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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1893
Page
6
NROM SULLIVAN reports a quiet Fourth with some wheat and oat work, a Beaver Creek jubilee, and trips to Bluff City and Johnson City. Local leaders discuss schooling, law, and a rising trend toward divorce. A fragment from Prof. S. J Brun’s essay on divorce warns of societal impacts.
George B Landers of Harper Kansas celebrated the Fourth by buying a steam plow said to revolutionize farming in Kansas if used widely The six sixteen inch plow shares are steam driven and can turn an eight foot wide strip Landers plans to sow 2500 acres of wheat this fall and will install a headlight on the engine Two men can operate the plow running day and night with one crew stirring thirty acres of land
An advertisement proclaims Bucklen’s Arnica Salve the best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a guarantee of satisfaction or a refund. Price is 25 cents per box. Sold by McFarland & Co.
A critique argues that enacted divorce laws tempt married couples to separate who would otherwise mend their quarrels. It asserts men would pressure wives to seek divorce to exploit a perceived easy exit from marriage.
Basil Lockwood, celebrated as a colored hero of the Ford's Theatre disaster, receives a gold watch for his bravery. He climbed to a back window using a telegraph pole and held a ladder as about twenty five frantic clerks escaped through the doorway.
A missive to readers claims a positive remedy for myriad female ailments caused by deranged organs. The writer pledges to send two bottles of the medicine to interested readers who read their Express and address, signed De. B D. Marchibe.
Two Northern men fishing near Augustine Florida slept on a mossy rock and woke to a choking coil of sea snakes. They killed hundreds of snakes through the night, with brutal bites and swelling limbs, until dawn revealed a scene of a rock surrounded by dead and stunned serpents and the barren waste teeming with reptiles. Both men survived with hair loss and weeks of recovery ahead.
A New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds promises cure across throat chest and lungs. Trial bottles are offered free at McFarland & Co's Drug Store with a money back guarantee and small sample sizes advertised.
Mrs Jessie Shivers created a disturbance at Goodlettaville by firing three shots at Liveryman Newburn over remarks about an article of ladies worn. Last Friday she returned to I L Warmacks blacksmith shop and fired five shots. Warmack jumped out the window and fired back. No one was hurt. citizens seek to pacify her.
A jury of the American public declares a unanimous verdict in favor of Dr Hale's Household Cough Cure. The advertisement claims the cure fully delivers on promises for coughs colds and bronchial troubles. Sold by McFarland & Co Druggists.
Johnson City lines show trains to Ronzville Gieve Dana and Chattanooga with departures around 22:00 while trains to Briatoland Points East depart Johnson City at 22:00. Service notes include daily exceptions and departures to Charleston Cincinnati and Chicago with some days not served.
Chattanooga Tennessee roofing firm advertises paints and coatings for rusty roofs. Offers circular pricing and product names like Yaints and Steel and Tron rool.
The notice details a timetable item labeled day line twenty fifth with time designation 805. It lists a schedule element for transit or service on that date and references a numeric code 805 alongside a day line. No further context or destinations are provided in readable text.
Vintage catalog advertises discounted books including Halifax Gentleman Skeptic stories and travel titles, asking readers to mark preferred titles and send 12 cents per book or 120 cents for the full list to James C Pond, with prepaid options and ordering instructions.
Train No. 3 departs Bristol 2 35 p m reaches Big Stone Gap 6 41 p m with through connections to Louisville Cincinnati Indianapolis Chicago St Louis and Kansas City arriving times given at each stop. Train No 1 leaves Bristol 8 00 a m for Big Stone Gap 11 30 a m connecting with L N train to Norton and Clinch Valley Division points of Norfolk Western.
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