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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1885
Page
4
The piece argues against the old revenue and morality arguments for prohibition. It asserts liquor sales persist in Georgia despite a dry law, notes clandestine drinking would rise where saloons exist, and urges readers to think and investigate rather than accept pro or anti prohibition rhetoric.
Fragmentary text shows advocates pressing Local Option and a Four Mile Law while opposing Prohibition. mentions Memphis and Chattanooga with garbled names, signaling a political struggle over constitutional provisions and local options.
A Chicago reporter probes New York style drinking dens for women and notes private ladies rooms in confectioners and restaurants. The piece cites a Tennessee constitutional amendment proposal to ban intoxicating liquors, with legislative steps, votes, and proposed county and state actions.
An essay critiques women’s fashion and the corset, arguing tight stays damage health and restrict elegance. It praises flexible summer corsets but condemns cheap machine-made stays. The piece urges greater female influence in public life and notes fruit as a health asset for farmers’ families.
A Knoxville circular urges farmers to plant fruit orchards and save all fruit pieces for drying. It promotes sun drying peaches and apples, warns on proper handling to retain juice and weight, suggests evaporators, and notes low fruit prices but potential profit from careful preparation and marketing of dried fruit.
Fashion notes describe corsage bouquets worn on the belt left side and gold chain bracelets with scent bottles outside gloves. Mentions revival of wide leather belts, crimped ruching on morning dresses, Bar atoga sunshade use without hats, patent leather ties with box toes, French kid slippers, white Swiss dresses with Valencian lace, morning driving attire with mull shirts and white satin bows, colored handkerchiefs, long white veils, pale pink velvet ribbons, and velvet accents in pale blue and yellow for day and evening wear.
A fragmented obituary note recalls Fannie a pet cat owned by Mr Jathes. The text mourns the loss of the litter’s mother and hints at a one month old kitten and other kittens, lamenting their passing and the strain on a widow’s household. The passage reflects sentimental, rural language about pet companionship and loss.
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