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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1885
Page
3
An old time advertisement lists groceries, hardware, and services from Hunts and Lides and Jones Drug Store. It bills sugar, coffee, molasses, nails, coal, soaps, wax, and watches plus machine repairs and home flour mill sales. Includes testimonials and shipping requests from customers at Union Depot and Johnson City Tennessee.
An 1883 Johnson City column reports on tobacco trade prospects in North Carolina and Sullivan County plus local business notes. It mentions Miz Bros and Barnes handling tobacco, railroad hopes through Sullivan County, and growth of Johnson City with ads, subscriptions, and arrivals. Also notes marriages, store openings, and residents visiting from nearby towns.
A letter claims King's New Discovery cured lung disease and a testimonial touts its free trial bottle. Additional text discusses Bradstreet business failures 1870s era, noting historic totals and economic recovery hopes. Endorsing comments from J W Atking of Girard, Kansas promote Electric Bitters for kidney and liver woes as a reliable remedy.
Fall and winter goods offered at reduced prices. Buy now to save up to 25 percent on clothing from Mother. Stock is being sold to make room for a spring assortment.
Fragmented OCR text lists various crops and items such as wheat corn millet feathers and potatoes. Mentions places and names only vaguely. no clear event or outcome is stated. The fragment reads like a grocery or farm list without a coherent news item or dates.
The Comer announces generous incentives to area agents with the promise of commissions and promotional materials. It pledges support with circulares and copies of the prospectus to encourage subscriptions and expand business.
An old ad promoting Fulchner's Liniment for rheumatism and neuralgia offers a 50 cent bottle from W. B. Lewis in Jolson City, Tennessee, with a money-back guarantee after a fair trial. Also features an oyster house ad by W. R. Lewis near the belt building, west of the horse tine.
A fragmented report lists multiple buyers and prices from an auction in Madison County North Carolina. Names include W A Hensley Oliver Hughes Poteron Joshua Peterson W Bailey and O O Hughes among others. Lots range from 4 to 8 figures in dollars with prices like 1600 and 20 dollars, noting several fees and assorted grades with no notable market shift apart from some greenish low grades.
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