25 Jul 1901
Page 1
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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
1
An amalgamated page notes a fertilizer claim for high potash, plus a push for low travel rates to the Pan-American Exposition via Queen and Crescent routes. It urges inquiries to W T Rogers T P A Knoxville and promotes Convair tickets, maps, and schedules for western destinations.
Fragmentary items recall Mrs Martha Patterson connected to President Andrew Johnson via the McCardell family near Jonesboro and a Greeneville marriage. The old Mor Ardell church graveyard is fading and Johnson era kin are hard to identify. Local notices mention newsman Stockard’s Bowling Green trip and ads for DeWitt's Little Early Risers and Chamberlains Pain Balm with city drugstore sales.
An advertorial promotes the Southern Railway as the fastest direct link to the West and Southwest with options to reach Oklahoma Territory California Colorado and Washington. urges prospective travelers to obtain accurate rates routes and schedules from agents or the Traveling Passenger Agent J L Meer Knoxville Tenn. The piece also includes scattered observations on Peking China and general travel tips and remedies.
A mixed set of old advertisements lists a physician in Ocira with rooms in Public Square, a town barber shop run by Russell and Walden, and notices urging patronage to support harbor elevation. The American Barber Shop promises quality service near the Hotel Piedmont and Southern depot with managers and barbers named.
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