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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1889
Page
2
Reports from J T Wilder Jos describe plans for four iron furnaces at Johnson City with 140 ton capacity each, a nail mill employing 1 200, a road extension and rail links, aiming to make the town a 10 000 population manufacturing center within a year.
The text details a major plan from a national garment company to expand cutter work into the Southern States, establishing a Knoxville headquarters, training native workers, and deploying teams across the cotton belt as crop moves. It highlights locals from Tennessee taking roles, praise for the program, and expectations of widespread employment and growth led by manager Mr. Doran.
A long faded price sheet lists dozens of tonics, syrups, liniments, pills, and patent medicines with unit prices mostly at 1.00 or 0.25. Items include Ayer types, Jayne's, Perry Davis's Pain Killer, Mustangs Liniment, Winslow's, and more. The chaotic OCR also includes local notices about the Coroner's verdict in a dam breach case and miscellaneous real estate transfers in Johnson City.
Fragmentary notice contains medical elixir offers and a plea for readers to send address for remedies. It also reports a Confederate veterans convention in Little Rock and the life sentence of Joe Cole after a prison escape attempt aboard a moving train.
A historic note from Wytheville Virginia outlines plans or proposals for a girls college or home as part of a combined educational effort. Mention appears of Rev 5 K Preston and Rev JM Alexander connected to the effort with references to administration and teaching staff.
A fragment discusses selecting a wife, advising against choosing by looks or wealth alone. It favors gentleness, kindness, industry, frugality, and home-minded virtue, warning against society reputation or excessive display. The tone reflects old moral guidance on marriage.
Local ad touts economy for a wide range of goods including dresses fronts, altered jeans, and fall boxes. It promises low prices on coffee, sugar, meat, and flour with pay down terms due to tight margins. It features names like Ziegler Bro shoes and emphasizes value and quality through immediate payment.
A local store advertises 2000 yards Colton dress goods at low prices and 40 cases of boots and shoes just received and rapidly sold off, inviting shoppers to take advantage of bargains.
A fragmented sale notice notes cheap sold items described as good fabric and fast colors. The clipped lines mention a boy asked about letters and a joke about letters “go and rip.” The tone imitates a pamphlet touting bargain goods with odd humor.
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