Johnson City items of interest from Avery Vim
Lawyer Chase and a Mc Edens were in Johnson City this week to finalize papers on a six acre land purchase from Wesley Hampton about 44 tiles below town. A Charleston man thought he bought a barrel of rice but found whisky. Preparations begin for the dedication of the new Christian church on Sunday July 9 at 11 am with Prof T H Utterback delivering the dedicatory sermon. A special train will leave Johnson City at 8 am at reduced rates to Erk Park.
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Chase
Edens
Johnson City
Wesley Hampton
Town
Charleston, & C
New Christian Church
This Place
T. H. Utterback
Milligan College
Tenn
Erk Park
Electric Bitters Promised Against Disease Germs
An advertising piece extols Electric Bitters as a grand protection against disease germs found in air water dust and food claiming rapid relief from malaria and blood diseases with a money back guarantee. It also notes a mother's humorous question about future life and a child’s remark about heaven and buttoning pants.
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Miller's
Caring for Children and Health Tips From Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin
A 19 Caldwell Syrup Pepsin ad urges care for children as foundation of future health. It touts relief for constipation indigestion liver trouble loss of appetite sleeplessness and nervousness and offers a free sample bottle by mail from Syrup Co Monticello Illinois, with price at 50 cents and $1 per bottle elsewhere.
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Ee Syrup Co
Caldwell
Monticello
Swingle-Dent Rites in Embreeville on Wed Afternoon
East Tennessee and beyond celebrate the marriage of Alvin E. Swingle of Johnson Utty and Miss Mary Dent in Embreeville. Rev J B Arons officiated with the ring service. A simple reception followed and the couple left for a North Carolina honeymoon.
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J. B. Arons
Southern Methodist Church
Jonesboro
Lake Toxaway
N.C
Hendersonville
Old North State
Wm. 'T. Dent
Furnace Company
Pennsylvania
Swingle
George W. Swingle
East Tennessee
Johnnson City
Watsons Poem Gem and Health Claims Ad Mix
A fragment notes Rev H Stubenwoll praising Dr King New Life Pills as a health necessity and cites local ad lines. It mentions a Bristol birthday celebration for the Vindicator editor and warns about diarrhea remedies by Chamberlain's. The text is a jumble of promotional snippets from 19th century ads and notices.
Man Electrocuted During Baseball Game in Columbia
Charrell Harrison of Horse Creek Valley was electrocuted while watering a Columbia Charleston game from an electric light pole just outside centerfield. He hung head down for about five minutes in view of over 2,000 spectators and died before help could reach him.
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Volumbia
8. C
Charrell Harrison
Farmers urged to grow hay as prices rise across the South
J W Broom of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture in Monroe New York urges farmers in North Carolina and neighboring states to plant hay and forage now. He warns hay will be scarce and costly next summer due to reduced crops in the north and west. He recommends sowing millet corn cowpeas and soybeans in July and sowing rye oats wheat barley crimson clover and vetch this fall for spring hay. He urges prompt soil mulching and sowing to avoid costly shortages and cites farmers paying 4 to 35 cash per ton and 5 to 40 on time for timothy hay as evidence of high prices.
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T. J. W. Broom
North
Carol Dlepartment of Agriculture
Monroe
N. Y
Broom
North Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
South
Gristol Herald-Courier
Local social notes from Bristol and Greeneville move gatherings forward
Local items report W A Harman in Bristol, E Moore back from court in Greeneville, Talmage Marshall visiting Bristol friends, Mrs Chas Black guest in Bristol, Ruby Hughes shopping from Piney Flats, W B Deck and RL Gammon in the city, Flora and Clara Massengill from Piney Flats visiting, G Hannah and three children visiting relatives in Piney Flats, Martha Allen Martin and Louise Martin guests of Louise St John in Bristol, Mrs Simmons from Johnson City visiting relatives, Hull from Johnson City hosted in Greeneville by Mrs N T Howard, Maseengill visiting Johnson City before Unaka, Louise St John entertaining Tau Sigma Sorority for cousins Louise and Martha Allen Martin, International Printing Pressmen Assistants Union closes at Hale Springs to meet there again next year, Prof Sidney G Gilbreath of East Tennessee Normal arrives in town and addresses summer school, dam on Horseshoe Watauga progressing to generate 3000 horsepower, horse accident injuring County Surveyor W F Phipps.
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E. Moore
Greeneville
Talmage Marshall
Bristol
Chas. H. Black
Mise Ruby Hughes
Piney Vints
W. B. Deck
RL. Gammon
Horing
Flora and
Clara Massengill
Piney Flats
Mr. ©. G. Hannah
Dim
Pineyats
Louise St. John
Tau Sigma Sorority
Windsor Avenue
Mixsi
Louise
Martha Allen Martin
International Printing Pressmen Assistants Union
Hale Springs
Rogersville
Cardal remedy praised by Clyde woman in letter
Mrs J A Decker of Clyde Kentucky writes praising Cardal as a remedy for five years of illness that kept her in bed and unable to work. She urges other women to obtain a bottle from their druggist and notes personal relief and renewed ability to perform her duties.
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Clyde
J. A. Decker
Cardal
Jase
Cardus
Doans Kidney Pills Promoted Amid Distress Signals
An old advertisement urges quick action for sick kidneys with Doan's Kidney Pills. It cites backache, dark secretions, frequent painful passages, and dizziness as signs. Testimony from Mr and Mrs J D Laws of Johnson City Tennessee claims relief, noting purchases from Whitehouse Drug Co. and a 10 cent sale. nationwide distribution lists Postor Milburn Co and Down’s branding.
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Doan
Johnson City
J. D. Laws
W. Main St
Tenn
Eay
Whitehouse Drug Co
Postor-Milburn Co
Hulfaro
New York
Lsole
United States
Veteran Father of Twenty One Children in Cleveland
Cleveland Tenn June 4 E W Markin proprietor of a rooming house in this city became a father for the twenty first time a newly born fourteen pound son. He had been twice married with ten children from the first union and eleven from the second. Mr Markin is a Civil War veteran who served in the federal army.
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Cleveland, Tenn
E. W. Markin
Olaven T
Mr. Markin
Claxton Named Commissioner of Education
Washington June 29. President today announced the appointment of Philander P. Claxton professor at the University of Tennessee as commissioner of education. Born in Bedford County Tennessee September 24 1862 he educated at Tennessee University and later earned doctor of literature from Bates College in 1906. He has directed the University of Tennessee summer school since 1902 and is known for pioneering work in southern education.
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Washington
Tatt
Philander P. Claxton
University of Tennessee
Elmer Hi, Brown
Knoxville
P.P. Claxton
Bedford County
Tetin
University of Tennesee
Pee Hopkins University
Germany
Hates College
Claxton
South
Summer School of
Uhat
Rockefeller Hookworm Commission
Robert C. Ogden General Education Board
Asheville, N
Grant from State of North Carolina to William Spurgin
A certified copy of a grant recorded in Sullivan County North Carolina to William Spurgin for four hundred acres. The grant, signed by Samuel Johnson as governor, is dated May 18 1780 Edenton. Morristown Republican.
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Thompson
Wome
North Carolina
William Spurgin
Sullvan
Samuel Johnson
Edenton
Glascow
Upper East Tennessee
Sullivan
Morristown
Never Had a Sick Day Claim Sparks Digestive Miracle Ad
A Lincoln Neb girl praises Dr Callywell's Syrup Pepyin claiming chronic constipation and stomach trouble vanished after use. The testimonial notes success in three days and mentions Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as available by druggists at 50 cents and one dollar.
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Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldwell
Monticello
Chamberlain
Sec
Lincoln
Happiest Girl in Lincoln Temper Talk
A brief Lincoln item notes a man’s temper and the idea that true happiness shines through in restrained demeanor rather than outward look. Works as a compact social quip reflecting local tone.
Stepmother Held for Girl's Death in California
Chieo California June 30 Helen Rumble 14 was beaten for neglect and died at home near Gridsey. Stepmother Mrs Rumble and stepbrother Arthur Lewis were jailed awaiting murder charges. Inquest found bruising. claim of self strangulation and injury from binding ropes used as punishment. Father had died two months earlier.
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Chieo
Cal
Helen Rumbel
Gridsey
Runble
Helen
Hall's Family Pills and Catarrh Cure Adverts
An OCR fragment promotes mercury free Wallis Catarrh Caro by Keney & Co of Noleda Ohio as safer, warns against mercury preparations, and claims internal action on blood and lungs. Also advertises Hall's Family Pills for constipation and other medicines with generic selling tone and druggist endorsements.
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Keney & Co
Noleda
Toledo
Ohio
W.J. Cheney
Drusgiat
Hall
From field to biscuit in thirty minutes record set
Beloit Kansas July 3. W S Gable a farmer two miles from town baked ready to eat biscuits from wheat in the field in thirty four minutes. Header driven at 4.14, wheat separated at 4.15, flour at 4.21, bakery delivery by 4.23, oven removal at 4.37.
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Beloit
Kans
Gable
Happy Homes and Sickness Breed Poverty in Families
An early 20th century ad warns that chronic illness from stomach and bowel issues drives poverty. It promotes Ar Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a remedy, offers a free sample via mail, and notes price of one bottle. A separate political remark questions Sam Hells and the election law amidst a Montgomery’s Vindicator tone.
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Sam Hells
Montgomery
Southern Officers of Scottish Rite Named for Supreme Council
Washington June 28 James D Richardson sovereign grand commander announces newly appointed officers of the supreme council among them John I May er of Virginia first grand equery and John W Morris of West Virginia second grand equerry in the southern jurisdiction United States.
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Washington
James D. Richardson
United ‘Btates
Supreme Council
John I. Mayer
Virginia
John W. Morris
West
Irginia
Escaped With in Life Twenty One Years Ago
H By Martin of Port Harrelson recalls a deadly cough treated in Georgetown DC. After a year with top doctors no relief, a friend advised Dr. Kings New Discovery. He tried it, improved, and was completely cured. The testimonial touts the throat and lung remedy as a general cure with trial bottles free at H C Hier.
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H. By Martin
Port Harrelson
Georgetown
D. C
H.C. iHier’s
Johnson City Leads Postal Savings Offices in the South
Washington reports 850 banks approved as postal savings despositories nationwide with Tennessee sites including Johnson City and Jellico. The Johnson City office ranks second east of the Mississippi, driven by foreign money order business and local activity as the first class post office in Tennessee is designated a postal savings office.
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Washington
Postal Savings
Naka National
City National
Johnson City
Tennessee
Jellico
Lengilley Cale
Anaconda
Montana
Globe
Ars
Mississippi
Cardul praised by Mrs Freeman in Fant'Lick Ky
Mrs Mary Freeman of Fant Lick Kentucky reports relief from severe womanly trouble after using Cardul. She says the medicine is safe for women to take, composed of gentle acting herbal ingredients, and has helped with headaches and backaches.
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Mary Freeman
Cardus
Shoes and chalk prank at Rosenbrig’s store
Patrolman Casey planned to try on shoes when a clerk secretly sprinkled French chalk inside to ease strain. Casey resisted, left the shop, and confronted the clerk and proprietor who chased him. Casey replied with icy dignity about not fitting into a place with such tricks before trade.
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Casey
Rosenbrig's
Mr. Casey
Bucklen’s Amica Salve Sold By H C Millers
A Ma villa carpenter E.8 Lop keeps a box of Bucklen's Amica Salve in his pocket and praises it for healing cuts bruises burns boils and sores. He claims it has never failed him and recommends its use for chapped hands lips and other eruptions.
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Bucklen
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