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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1887
Page
3
Johnson City pages show visits from Bristol and Mountain City residents, sales and new goods, hardware and clocks, and upcoming events. The column lists local buyers, new stock at Crumley and Co, and society notes including travels, sermons, and plans for the Three C's railroad discussions influencing Johnson City’s growth.
Prohibition picnic slated for Saturday the 6th in the 1th civil district invites all, especially women to bring dinner. Speakers include Rev. 8 H Millard on religious right, Prof. Jus A Tate on liberty, Hon 8 J Kirkpartrick on legality and pocketbooks, Rev FLD Cramley on prohibition’s object, Rev C A Duncan on history and results, and Rev B Allison on Christianity government need. Also advertised arsenic salve and Diarrhea Mixture, price 25 cents and 50 cents, sold by local merchants.
Advertisers claim many merchants talk big while promising cider deals at the Christian Hoss and Hodge auction on Wednesday August 17 1887. Buyers urged to attend with cash for bargains amid lively sales chatter.
A fragmented verse recalls a child crying for Castoria and later clinging to Cantoria as she grows. The lines mix playful nickname and product references, presenting a bygone rhyme about a girl’s childhood and adolescence with Castoria imagery.
In Washington County Tennessee a chancery case against nonresident defendant Carn Nine Boring is ordered for publication in the Johnson City Comer for four weeks, with appearances to be made at Jonesboro court by the fourth Monday of November 1887. Notices of public sale in Jonesboro detail the sale of John Jones estate, a house and lot in Johnson City, and the undivided interest of T. M. Wells in land in the 7th Civil District to satisfy several judgments against Too Wells, with sheriff’s sales scheduled for August 1887.
A court ordered sale in Washington County Tennessee is set for Saturday July 13 1887 at the Jonesboro courthouse. The bidder will receive all rights and interests War Gibson holds in a tract in the 7th Civil District to satisfy a judgment of 63.50 plus costs against William Gibson. Sale advertised for unpaid debt and costs.
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