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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1916
Page
2
Publication entry listing names Folkers and Publishers and distribution details. Odd spelling and formatting indicate a small town newspaper notice with Thursday publication schedule and post office entry.
A long sequence of brief social notes records visitors and residents in the town. Names include Shazel Ghulf, Nell Erwan, Alice Joye, Mary Rogers, Miss Mildred Wetherby, Miss Harte Blowgham, and many others visiting or returning to homes in Bristol, Greeneville, Knoxville, and nearby areas.
In New York a winter to summer fashion shift is evident as shops brim with linens silks and parasols. European influence from wartime styles brings back the bolero as a versatile, home worn option in blue serge trimmed with gold braid.
The article notes rising popularity of stripes and checks in suits and dresses for southern wear and early spring, with black taffeta moire trims. Net blouses in chiffon and net fabrics gain favor for durability, while hats mix straw and taffeta with satin decorations and subtle chic trimming.
Washington reports focus on a county vote March 25 to authorize a special tax up to one dollar per hundred on property to fund road grad ing and macadamizing. Voters face renewed tax levies that could raise rates beyond current 2.20 per hundred, with workhouse funds cited as needing repair. The piece notes recent tax increases and local road conditions.
Advert sees Dakota Jack claim Indian herbs heal rheumatism stomach and nerve troubles. Stories describe Bristol Tennessee users gaining relief in weeks, Irish boy's cure and shipments to Ireland. Sells 45 days treatment for one dollar with free Cowboy Liniment offer at Gregory Drug Co and Turner's Drug Store.
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