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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1894
Page
8
In a ladies page of home decor a arrangement features a four pot of Adiantum cuneatum on lycopodium moss with lilies of the valley. Another display groups Adiantum and Roman hyacinths around a crystal bowl with Marechal Niel roses, creating a harmonious green white and yellow contrast. The text laments the banishment of teaspoons and mocks the four tined fork trend replacing spoons in dining.
The item blends a ladies guide to preparing fine coffee at home with a fashion column on gowns and accessories. It highlights green beans roasted and browned, butter added, and mortar grinding, then shifts to opals, gowns, bodices, sleeves, and new fabrics like hopsackings and Tulle Grecque. Paragraphs cover waterproof capes, wedding gown sleeves, and overskirts.
A collage of household hints, jokes, and social musings overheard in a late 19th century page. Topics include glue recipes for crafts, fowl cleaning cautions, fashion banter, and reflections on women’s roles in love and marriage. Notable quips reference Clara-Charlie Spooner, Mr Lease, and remarks from Mrs Frank Leslie and Mrs John A Logan.
At 7 pm a wagon carrying six people was struck by a Toledo and Ohio Central passenger train on the city outskirts. Killed: Daniel Rodhecker, his wife, and Henry F. Russell. Injured: John Sullivan and a 16 year old daughter of Mrs. Harshe. Driver failed to clear tracks after warning signs.
A brutal morning murder in Waco, Texas, details a unknown assailant entering the Lipschitz general store, killing L Lipschitz with a hatchet at the door and fatally striking Mrs Lipschitz in the adjoining room. Local authorities report multiple arrests among tramps but no additional evidence linked to the crime at hand.
The Charleston Cincinnati and Chicago line states in effect on the 13th day of now that street cars leaving Johnson City at 2 a.m. and 8 p.m. will connect with Heinen 3 and 2 at Carnegie depot. Cars will leave Ceracele depots on the arrival of trains Nos. 2 and 4.
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