then left for Bristol on a special train with local dignitaries.
Friends report Mrs Chas Taylor is improving and hope the crisis has passed with continued progress. The notice recommends Chamberlains Cough Remedy to prevent croup, stating it can stop a croupy cough and is a reliable cure once symptoms appear.
Washington reports the Tennessee delegation initially opposed the Canadian reciprocity treaty as Republicans Austin and Massey sided with the opposition but supported the measure on final passage. The note adds a health line about Chamberlains Cough Remedy, claimed to relieve persistent coughs after grip and other remedies failed.
Washington February 16 The house affairs committee met but did not elect a member of the soldiers home board at Johnson City. One ballot was taken and the panel will reconvene tomorrow to decide the contest between Col. John Bell Brownlow of Knoxville Z D Massey of Tennessee and Gardner of Michigan for the vacant seat.
Washington February 16 Representative Bennet of New York, who opposed Canadian reciprocity, introduced a house resolution urging the president to begin negotiations with Britain for the annexation of Canada by the United States. The measure was referred to the committee on foreign affairs.
William L. Hedges of Johnson City Tennessee testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills relieved his back pain and sleepless nights caused by kidney trouble. He praises the product as permanent relief after a short treatment, bought from Whitehouse Drug Co. and distributed by Feater-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY as sole US agents.
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