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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1899
Page
3
Items show shop names, residents, and events around Johnson City including The Comet barber shop near Hotel Piedmont, promotions for Laxative Bromo Quinine, housing on East Market Street, Jackson's store ads, Opera House shows Life for Life and My Uncle From Japan, coal and street updates, and residents like Rev John Herndon and Miss Eugenia Yance.
A garbled page of notices covers a wide mix of local items. It notes beverage ads, a cough remedy promotion, theater and store openings, resident movements, church resignations, obituaries, railroad talk, and a fatal Carnegie furnace accident. Names include Miss Mary Bayless, Mrs. Lake, W. P. Hanus, and Reuben Campbell.
Carnegie Furnace Co agreed to relocate and operate in Johnson City if the board would seek a legal change to cut furnace property from the corporation. A committee verified operation and the board pledged to petition to alter corporate limits. Seven members heard the proposal, five supported, two opposed, prompting a mass meeting Friday at the Opera House to discuss further.
The Johnson City and Carnegie Street Railway Co plans to operate the line soon. Workers clear tracks and install new ties and repairs as needed. An extension to Second Avenue toward the Carnegie furnace may occur to support furnace-related business.
The Murray Hartt Dramatic and Comedy Company brings up to date comedies and dramas to the Opera House all next week. Led by Francia Murray and Louise Hartt, the versatile duo headline a strong cast. Opening night offers My Uncle From Japan, a popular laugh producer, with tickets priced 10, 20 cents and ladies free Monday night.
A local retailer advertises heavy markdowns to clear excess dress goods before spring. Patterns originally eight to ten dollars now feature about half price, with many lines including cotton fabrics, ribbons, and shirtings reduced. Accessories such as kid gloves, shoes, underwear, draperies, silks, and remnants are repriced, with a focus on odd lots and final-clearance pricing.
A jumble of notices and ads reports Coke traffic on the Bristol Elizabethton and North Carolina line, local health and patent remedies, a murder arrest of Nelson Wolf, convicts earning income in Tennessee, and assorted fashion and social notes. The piece mixes commerce, crime, and household tips with town life details.
W O Phillips plans 1899 as a banner year in Johnson City by buying Hugh O Boyle building stock and will operate two bars under Dan Walters. Rumor says he will build a four story brick hotel on the block, expanding O Boyle and boosting local property value. Phillips, a local entrepreneur, aims to strengthen the town's future.
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