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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1891
Page
3
The Comet lists Sevire Lodge No. S meeting every Wednesday at 7:30 PM in the hall over First National Bank in Johnson City Tennessee. Visiting Knights are invited to attend.
A pasted collection includes grocery stock transfer by Jas Heisorer You, an exhibition of Cargille’s enlargements, a sale or rent ad for a five room house with store attached, and a call for building and loan agents. It also lists farm machinery reps, arnica salve ads, and Mrs Wilborne's obituary with funeral details.
Col A N Molesworth and Corps Surveying the J C and G Route will leave for Allentown to start the survey of a proposed railroad from Jobson City to Greensboro. The Cranberry company, led by F A Stratton as president and Henry E Cofton as chief engineer, is organizing to estimate the route cost and pursue construction. The project aims to expand Johnson City as a railroad hub in upper East Tennessee.
Bristol Courier reports a night entry at John Warren's hill west of Sullins College where his wife was attacked by an intruder. Warren, a Norfolk & Western worker, lives with four or five children and has many local friends aiding the search for the suspect. Police and friends have been on the trail two days with swift justice anticipated.
The Cumberland Presbyterians form a subscription drive for a new church at Spring and Pine Streets with Rev T B McAmis guiding efforts. Plans call for a $3000 plus elegant building, half already secured, supported by outside members as the cornerstone is laid. The Rev McAmis leaves city to secure wider backing while construction is anticipated soon. Infancy to Old Age. Swift's Specific extols a germ destroyer yet safe for children. M C Curtis of Boone's Creek marries Miss Rhoda A Garren in town. couple leaves for Radford Virginia with plans to settle there, followed by The Comet.
New York stamp gum belting in all sizes available without ordering delay. A Baltimore man endured earache for eighteen years but finally recovered, yet the relief drove him to insanity.
Town reports an engineering corps unloading at the depot for the Johnson City and Greensboro railroad survey to begin soon after tents arrive. Capt. McDonald, visiting from Carnegie improvements, enjoys the town and plans a brief stay. The community gears up for a large G A R event on the 17th with guards and restraint urged for revelers, while locals rail at sidewalk blockages and street upkeep.
In Bavaria, men meet nightly in inns with women joining spinning parties and storytelling by the pine stove as warmth and festivity fill the room. A scene recalls a hostesses family gathering with music and coffee before farewell. A Broadway railroad agent receives a death telegram about his mother ending a cheerful gathering.
Comic vignettes and brief exchanges appear from a Detroit Free Press humor page. Silly dialogue on falsifiers and apologies sits beside a note on a railway clerk’s efficiency. The column blends jokes, banter, and social scenes, with punchlines about love, theft, and shared misunderstandings.
The advertisement promotes W M Christian as a one stop shop with Dry Goods boots shoes groceries jeans shirts and a large Crocks glassware and botanical roots selection. It claims unbeatable prices and accepts various trades including cash greenbacks and produce. The piece also notes a sidewalk puzzle solved by local men and references Mark Twain works.
A concise navigational note emphasizes the shortest direct route northward, prioritizing efficiency and clarity for travelers seeking a quick path to the northern direction.
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