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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1886
Page
1
A fragmented poem of love and devotion blends with political controversy from a 1886 Tennessee paper. The piece mingles verses about a beloved woman and a proposed engagement ring with a lengthy partisan letter attacking A J Brown and H T Campbell, urging support for C J St John and Robert Burrow, while noting public notices from Hawkins County and the First Judicial District.
A humorous, extended letter from H. Nye to Grover Cleveland congratulates him on marriage and warns that public life does not shield a newlywed president from domestic awkwardness. Nye, recalling their days as a Wyoming justice and New York sheriff, mixes personal anecdotes with reflections on love, home life, and a light self‑deprecating tone about creditors and wedding gifts.
Mr Geo W Willing of Manchester Midh reports his wife nearly helpless five years ago could not turn in bed yet after two bottles of Electric Bitters she can now do town work. Hundreds testify to the cure claims priced at fifty cents a bottle at J B Hash's. A North Carolina incident notes a colored man surviving a thoracic aorta rupture with progress in treatment.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly curates a season friendly August number. Notable pieces include Towle on The Nestor of Europe Emperor William of Germany, Dandel on Tartarin in the Alps, and stories by Towner Boutelle and others. Croffut covers four Fields and Holloway profiles Lady Burdet Coutts and Paris water supply.
The August Eclectic presents James Sully on Genius and Insanity, Morrel Mackenzie on To Medicine a Progressive Science, and H D Trail on International Copyright. Max Muller discusses Goethe and Carlyle. B W Godwin on The Greek Memo. Swinburne on John Webster. plus pieces on Gustave Doré and Osman Digna. Other notable papers include North-west Canada, Theodore Agippa D Aubigne, and a strong short-work lineup. Published by E R Pelton New York. terms: per year, single numbers 45, trial subscription 8 months 1.1
The item touts Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption as a cure with vague claims of thousands cured while previewing unrelated society notes. It also reports on a sensational divorce verdict, political jibes about Dilke and Bristish figures, a North Carolina wedding tale, and rambling sketches on Persian customs and domestic hygiene.
In Amoing Texas on July 24 1886 reports of troop movements emerged as General Stanley prepares to rally all available forces for rapid deployment to El Paso. Local chatter centers on Mexican military activity and the belief that Mexico must respect American citizens.
The Pall Mall Gazette reports the Crawford divorce outcome boosts the theory of Sir Charles Dilke's innocence and says the case must not close. It claims it may lead to perjury prosecutions of Mrs. Crawford or Dilke and notes a planned duel, with Dilke and Captain Foster exchanging words about meeting in Paris.
An Albany arrest reveals Mathian Seluler as a harmless crank who followed the President in hopes of office. The World unveils its first double-ingerting press, enabling eight to twelve page papers with integrated folding. A two cent per pound oleomargarine tax bill clears the House. A Jonesboro convention aims to seat a Floater nominee in Elix bethon on September 9. Moody on what young men want in doing the Lord’s work.
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