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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1910
Page
4
Four men used mail sacks to muffle the blast as they blew open the Pryor Creek Oklahoma post office safes early today. They escaped with 44000 dollars and 15 in cash. Citizen M. D. Hadley heard the explosion, leaped from a window, and was knocked to the ground by the robbers as they fled.
East Tennessee Telephone workers rushed to spring new copper wire from Knoxville to Hartford. Crews in use city yesterday connected lines to improve exchange capacity. When the upgrade is in place, calls will be clearer and the service faster for subscribers.
Washington June 1 Postmasters Appointed for Tennessee Coker Creek Monroe county Geo W Landerman vice C Lander man deceased Turewell Claiborne county Lenjamin Haynes vice J C Davis resigned Edith Byrne found dead after 13 days search near Doering district near Salt Lake four miles from home in Australia bush perils noted
Photographic printing machines render 2 000 to 3 000 images per hour, with uses in newspapers and magazines. Palmistry divides into chirognomy and chiromancy, studying hand shapes and signs. Angling praised as calm recreation, quoting Walton. A Queensland woman survived a 508 foot drop after her dress snagged, bruised but alive. A Nashville trolley car incident caused 60 fines to be released. Advise against secrecy to avoid hidden inquiries by neighbors.
FR Dennis of Company BE Eighth New Territory now missing in Chicago recounts the first week of August 1862 at Malvern Hill. He describes a dramatic field action with Union artillery blunting Confederate guns, a night march from Harrison's Landing, and the tense mood of Hooker's division as dawn approached the July 1 engagement.
An account recalls cannoneers rushing into action under a blue line approaching a hilltop. A Yankee bullet ends a brief Confederate assault while infantry retreat and captives are taken. Coffee shares with captured Georgians sparks murmurs of sentiment against the Confederacy while a Bristol burglar faces punishment after a bold bedroom intrusion.
A fragmentary, humorous home notes column recounts local gossip about friends like Prite Mendy now in Hamp ton VA claiming a royal title, Fritz’s nightly activities, and wild anecdotes of town characters. It shifts to a medical testimonial for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, including a Kansan reader praising relief from chronic indigestion and urging trials via free samples.
Indiana soldiers along the Louisville and Nashville line in 1861 faced wet camps and high disease. They wrote Gov. Morton urging forward movement to avoid desertions. Gov. Morton traveled to Louisville to present these complaints to Gen. Buell, while Indiana officers agreed on readiness for a forward push.
The account recalls a mid campaign visit to Gen Buell's staff, warnings about army restlessness and the need for cooperation with Indiana officials, a contentious encounter with a weary Pennsylvania major, and the Bull Run retreat scene. It ends with a noisy cultural note about a new Paris music hall and a dangerous human ball act.
The article notes that coal mining in this country does not exceed 2,200 feet in depth, while English mines reach about 3,500 feet and Belgian shafts extend to 4,000 feet. It mentions eight seams mined commercially abroad and that veins thinner than roughly 14 feet are rarely worked domestically.
Fragmented ad copy touts Ir Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a cure for indigestion constipation and related ailments in families. Readers are urged to request a free sample by mail from the Pepsin Syrup Co Monticello or Caldwell Midges and to buy locally from druggists.
A Johnson City reader testifies to lasting relief from kidney disease after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The statement, dated February 25, 1968, credits the product with curing symptoms and cites a retired Hodges family member as the claimant. Local retailers and distributors are named for the nationwide ad campaign.
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