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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1899
Page
2
A fragment from a late 19th century session notes women suing for kisses and others after one. It critiques a Finland attitude, discusses a proposed revenue bill boosting privileges by about 100000 dollars, a tobacco tax idea, and mentions Senators Tillman Lindsay and Holman with remarks on naval cadets and canal bills.
A February 5 1800 Cuban letter from Trinidad Calis Camp Tennessee debunks rumors that the Eighth New York colored regiment was ordered to Savannah to relieve the Fourth and move to Anniston quarantine. It notes the health of the regiment is poor and reports a false death, while describing a whirlwind and Cuban scenes including Wood Ollis and a mixed band now inclusive of a Cuban and Spaniard.
A 1904 clipping from Hon. W. H. Onney endorses Peruna as beneficial for catarrh and mucous membranes. Ex Secretary of State lauds the vegetable remedy, while a separate line hints at government property sales to natives and a soldier’s grim question about repayment.
Reports from the Cuban front note Col Brown pushing for first class roads and a rousing reception to American troops in Trinidad. Sailors and merchants trust American help as a chaplain’s diary is stolen, while a guard house replaces a home. A wind storm damages tents and a soldier returns home for discharge. An advertisement for Electric Bitters hypes health benefits.
A committee report to the Dolton City Board advocates issuing bonds to buy and equip a building to house all public offices and services. The proposal calls for a $10,000 expenditure for equipment and outlines a plan to consolidate court, police, and clerk offices, with a new town hall and jail.
A meeting of creditors in the bankruptcy of John H Tilson will be held at Branner's Rack Store Erwin Tennessee on February 27 at 1 pm. The referee will hear claims examine the bankrupt elect a trustee and take further steps to promote the estate's best interests. Jones B Cox Referee in Bankruptcy Johnson City Tennessee February 19.
A vintage health ad addresses monthly menstrual irregularities in women and urges against unsafe nostrums. It promotes a product claimed to regulate cycles every twenty eighth day, listing symptoms it supposedly relieves and offering a free book.
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