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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1895
Page
1
An 8 year old adive for a patent medicine touts Mood's Sarsaparilia as a cure for a wide range of ailments. The text claims it purifies the blood and restores health. It mentions a Scowell Wilmot in Dakota as part of the endorsement.
From Washington Jan 12 Representative Conn of Indiana introduces a bill to reorganize regimental bands. It creates roles for the haut master clic musician principal musician and others with pay set at about $100 per month, matching current band stipends.
A cryptic report mentions secret surface offices and a new counterion FLO in the United States legal vendee matter. The text references dates March 5 196% and 1590 with letter checks, names such as Wo and Rucockaus, and a Webster trait noting a small pink scalp.
A chaotic House scene erupts as Mr Fiower accuses a newspaper article of attempting to proselytize Democratic members for Mr Evans. The report includes a letter from Dickson County and a dubious bribe transport offer tied to a Republican-leaning paper, plus ad text for remedies and a Cleveland sale.
The biennial report praises progress at the University of Tennessee, notes Blount College origins, and outlines plans for free tuition for eligible applicants. It highlights a new brick building with an observatory, improved facilities for agricultural students, and calls for a central campus building.
A vintage ad touts four remedies with strong claims. Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds promises guaranteed results. Electric Bitters for liver stomach and kidneys. Huckson’s Arnica Salve praised as the best. Br King’s Life Pills called perfect. It also mentions Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder as the standard for thirty years.
Beginning Saturday January 19 the store inaugurates a bona fide reduction of prices on the entire Dress Goods line except black. New and latest styles offered. profits discarded to make room for a new Spring Line.
The list shows prices for all-wool cashmere and serge fabrics, including 34 to 46 inch widths. Notable items include all-wool cashmere at 35 to 60 cents per yard, all-wool serges at 39 to 60 dollars per yard equivalent, and 12 to 19 varieties of novelty dress goods ranging from 4.25 to 7.50 per yard, with several 2 and 3 pat sections.
The report argues Tennessee must provide buildings and equipment for the state university under 1862 land grant obligations. It describes plans for brick and stone structures 210 by 75 feet, four stories high with modern systems, estimated at $100000, and asks the General Assembly to appropriate the sum.
The piece extols Gov. Taylor as a commanding orator on stage in Europe and lauds his three lectures, especially Visions and Dreams. It praises his eloquence, imagination, and power to move audiences to tears and laughter, comparing his impact to great poets and statesmen. It highlights vivid scenes of celestial imagery and personal reminiscences that stir deep emotion.
A Tennessee party including Majors and Colonels met in Washington to push a 200000 dollar appropriation for a state Centennial Exposition exhibit. The Woman's Board in Nashville showcased plans for a broad display tracing women's work from early weaving to modern comforts. County endorsements spread, rail access aid for exhibitors is planned, and local enthusiasm grows.
Dr Hartman at the Surgical Hotel urges that good hearing is essential for health and safety. He links partial deafness to frequent head catarrh and middle ear issues, warns that neglect accelerates decline, and promotes Peruna as a cure for catarrhal deafness with address to Columbus Ohio for further guidance. He offers a free book via The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company.
An advertisement claims Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds helps all throat and lung ailments with a money back guarantee. Trial bottles are free at McFarland & Co’s Drug Store. Large bottles sell for 50 cents and $1.00.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Noe Otm er supervising the preparation of a sarsaparilla product overseen by a proprietor at Hood s Suarparilla. No clear dates or locations are readable.
Boston reports show Merrimac Manufacturing and Boot Manufacturing petitioning to expand capital and sell beyond New England as mills consider relocating to the South. The Dwight Mille of Chicopee already gained permission and will locate in Georgia, citing cheaper raw materials coal access lower labor costs and anti labor concerns as key motives. Local residents Embree Simcox and visitors from Johnson City attended Bristol events last night. Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder noted in brief.
Christmas visits and holiday travel fill Austen's Springs area in December 1884. Names include Sellers, Miss Gertrude Miller, J. W. Hilbert, Wade McNees, Ebb Hodge, Aileen Galloway, and residents near hue such as Mowe, W. W. Bowman, W. R. Bromit, Willie Cash, and Joe Bowman. Reports mention illness of Will Long, Mrs. Jobo Fulmer's absence, and a blizzard sending Tennessee boys home. Also notes visits by Wm Temlpin and Robert Galloway. Hustler still alive. local humor about the Miser lantern outing. Mentions January 12, 1885, and political lines about Stephen Ekins and Har ter.
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