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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1889
Page
3
Invites customers to a grand stock up via dry goods groceries boots and clothing with free delivery inside the corporation. Announces a large purchase of men s suits arriving soon and urges shoppers to wait for their prices before buying elsewhere.
Local merchants promote low prices and varied goods including fresh oysters at Geo R Brown's hardware, lamps at Weilers, prescriptions at McFarland Co, paints at Ligen McFarland, breads and pastries, cigars, fruit offerings at Geo R Brown's and Beavers Summers wholesale sales, plus stationery at the book store. Post office note: entered as second class matter.
The Bristol column lists bakery ads and notices from Patton on Public Square, shoe and boot fasteners from Hyder in East Tennessee, social rumors, weathering gossip, and local business updates including wagons and hardware, plus upcoming events and community chatter.
A broad argument on women’s education highlighting dress-making by the National Garment Cutter movement as essential. It cites Paris schools and urges American wives and mothers to learn dress-cutting to teach virtue, thrift, and household management, improving family welfare.
The speaker states they are sole agents for a celebrated shoe and that every customer knows the quality. They claim to guarantee the shoes to all customers and imply strong local recognition of the product.
Public and business notices including military drill resumption at Crumley and Gilmer Armory on February 6 1889. Stockholder meeting for First National Bank of Johnson City on February 12 1889. Shop and sale ads for tobacco warehouse prices groceries leather goods and farm equipment plus a dissolution and new partnership at Horton Gildersleeve & Co and property for sale in Fairview.
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