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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1909
Page
1
Gov. Patterson announces a statewide good roads convention to unite county court chairs and road experts in Nashville. Delegates from every county will discuss building plans and a three member commission will study the state’s road system to replace the antiquated method.
The speaker urges a state wide roads program with federal and local cooperation. He seeks agricultural department aid to organize a convention in the house of representatives hall at the capital, praising Tennessee's climate and scenery and vast advantages.
The people of picturesque East Tennessee honor the memory of Andrew Johnson in Greeneville with a cemetery ceremony at the National Cemetery and a 6000 seat auditorium program. Congressman W P Brownlow attended, helped found the national cemetery, and the fiddlers provided period entertainment. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin ad notes a mild laxative for children.
Ava called a Thursday 730 meeting of the city council to discuss the normal school site. A large turnout of business leaders generated strong enthusiasm. The council agreed that if Johnson City is chosen as the East Tennessee site, it will donate 10000 to assist building the institution. A concerted effort will be made to win the school for the city.
Travel deals list excursion rates to Nashville Tennessee through Tennessee Central Railroad for Peabody Summer School for Teachers and Vanderbilt Biblical Institute with multiple sale dates and limited return days. Notes contact A P Cooper Knoxville and Theo A Roussel Nashville for details.
A Knoxville firm cites positive results from Rheumathos in treating neuralgia rheumatism and related pain among workers at a Grant Tunnel project in Kentucky. The letter promotes the remedy as effective, urging purchase from Johnson City Jonesboro and Elizabethton druggists.
Johnson City is granted authority to establish a sanitary cart system to remove filth and debris from residences hotels stores and other premises with trash accumulation. The city may charge up to 50 cents per residence and up to 1 dollar per month for hotels restaurants and similar premises. Fees to be collected by the city police and unpaid amounts become a special assessment on property. Effective upon passage with public welfare cited.
A detailed account of ceremonies at the Soldiers Home including invited officers, veterans groups, a cemetery procession, prayers by Rev. John J K Parkin, a Lincoln memorial address by Rev. J A Ruble, and a memorial salute. The afternoon program featured a Memorial Hall event with a movie by the Home band and remarks by Rep William J Rodenberg of Illinois in response to an invitation from Walter J Brownlow.
Memorial Day observed with ceremonies as William T. Coleman is named special judge for the First District during Judge A. J. Day’s disability. Nashville notices a solemn silence and honors the dead.
A committee of East Tennessee men was named to organize the Andrew Johnson Memorial Association. The group aims to acquire the old Johnson tailor shop and residence and care for them, along with the national cemetery. The slate includes Chancellor John Allison, G Milton, Col. John Bell Brownlow, KC Reeves, Judge J. N. Shoun, Col. George W. Doughty, Rep. W. P. Brownlow, Capt. W. I. Rule, and Mayor James F. Malone. the committee will meet soon to organize.
Readable text outlines efforts to fund and erect monuments honoring a local pioneer. Community groups, city officials, and historical societies back the project, aiming to commemorate the pioneer's contributions and preserve regional heritage.
Washington May 20 Congressmen Brownlow introduced a measure to erect a Samuel Doak monument praising the pioneer educator and patriot who aided the South’s early revolutionary efforts. Tennessee senators offered little tariff talk, with Frazier prepared to speak. Taylor faced indigestion delaying remarks. An advertisement claims Thomas Electric Oil as a strong cheap liniment.
Fragmented verse notes a repeated struggle with clothing labels and identity as the speaker tries on shirts and pajamas marked Angeline and M.S f, revealing a personal conflict and heartbreak amid odd laundry imagery.
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