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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1887
Page
3
A long civic advertisement page lists items for sale and services in Johnson City Tennessee including organs sewing machines and hardware. It mentions lumber dealers jewelry and watches, ice cream, paints and glass, and various local merchants. Also notes meetings, excursions, and upcoming railroading interest with general community updates.
Col R A Johnson general manager and Col Matson chief engineer of the three Gs will represent their road at a meeting tomorrow held at Wrights Hotel. Work on the Three Os advances rapidly with thirty four miles layable by Camden units. Kentucky work has begun. seventy one engineers are in the field and about three thousand hands employed. A new champion Reaper is advertised at U K Live’s at factory prices.
Descriptions include land for sale half acre and four acres in Johnson City, a 230 acre farm two miles east, trade offers for young horses, and a health ad praising Dr Harter's Iron Tonic for strong constitutions and energy. Public notices seek particulars via JC Ragan in Johnson City Tenn.
Atkins chief of police writes praising Dr King's New Discovery for consumption and urges others to try it. He testifies it cured coughs bronchitis asthma and related throat chest lung ailments. Trial bottles available at M A McFarlane's drug store with a large size also mentioned.
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