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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1905
Page
2
The Hardeman Free Press reports an old maids convention to be held in Jasper County Missouri this week. A society note mentions a J U G Club formed by Trenton society girls and references local humorous lines about behavior and free beverages.
A garbled column cites winter weather, new passenger station plans, government building delays, and local figures. It mentions Chancellor Haynes and a death in the Campbell family, plus satirical notes on Prohibition era topics, a Memphis magazine, and political chatter about ballots and pensions in Denver.
The Virginia and Southwestern railroad plans to seek bids soon for a line from Yorn'a Creek south to its Gate City boundary. The project, contested with the South and Western road, is delayed by an infant on outbreaking and water issues. The pursuit of this route is seen as key to the Southwest Virginia coal region, with the funder Henry K. McHarg and the Virginia & Southwestern taking the lead amid court actions between the Southern Railway and Seaboard Air Line.
The Johnson City Comet editor shows anxiety at home and seeks harmony by favoring women in general cosmetics business opportunities. An opera company performance at the Lyceum Theater impresses locals with a colorful, lively stage show described as great by everyone.
A collage of excerpts from various papers notes quips about transit meteors the perennial grass widow and light humor. It includes lines on marital habits tax season and a mayoral adjournment plus short anecdotes about a boy learning physiology and a husband proving a misread tip about making a wife love him.
Washington February 20 The souste has posted Representative Brownlow's bill authorizing the secretary of war to permit burying wives of deceased enlisted men in national cemeteries provided the expense is not charged to the government. The house had also passed the bill and it will become law when the president signs.
The American reports that President Newman of New York Central has been guaranteed a salary of 120000 dollars a year a house in New York and a sumptuous private car.
The board of estimate appointed engineers report cost reductions for a municipal electric plant. 2,000 candlepower arc lamps could cost 875.40 per lamp annually, incandescent power would fall to 5.10 cents per kilowatt hour. A Manhattan Bronx pilot of 0,000 arc lamps and 250,000 16 candlepower lamps would cost 4 100 000 including real estate. Operating costs estimated at 6 06 000 annually with interest and depreciation. The city now pays nearly double for similar private lamps.
A new carpenter and repair shop opened on Market Street near the steam laundry. They offer all kinds of repair work and a line of picture moulding and fittings. Frames can be made to order at reasonable prices. Call or visit at 1:36 Market Street.
Prof. J A Stubblefield resigns as associate president of Centenary College Cleveland Tenn effective at term end due to ill health He has served the college twenty years and previously worked with Dr David Sullion as president
W J Graham death announced by telegram last Saturday about noon due to heart failure. He was a brother of Mrs. Bowman and had lived here several years ago, with community sympathy extended to the bereaved. The piece also contains a printer’s critique and a Wit phrase about laughter from Senator Depew.
Senator Clay probes post office funding as he seeks to curb trade restraints. An advertisement touting Hall's Catarrh Cure claims mercury in nostrum harms blood and mucous surfaces, urging readers to buy only the Toledo manufactured product with testimonials. The note references penalties for restraint of trade and possible criminal penalties.
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