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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1909
Page
3
The page lists multiple merchants offering coal and farm products, repairs, and goods at special prices. Local residents W A Sharaitte and wife return from New York, J A Parsons travels east for goods, and several others make regional trips for spring purchases. Groundbreaking begins for a new post office foundation. social events include charity performances at the Hippodrome.
Sealed proposals are invited for furnishing all labor and materials for the complete construction of the Chaplain’s Quarters at the National Soldiers' Home Tennessee. Plans and specifications are on file at the Treasurer's office. Proposals due by 12 o'clock M., March dates listed.
State and county taxes for the year 100K will be collected in Johnson City on Wednesdays and Thursdays each week beginning on November 11. The Hegonrs office on Tipton Street will host the collection during hours stated. other districts will follow. W H U Jackson, Trustee.
A Greenville Tennessee machinist, W G Leonard, credits Doan’s Kidney Pills with curing long standing backache and kidney trouble after a physician gave him little time. He reports severe pain and frequent urination before using the remedy, then a complete and permanent improvement. The ad urges readers to consult Patton Drug Co and note Doan’s as the recommended brand.
Rumor says the C C and O railway is negotiating with Norfolk and Western for track rights from Norton in Wise county to St Paul in Fussell county Va. If the deal closes a daily passenger service may run Norton to Johnson City. Bristol Herald Courier notes the export clover seed listing at Barton Mountcastle Hardware.
Citizens propose a legislative act allowing Johnson City to acquire and extend its water plant with a 500000 budget. The piece argues the city should own the plant, citing growth from railroad access and future development, and cautions against overpaying for oversized systems.
Knoxville dispatch reports rumor Harriman interests plan to buy the Carolina and Clinghfield Ohio road and to take control of the Seaboard Airline through the Carter enterprise. No definite confirmation but strong town gossip says a border city may be bolstered by the move.
Prominent Hamblen County road bonds issued a decade ago are being retired. About $raft 87,500 has been paid off, with $50,000 voted five years ago and a current tax rate of 1.85. The county reports $100,000 funded thirty-two miles of macadam roads and fourteen additional miles graded. A Morristown attorney forwarded the report to President Jas A Summers of the Commercial Club.
The piece lauds Gov. Patterson for resisting slander and deceit in his inauguration remarks. It asserts his refusal to be cowed by accusations and calls for legal or Senate impeachment proceedings to settle the matter, defending his fitness to govern.
A historic Tennessean page shows City National Bank of Johnson City figures with loans bonds and deposits listed, followed by a scathing Governor Patterson defense from the Chattanooga Times accusing political slander and praising his forthright stance amid prohibition debates.
Public notice announces a March 13 1909 election in Washington County Tennessee to issue bonds of 150 000 dollars for macadamized roads bridges and highways. It lists election officers and precinct clerks for the several districts and cites state acts authorizing the measure.
Fragmentary OCR lists numerous judges officers and clerks by district with scattered names. The text also notes a medical claim that three doctors failed to treat a blood poison while Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured a patient, and mentions eczema boils and piles with a testimonial from John Washington of Borquevilla Texas.
An Indianapolis publisher promotes a Popular Music Roll containing 20 pages of sheet music with popular songs and marches. It lists titles such as Flight of the Butterflies and The Girl I’ve Seen, inviting readers to send names and pay postpaid.
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