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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1895
Page
2
The Comet notes Patterson's appointment as consul to Demerara, British Guiana. It wishes him a pleasant sojourn and believes he will prove a valuable addition to the consular service.
Representative Patterson of Tennessee, who led the railway pooling bill in the House, reports strong Senate support with some opposition. Senator Lodge plans an amendment to the income tax collection offices. President issues order extending civil service to all post office station superintendents with salaries from 1000 to 2500 a year.
Judge Hart presided as county court met in the courthouse in Jonesboro to reorganize and set salaries. A Republican caucus nominated J M Martin for chairman and W H Cox for superintendent of schools, but no quorum prevented elections. later Dr J J Clark was defeated for chairman but then elected unanimously as chair.
Neat engraved cards announce the marriage of Winefield Scott Hickey and Annie Craig Smith in Jonesboro on Tuesday the 8th. The ceremony was at the bride's residence, conducted by Rev. Biglers, with family and friends present. A bridal tour to the Land of Flowers followed. The groom is a leading Jonesboro merchant. the bride is Chancellor John P. Smith's daughter. An entertainment from seven o'clock Tuesday evening at the First Presbyterian church features recitations, songs, violin solos, and readings by local ladies, admission 15 cents, children 10 cents, hosted by the Ladies Aid Society.
Rev W A Savage contributes to January avien on The Religion of Longfellow's Poetry. Mrs Hur Harrison writes Heigl Holfor a Mosband. Albert D Vanman writes The Influence of the Napoleonic Legend. New issues promote literature, public health reform and women’s progress with diverse essays, fiction, and poetry.
A Wichita area saga recounts hypnotist Gray coercing Tom MacDonald to kill Dave Patton in a failed duel scheme. Gray used manipulation to drive MacDonald, even aiding planning and evading accountability. MacDonald confessed, but juries split on responsibility, citing Gray's influence and defense of temporary insanity.
Dr. Ringe on Discovery has been tested for a quarter century and millions testify to its curative powers for throat chest and lung diseases. Each bottle is guaranteed to relieve or money back. Claimed to be the most reliable for coughs and colds. Free trial bottles at McFarland & Co. Drug Store Largo size, five cents, and one dollar.
Fragmented report details a court scene where a defendant admits killing Patton but claims no criminal motive, blaming mental influence from Anderton Gray. The jury verdict aligns with community sentiment, while discussions of life sentences and executive clemency appear in surrounding remarks. Additional notices offer real estate, remedies, and miscellaneous ads from M. Jackson and others.
An advertisement from Manria F. B. promotes the Iron City Dish Washer Co. in Pittsburgh offering an agency to sell affordable dish washers. It claims high demand and earnings of 5 to 12 dollars daily, urging readers to contact E. B. Pittsburg, Pa. for full particulars.
An old advertisement promotes Ramon's Tonic Liver Pills and Pellets to cure biliousness and constipation. It claims medicines aid Nature and suggests buying both pills and pellets together for one price, available at druggists or by mail from Brown Mfg Co in New York with Wofford & Co as local suppliers.
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