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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1907
Page
3
A humorous 19th century exchange at Ward and Fri berg, where a Hebrew buyer purchases a “world of Andea Great Prescription” for indigestion. The clerk touts value, selling three bottles for 2.60 or six for 5.00, and later the man returns seeking more medicine for his wife’s appetite, paying 2.50 for three additional bottles to save a few cents.
A deaf guest argues over the meaning of a grace verse, triggering laughter and embarrassment at a family dinner. A passerby boosts the scene with a revenue collector quip. The snippet mixes comic vignettes from a 19th century column, including witty exchanges and humorous misreadings.
Grace Margaret Gould notes in Woman's Companion that the shirt waist suit regains favor as the jumper dress wanes. New designs appear in worsted satin, striped gingham, brown linen, madras, pique mercerized ripstop, poplin, voile, and striped silks, signaling a stylish revival.
A collage of old advertisements extols Down's Kidney Pills for backache and urinary issues, praising Down's Regaleta for constipation, and Dr King's New Discovery for coughs and throat ailments. It includes testimonials, dealer references, and a variety of humorous crime and domestic quips from periodicals.
An unclear medical ad fragment mentions Dr Shoop Family Med Ce and Kidwe Wise. It touts a product called De Sow Majic Oontinent promising quick relief for piles and painful protruding issues. The ad notes a nickel-cap container priced around 50 cents and lists doubtful personal asides and a street name reference.
Public notice-like prose markets patent medicines and household remedies from Chamberlain’s Colic to Dr Shoop’s Restorative. The item lists cures for stomach, liver, kidney, and blood ailments, plus product demos at the Jamestown Exposition and promotional quotes from counterfeit doctors. Local merchants H C Miller and O H Miller advertise remedies and samples.
A garbled advertisement snippet references Mead gobo and Burdock Blood Bit terse tonics claim to purify liver and stomach and aid digestion. Other lines tout teething syrups, Dowie Ointment, and druggists selling cures while a Milwaukee Sentinel exchange notes a doctor visit ends with disappointment.
In Chancery Court at Johnson City Washington County the case James vs Plone orders the non resident defendant James A Pleas to enter appearance by July 18 1907. The order warns plead or default and directs publication of notice in The Comet for four issues. Attorneys Cox & Sells and Gardner sign for the court.
Our spring line of molding is complete and features all the new late patterns. Visit to view them before they are picked over.
A strict injunction has been issued against the maleficent nativity of Trapepela by Dr. Galdwell's Syrap Pepsin. The text touts the remedy as a universal cure for stomach and bowel disorders, urging prompt use and claiming rapid relief. Available through druggists at 50 cents and 1 dollar.
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