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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1897
Page
1
Several readers report carbuncles and ulcers clearing after using Hood's Sarsaparilla. Testimonials claim seasonal skin boils vanish with the medicine and warn that muscular rheumatism improved after extended use. Advertises Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills with price details.
Washington correspondent recounts B C Degraffenreid of Longview Texas rising from a railroad laborer and sheriff’s aide to Congress hopeful. The tale blends local Upshur county lore with his famed duel of wits against Tom Ragland and a rising career in a politically volatile era.
Dr H A McLean a noted Presbyterian minister announces plans if granted a permit to bury himself for forty days under three or four feet of earth with no air tube or external contact He will dig the grave arrange a coffin with air apertures and guarantee against trickery by depositing 1000 pounds reward for any fraud He says the air will percolate through the ground and will be under his own direction
In an Industrial World piece a hurried customer and clerk stumble over a corn popper discounting mispronounced terms. The back and forth shows verbal slips as the customer requests a corn popper while the clerk offers a series of misheard versions in rapid dialogue.
The Knoxville Journal notes robbers posing as lenders in England caused an inquiry. It cites a man named Jesse James who robbed multiple places under different names and kept debts high on a single borrower. The piece condemns usury and preys on financially crippled victims, portraying a predatory practice as old as humanity.
A nine pound daughter was born to Mrs. Marcellus Earnest near Cyrene, with her sixteen year old husband Mr. Earnest and the thirteen year old mother both reported to be well. The note praises Decatur County’s population prospects and mentions a local business endorsement for Chamberlain's Pain Balm in Danson, Ga.
A disputed report from Munish claims Professor Carter a renowned laryngologist is dead. BE. D. Smith of Menisha Wit gifts the town land valued at 26 000 for a public park and 25 000 for a public library. Mrs Amelia Koshler, who died at Mount Vernon on Saturday aged 92, knew the poet Moore whose Last Rose of Summer was dedicated to her after a remark she made. Miss Berths Stoneman, Cornell PhD, named professor of botany at Huguenot College in Cape Colony, South Africa.
The Knoxville Journal notes Evans aims to seize patronage as pensions commissioner but has not secured any appointments yet, blaming Williams for political squabbles. A Philadelphia Times line on tariffs and trusts echoes this era’s blame economy for worker hardship and political games.
St Louis July 24 Prof Rufus G Wells physician and scientist plans an Alaska balloon expedition to reach the Klondyke region. He aims to build a fast self contained balloon costing 15 000 to 20 000 with live habitation. Start from St Louis or moved to Bent Fork Sitka or St Michael.
A compilation notes varied chatter from multiple papers. It covers political talk on tariff, reform and leadership, plus a Newburg financier dubbed Lord Willie who made 540000 profits in sugar stock trades between June and July.
A contraption called a cold stove uses salt ice and a patent chemical to chill rooms and even blister skin with a band. It can make its own ice in the oven and may appeal in warm climates. An exchange notes judging religion by church motions misses the full view of a man’s daily works. Pam shows Dr Mile Pate Pills.
A guide urges careful trap rotation and liberal fertilization to improve cotton lands. A proper fertilizer rich in potash can determine profit or loss, recommending blends containing at least 3 to 4 percent potash.
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