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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Jul 26, 1917

Page

4

East Tennessee and Western North Carolina Time Table No 77

Timetable for the East Tennessee and Western North Carolina and Linville River Railway companies in effect 6 45 am Sunday May 27 1917 Central Standard Time. Flag station service Nos 1 2 3 and 4 daily Nos 7 and 8 daily except Sunday Nos 1 and 4 include parlor car. Note connection at Shulls Mill with automobile line to Blowing Rock NC seven miles. Gu W Hardin vice president and superintendent.

East Tennessee & Western North Carolina Railroad Colinville River Railway Company Central Standard Shulls Mille Blowing Rock I. C GU. W. Hardin Jonhson City Ngan College Atauga Point Sycamore Shoals Elizabethton Valley Crabtree Roan Mountain Cue Linville River Ry Minneapolis Newland Montezuma Pineola Linville the Gayant Jeates Sidha Townsens

Wale Hampton Home Transition To War Dept Hospital

The Branch Soldiers' Home at Hampton Virginia will become a base hospital for invalided European soldiers under War Department control. The Board of Managers will reclaim and reassign stores and property, close the Hampton home, and transfer veterans to other Branch Homes or Dayton depot as needed.

Board of Managers Hampton War Department Europe Ben Butler Dayton Hampton Home Mountain Branch

Barrage Tales of Camp Notes On Duty Pay and Personal Anecdotes

Dispatch repeats humorous and personal items from Maj Lyle’s payrolls near Johnson City. Soldiers tease about monthly gold payments, rail career figures, and camp life. Mentions Capt Siskron, Charley Nevin, Gen Comstock, Ike Bassett, Spirit of '61 drum corps, and a prewar housekeeping order as a War Department inspector nears.

Maj. Lyle Johnson City Meena

Public concerns over smoke pollution near Johnson City grounds

Residents complain of noxious fumes from a chemical plant opposite the town, affecting hospitals, a normal college, and the water stream. They urge Johnson City officials to act to protect air and well water, as veterans report daily meals and milk quality in the mess.

Johnson City Jonesboro Emerald Breen Iadien Tron Normal College Jack Donahue

Morristown Notes Guests and Local Visitors

Colonel Swift, Adjutant Deaderick and Frank Deaderick of Houston travel Washington area visiting old friends. Major Lyle and Mrs. Baskin host guests at the Post Fund Hotel. Lorena Deaderick returns from Bristol to spend days at home. Annie Wilson of Salisbury visits the governor's quarters with relatives. Lila Johnson in Knoxville visits Miss Mary Tindell.

Adjutant Deaderick Frank Houston Texas Washington G. T. Baskin Washington, D.C Janie Katie Corkery New Orleans Post Fund Lorena Deaderick Bristol Eva Smith Annie Wilson Salsbury, N. C John P. Smith Lila Johnson Knoxville Mary Tindell Chaplain Tindell

Oldest National Home veteran and aging recruits mingle tales

John W. Ontorne born July 1816 arrives at the local Mountain Branch claiming 101 years and veteran status from Mexican and Civil Wars. He shares memories and humor about past outfits while humorously awaiting judgment day. A recruiting notice lists requirements for U S Army enlistment across several Tennessee towns.

John W. Ontorne Mountain Branch Dansville

Women in trousers become fashion and war era duty

An editorial argues women in cities adopt trousers for work and home as men go to the front, predicting a broad shift to overalls. It notes fashion followers among waitresses and a nod to male gaze concerns among soldiers, listing new arrivals such as L. J. Allison and A. J. Beard among others.

Europe Indy

Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims 100 Dollar Reward

Vintage ad claims one hundred dollars reward for catarrh cure with Mutts Catarrh Medicine. Hall's Catarrh Medicine supposedly purges pulsion from the blood and heals affected parts. Encourages immediate use and promises visible health improvements after short treatment.

Hall D. Cheney All Crystalmn

Sloan's Liniment Advertised For Muscle Relief

An old-time ad promotes Sloan's Liniment to ease cramped muscles and soreness after colds or grippe. It claims fast penetration without staining or clogging pores, helps rubes, and relieves rheumatism lumbago strains and bruises. Available from druggists for 2 cents per bottle.

Sloan Stoan

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