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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1914
Page
1
State Food and Drug Commissioner Lucius P. Brown urges top to bottom sanitation from large packing houses to small soda stands. He warns flies spread typhoid and advises screens, clean kitchens, and careful handling. He critiques caffeinated drinks, flavoring agents, and unsafe acids while urging consumer protection.
Johnson City residents endorse Doan's Kidney Pills claiming major back and joint relief after trying liniments and other medicines. Mrs Sallie Campbell of 303 Claiborne St credits prompt relief and renewed strength after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Whitehouse Drug Co. Price 50 cents at dealers. Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Bristol June 15 Road building in Sullivan county is indefinitely held up due to a suit by Col HL King challenging the last $100 000 bond issue. Bonds sold to fund about $500 000 already spent await supreme court ruling as bond buyers refuse to take them. County argues right to issue more under act. legality questioned on timing and popular-vote requirements. Gaps remain in several through roads as the court seeks money to finish before contractors relocate camps.
Coughs and colds weaken the system with continued illness and appetite loss. Get a bottle of Dr King’s New Discovery today and try the first dose for quick relief. H Brown of Muscatine Alabama commends it for his wife’s hot summer illness. Good for children. 50 cents to 1 dollar at druggists.
Judge C J Bt John returns from Nashville after Tennessee Bar Association meeting and says the Bristol judge Robert Burrow is practically certain to win a seat on the Tennessee supreme bench in August. He voices optimism for the Democratic state ticket in November.
Sufferers of eczema and itchy skin are urged to stop scratching with Dr Hobson’s Eczema Ointment. Testimonial from C A of Rock Island Illinois says years of misery ended after using the product. Readers are advised to ask their druggist for this remedy.
An extended guide explains hogs yield best meat per feed when pastured and fed mixed greens. It advocates fencing hogs to roam fields, sowing soybeans and sorghum for summertime forage, and supplementing with cottonseed meal and corn. Practical feeding ratios and timing for pasture growth and hog turns are given, citing Tennessee Experiment Station observations.
An old advertisement claims a tonic called Electric Bitters cures fatigue nervousness and general weakness. It features testimonial from Mrs James Duncan of Haynes Me and urges purchase at druggists for one dollar. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is recommended for cuts.
Mrs J M Parker of Bristol State Oil died last Thursday at her home in State Oil. Interment Friday followed funeral rites. She was sister of Dr Q E Wiley of Bristol and daughter of Ephraiam Emerson Wiley former president of Emory and Henry College, tied to the college forty years. In her 67th year she was active in Methodist church and missionary work and hosted ministers of all denominations. Aunt Mrs Phoeby Wright and her husband were early Afriean missionaries.
Washington reports the Southern railway and Mobile and Ohio railroad plan a nine car agricultural train with livestock and exhibits. It will visit sixty nine stops in Tennessee presenting lectures by Tennessee department of agriculture experts to promote modern farming methods and livestock interests. The program will travel from Morristown to Bulls Gap and Mesheim among other stops, with transport and lectures provided at no cost.
Nashville June 14 The new officers are President H H Shelton of Bristol Vice President West Tennessee L P Mills of Memphis Vice President Middle Tennessee Frank M Bass of Nashville Vice President East Tennessee A W Chambliss of Chattanooga Secretary and Treasurer Charles HH Smith of Knoxville Delegates to the American Bar Association J H John of Bristol John Hell Keeble of Nashville alternates Judge S F Wilson of Nashville George T Hughes of Columbia
Advertises Dr J W Hall and Dr Fahmey Teething Syrup claiming to cure kidney and bladder troubles in children and adults. Offers mail order for $1 with two months treatment and testimonials from Texas and other states. Located at 2020 Oliver St St Louis Mo. Sold by druggists with claims of gout rheumatism and bowel relief.
Washington reports the bank of Erwin Tennessee has been converted into the National Bank of Erwin with a capital of twenty five thousand dollars. The Globe announces a big semi annual sale begins Monday June fifteen and promotes the bargain event.
The republican floterial committee ordered county conventions to be held July 11 in Washington Greene and Unico counties to select delegates for the floterial convention in Johnson City. July 18 will nominate a representative from these counties with W. S. Tucker of Unico as the only aspirant so far and independent candidate J. R. Love challenging the incumbent.
The Chronicle editorializes that the Democratic Party in Tennessee stands for strict temperance laws and enforcement, applauds the state convention for endorsing the platform, and notes the Independents’ influence. It asserts no division remains among Democrats and discusses governor nomination campaigning as the party waits on its platform. Continued on Page To.
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