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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1911
Page
3
Partial OCR reads a sale notice offering rolled stock feed Glutton meal for dairy cows. Also listed are Deering billing twine and Parton Implement Company items. Items include five and fourteen tooth cultivators for sale by W J Barton Seed Co. Apply to J M Ayers.
Henry Burbage and wife visit relatives in Rogersville while Mrs Paul Divine and children return from Greeneville. Capt W H Nelson from Carter County may run for Senate. Embroidery Club picnics at Milligan with the Minuture Embroidery Club. Prof J L Brooks in Nashville for furniture contracts. Clinchfield Portland Cement advertised. A. Scott visits Asheville. Capt B W Jack improving in Whitesburg. Munsey Memorial church hosts Unicoi picnic. First Methodist concert a success. First Presbyterian holds Wishery picnic with games and a shower. W W W Ring advertised by LN Beekner & Son.
Knoxville series recap shows Soldiers winning three straight games behind strong hitting. Wilson and Lee battled on the mound. Shaw returned with new players Landgraff and Brommerhof. Bol dina’s eighth inning runs, Lannigrail’s defensive play, and Pitts multiple three baggers highlight the sweep. The club prepares for a series with leaders.
The Red Socks defeated the Cubs 9 to 6 in a ten inning game at Soldiers Home on Saturday July 22. Red Socks pitchers Md Dunn and Guy Pitts held off Cubs batters though Lawrence Dunn struck out fourteen. Cubs batteries were Cy Lyle and Lawrence Dunn.
A congressman appeals for national unity, praising Union and Confederate veterans alike. He recalls Grant and Lee, urges healing beyond Civil War resentments, and calls for shared monuments and forward unity under the flag. He recounts personal service in Spanish and Civil Wars, stressing American identity across states and the need to bury bitterness.
The Munsey Memorial church hosted Prof. Frederick Martin of New York with Miss Rhea Hunter as soloist. The baritone voice drew praise for its richness and expression while Hunter’s soprano impressed in solo and duet. Rev. L J Stivers led the services, using the church by courtesy of the Methodist congregation during Rev. Vaught’s absence. Hunter plans to return to New York this fall to study further with Martin.
The state board of education was in the city from Nashville on Friday to inspect the building, grounds, and equipment and test pianos for the school music department. They plan to purchase a grand piano from a local concern and depart on the 3.28 train to Nashville. Sprains require careful treatment. keep quiet and use Chamberlain's Liniment, sold by dealers.
W. J. Bush sustained serious injuries after a cow in the barn backed him against the wall. The beast pinned him between itself and the wall, tearing two ribs from the breast bone.
Tuesday August 1 the Johnson City Gun Club hosts Adolph Topperwein and wife Mrs Topperwein from San Antonio Texas famous for world records. Topperwein excels in fancy and flying target shooting with oranges apples and walnuts thrown at 25 feet hitting 404 lines in 60 throws. Mrs Topperwein a five year veteran is champion lady shooter skilled with shotgun rifle and pistol. Exhibitions at Cherokee Heights Gun Club grounds begin at one o clock with both shooters performing in the afternoon.
A Senate speech argues against recrimination from the Civil War era, urging peace and unity. The speaker recalls loyalty to both sides, respects veterans of both the blue and the gray, and asserts the South seeks peace while pledging readiness to defend the union if a future war arises.
An advertisement extols never having a sick day by promoting Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cure for stomach troubles. It guarantees results and offers a free sample by sending address to Caldwell Drug Co. in Monticello, with bottles priced at one dollar through druggists.
Kingsport Brick Co. bricks to be tested soon for street paving suitability. If approved, they will pave Johnson City streets, promising city savings and support for a home industry. Parson's Poem lauds Dr. King's New Life Pills as a health staple with a 5 cent price at H. Miller's.
The semi annual apportionment list shows East Tennessee Normal receiving 25005 14 dollars and cents while Washington county common schools get 4714 82 Unicoi 1256 86 Johnson 240841. A note promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy for Whooping cough and mentions public sale of four boys by J A Pritchard to Johnson City and then to Tiffin Ohio for the Junior Order U A M National Orphanage. Also mentions Vale Avery Vim railroad death and Dr Fahrneys Teeth ing Syrup with summer heat and babies.
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