27 Jul 1905
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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1905
Page
1
A vintage advertisement touts Constipation remedy Caldepsin for children and the whole family. Claims a noticeable improvement in color and health with occasional dosing. Promotes Caldwell's Pepsin in dollar and half-dollar sizes and offers money back if not beneficial.
From Pikeville Kentucky Albert Phenis reports in the Manufacturers Record on East Kentucky railroad expansion. The Chesapeake & Ohio extension to Elkhorn City unlocks rich coal deposits and timber, attracting large investments and promising a direct link to Seaboard routes. The Elkhorn fields spur southward access and a network linking Cincinnati Chicago and the Carolinas, with new lines across West Virginia and Virginia boosting regional industry.
Mrs Barton Harrison long known for entertaining fiction presents Isis in The August Smart Set. The 1863 Richmond scenes and key historical events enrich a dramatic love story with convincing Civil War atmosphere and characters.
Report notes a Paris claim of a diamond cure for consumption with testimonials. W T McGee of Vauleer Tenn touts Dr King's New Discovery for coughs and lung troubles, offered by H C Miller's drug store with free trial bottle and guaranteed results.
Reports from the line show grading under way as workmen exceed 300 after a New York arrival. Camps for 500 men near Guest River mouth will be joined by a large facility at Hill's station with 180000 feet of lumber. Copper Ridge options stir finance circles while Dickenson County inventories top to bottom. Kingsport options reach 500000 dollars as right of way and route changes are pursued, signaling rapid completion and a new era of industrial growth for Southwest Virginia.
Ruth Dewey of Agnewville Virginia suffered cholera infantum last summer and was given up. After using Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy she improved in five hours and was cured before finishing half a bottle. The remedy is sold by H OC Miller.
The Sopeka Pension Agency, serving Missouri Kansas Colorado New Mexico Indian Territory and Oklahoma, reports 115.28 pensioners on the rolls with a net loss of 232 for the year. Total gross loss 5,031, deaths accounting for 4,506. Number of Spanish war veterans and civil war widows rises. death rate among civil war veterans remains high.
The New Hampshire governor cites Henry James on American speech as he notes the broad a sound spoken by Oxford grads. He recalls a humorous anecdote about a friend’s wife mispronouncing biscuits and batch in a cultured manner, prompting teasing dialogue.
A historical advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from wholesale druggists in Toledo Ohio. The text claims internal action on the blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials and a product bottle offer.
An advertisement urges immediate purchase of Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and Fowler’s Extract of Old Strawberry for rapid relief. It warns that delays can cost lives, noting infantile cholera and dysentery risks and urging purchase from I C Miller.
Virginia College for Young Ladies Roanoke Virginia invites inquiries about piano sales on easy monthly payments starting at ten dollars. The ad highlights low selling costs, affordability, and a preference for discussing terms in person at the college. It notes opens October 25, 1905 and promotes campus facilities and programs.
The Knox ville based Kimble Oil Co. markets lamp oil not in the trust yet highly rated for brighter light and easier maintenance. A gallon is recommended for trial to convince housewives of its superior qualities and is available for sale in this city by local distributors.
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