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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1888
Page
1
The article outlines General Harrison's Senate voting on the 1882 Chinese exclusion bills, noting amendments he supported and opposed, the veto and override attempts, and subsequent related measures. It also sketches contemporary reactions and a Burchard interview, interleaved with historical Tariff revision discussion and a long poem-like montage on presidents.
In Louisymax Kentucky, June 20, a Democratic ratification meeting featured Watterson denouncing Republican protection as a pretext for free trade. He warned of factory layoffs and warned readers to oppose the platform. The piece also covers Tennessee Virginia border remarks by Gov Taylor and comments by Coronet Richard Bright on Indiana’s expected Democratic lean.
A promotional notice urges readers feeling low and troubled to try Electric Bitters as a purifying blood tonic. It claims the remedy stimulates liver and kidney action, restores vitality, and delivers renewed health, available as a single bottle at McFerrin's Drug Store.
The Democratic Committee notifying ex Senator Allen G Thurman of his Vice Presidential nomination arrived in Louisville on June 28 1888. Thurman met the committee and gave a modest speech declining ambition while pledging service to the party and support for President Cleveland. A reception followed with formal letter reading and praise for Thurmans candidacy amid Democratic unity and public expectations for November.
Fashion notes discuss outerwear, trimmings, and season trends with mentions of gowns, capes, epaulettes, and decorative details. A lengthy political column names candidates including Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison, then shifts to advertisements and magazine notes. Shilohs Cure is endorsed for coughs and bronchitis.
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