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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1896
Page
3
A quirky notice describes a baking powder giveaway tied to Dr Price's Cram Baking Powder with every purchase. It mentions June Karley a student at Sulline College Bristol and Jodie Anderson of Newport, sister of Congressman M. Jodeon, as part of a promotional spiel and hints at local policing information for bee hive methods.
Nat Love lauded as most popular in Johnson City marries Asheville native Mary Wilson. The ceremony ends with a 1,000 mile trip, reception at the Piedmont Hotel, and a reception list of notable local names. The newlyweds plan to reside in Johnson City.
A memorial note honors Lizzie A Reeves daughter of Petyr M and Matilda Reeves born in Washington County Tennessee June 11 1452 and died April 100. It recalls her pious life in Oak Grove Jonesboro circuit and marriage to Rev John H Jennings mother of nine children six living. The notice praises her devotion to family church duties and Christ’s comfort for the bereaved as well as mentions local figures and a Lake Band concert.
Dr and Mrs W J Mathews celebrate the birth of their first son with congratulations from friends. The piece also notes a mistaken Bristol News report about a North Carolina murder fugitive, a cyclone scare, a medical ad, and a blurb about Rev G W Randolph offering stuttering treatment in Nashville.
The forty six annual commencement May 1 to June 2 marked the most successful season with eight graduates including Miss Laura Faucette of our city who read the Shakespeare prize essay. The school retains sixteen teachers and enjoys strong prospects. It offers a scholarship to the best high school graduate of Johnson City. The Comet notes community support and calls for local business referrals.
An advertisement outlines Southern Railway offers for summer outings through October 31. It promotes resort destinations such as Swannanoa Asheville Lookout Mountain and other Atlantic Coast locales with guided information, rates by day week and month, and a mailed guide for full details. Proceeds mention proprietors Harold and Hames.
Ada Roach, 24, died Monday evening at her sister Mrs. Geo A Ross on Walnut Street after six weeks of illness. burial at Washington College Wednesday. A four month old infant of Mr and Mrs G Hary died Friday of cholera infantum, buried Saturday afternoon at 4. Services led by Rev W S Neighbors. family expresses deep sympathy as they mourn two young deaths.
To persons not in the habit of saving money, the total interest yields profits. The Magnetic Building and Loan Association urges saving this month by taking out a book. Two cents a day earns a $100 share. Write or see Earnest, Secretary, or W Mathes, General Manager, Johnson City, Tennessee.
Lightning struck the Papinley corn min bound for the St. Louis convention, destroying three cars and eighty life sized McKinley portraits. A small tornado stripped the train, sparing only McKinley portraits. The train halted at Ostville station five miles from Wichita. Near city, Tyne Osceola Potter and Miss Susan Foster wed. Potter soon filed for divorce alleging coercion and threats during marriage. The case sparks a public sensation.
Mr. Augustus Chase, president of the Waterbury Watch Company and Waterbury National Bank, died in Paris Sunday of paralysis. The report notes his extensive travels visiting citizens and homes, with no entry where he does not meet a doctor. The obituary places Chase among prominent local business figures.
A long list of Johnson City land parcels and tracts in Washington County. Properties include numerous lots, blocks, and parcels owned or assessed to J J Ford, J J Hunt, and related to Carnegie Land and Improvement Company, East Tennessee Land Company, and Proctor Land Company. Final entries describe multiple lots in Carnegie additions and other bounded property in Johnson City Tennessee.
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