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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1903
Page
2
Impaired digestion and stomach issues are described with references to nervous symptoms and stomach relief strategies. The text mentions early abstention and remedies, noting possible health concerns and deliverable conditions.
The article notes the resignation of Will Williams after eighteen years as bursar at Vanderbilt University to join the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company in Texas. His departure stems from family reasons, with his wife and son in Texas, and his future home to be San Antonio. He is remembered as a fixture among students, and the Tennessee friends wish him well in his new chapter with Mr. Lacy in Texas. The piece also mentions a rumor about the National Capital moving to Johnson City and notes unrelated local civic matters and a society wedding of Miss Frances Bolton to Mr. Samuel Care celebrated at the Pirot Presbyterian Church.
The Johnson City Water Company filed suit against Watauga Water Company over a pipeline right of way and upper Sinking Creek waters. Chancellor Kyle dissolved the injunction allowing condemnation suit to proceed while keeping the ban on further suits and preserving possible future filings if justice requires.
Postmaster in Washington reports a recent inspection found houses unnumbered and sidewalks not in good condition. Notify this office when house numbering and other requirements are completed to consider establishing free delivery service in Johnson City. Signed J I Riastow Assistant Postmaster General.
A dense list of assessed parcels in Johnson City and surrounding additions including Mountain View, Carnegie Land and Improvement, East Park, and East Tennessee Land companies. Entries name owners or tenants such as Wilson, Moleworth, Crowell, and Kirkpatrick, with lot and block references, and indicate taxes, interest, and costs for the year 1893 and adjacent years.
A Fourth of July program at Austin Springs offers swimming races foot races relay pigeon shoot bowling dancing and tennis and other outdoor games. Music will be played all day with pavilion access for dancing in the afternoon. A large road crew will improve the Voluson City to springs route for a smoother drive, and the day ends with an evening ball.
A garbled OCR item references taxes and a stalled Carnegie Land project involving Mathes, Vittorsin Lola, Jolson CY, and a set of named figures amid civic inquiries. The fragmentary text hints at a real estate action and potential public concerns surrounding a land sale or development plan.
Tax liens and interest details appear for multiple blocks and additions in Wilton, Soliman City, and surrounding areas. The notices cover taxes, interest, and costs for the years 93-4 through 93-87, listing block numbers, lot numbers, and affected properties within the Carnegie Land and Improvement Company additions and related parcels.
Tax and cost details appear for multiple parcels in Johnson City. Listings include blocks in Carnegie and East Park additions, with references to ownership or heirs and adjacent properties, plus tax and interest figures for the year.
Reeves KE and others in Holston and Johnson City properties in the Watauga addition are listed for taxes and costs for the year. Reeves E and Bc hold multiple lots in Watauga, plus Strattton Caringer and Jaonhe parcels in the Carnegie Land and Torrment Company addition in Jolnvo n Gin. If the sale is not completed on the first Monday in July the sale continues daily until finished.
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