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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1887
Page
2
In 1887 Tennessee figures hit the news. Governor Bob Taylor’s morning routines are noted amid broader remarks on Congress extra sessions and political strategy. Obituaries include Sam P Ivins aged 76 editor of Athens Post in Tennessee. Also discussed are Peabody scholarship exams and Southern land debates. Maxwell alias Brooks faces hanging for murder. supreme court denies appeal.
Washington letter notes religious revivals led by Rev. San Small in large Georgia crowds and discusses Confederate flags, a call to burn both flags in a peace gesture. It also recalls social gossip about a senior department clerk and a divorce scandal, ending with Speaker Carlisle’s resignation after political pressure.
A board of commissioners will meet in Nashville at the Adjutant General's office on Monday January 27 to draft a code of regulations for the Tennessee National Guard, consider a service uniform, and set dues for honorary members. A State Normal Institute will be held at Johnson City July 11 for one week with lectures by state and county education leaders and free institute access for all attendees.
Miss Julia L Barnwell and Mr Will H Wilson wed at Hermitage cottage on Lookout Mountain in a 7 oclock ceremony presided by Rev MoM Wamboldt. The couple, welcomed by relatives and friends, will stay on the mountain several days as plans for their future unfold.
A promotional notice extols Boxchee's German Syrup as a cure for colds coughs croup pneumonia catarrh and lung obstructions. It claims the syrup clears passages and improves breathing and recommends buying from a druggist at 75 cents per bottle.
The surveying instruments and camp equipment of the South Atlantic & North Western company were sold by the Brunswick county sheriff to satisfy supply claims for engineers and surveyors. The once ambitious plan aimed to run from South Port on the Atlantic coast in Brunswick county to Bristol Tennessee, spanning more than twenty counties. Long talk and heavy subscriptions occurred across counties, while some refused funding.
The passage critiques appetite disorders and nerve strength, stressing the need for vigor and balance in digestion. It cites tonics and tonally reinforcing agents, describing their alleged effects on the digestive and nervous systems and mentioning substances like Hoster and other tonics as recommended aids.
Advertised hair product claims to soften hair, impart youthful luster, and stop dandruff. Customer testimonials from Judson B. Chapel of Peabody and Mary S. Hammond of Stillwater praise new growth and color reversal after using multiple bottles. Also notes Ayer’s Pills as relief for headaches and liver ailments.
A Pomona Hill nursery advertisement near Greensboro North Carolina touts the largest nursery in the state with 99 years of experience. It highlights railroad access on Salem and Richmond Danville lines and invites fruit growers to inspect stock said to thrive in the Piedmont region.
Farmers gather harvests as the best crop in years, Captain Haney plans to move his planning mill to town, a young man from your city is blamed for illnesses, the Farmers Alliance from Texas energizes local ag interests, Hawk ins Co social notes and local gossip about guests, and Buckley’s Salve advertises its cures with guaranteed satisfaction.
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