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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1897
Page
4
A garbled anthology outlines tariff debates on wool silk and tobacco with hints of Indiana health policy and draft reform. It reports a Paris Kentucky murder case, a Lima Peru appointment, and various political shifts while mixing tales of theft, fraud, and a strange cow clock anecdote.
The piece contrasts youth and older age, asserting youth is harsh and fast, while aging brings compassion and restraint. It notes growth yields sympathy, wiser choices at meals, and a broader, gentler view of life, with reflections on art and social behavior.
A collection of wry maxims on honesty bravado and social behavior. It laments mischief done at night and the ease of earning praise by dying yet warns laughter at one’s own tale may backfire. It quips that gender roles and vanity fuel world trouble.
Flon Eth B. Wade a prominent state figure and former clerk of the house of representatives dies at Murfreesboro. He also served as superintendent of prisons under Gov. Buchanan and later reading clerk of the national house of representatives. The item notes his status among Knoxville and Nashville readers.
The O H and D Railway announces an excursion to Niagara Falls on July 8. Fare from Chattanooga is 14.25 with seven day tickets. Trains depart Cincinnati around noon, offering first class day coaches, Pullman and sleeping cars. Route via Toledo Detroit and Michigan Central Railway provides views of both falls. For information contact D G Bowanna Traffle Manager Cincinnati Ohio.
Advertisement from T. E. Altes, passenger agent of Morrison Tennessee, touts lower fares on a direct route via the Memphis and Charleston Railroad avoiding long layovers and night transfers. It urges customers to buy tickets through the off reliable MC to save money and avoid wearisome changes.
An old catalog blurb touts Merrits shirts as durable and wrinkle free with "lustre" fabric and no laundering needed. It promotes a wool skirt with double blouse and ruffle, priced at 3.90, available in navy brown cardinal cream silver gray and brown gray. Regular lengths 36 to 42 inches with longer sizes available for extra, sold by lending merchants nationwide.
Readable parts show scattered timings and abbreviations such as 4 pm 13 200 Ww Gun and 27 pm, with other fragments like SuKpm and Aasom. Details are unclear, but the text resembles a disordered timetable or schedule fragment from an older publication.
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