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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1902
Page
3
Readable fragments report Baptist church ice cream and cake sale on church lawn this afternoon with prayers for attendance. Other items note visits, store ads, local positions, road plans, and civic updates across Bristol and nearby towns with multiple residents traveling and local business promotions.
Beginning only let the Johnson City postoffice will become a second class office and a money order and registry clerk will be allowed at a salary of $6000. The post master's salary has been increased to $3,000 and the assistant J. A. Vines to $1,000. A rabid dog killed in Unicoi county and suspected to have come from North Carolina attacked livestock. several cows died. A festive gathering in Austin Springs honored W. H. Henderson of New York with dancing and socializing. The Johnson City Water Company faces injunctions over water use and road access disputes with Thomas Lilly and U. S. Leather Co. The arnica salve ad claims curing skin injuries. A Oaktersville youth, Will Burch, dies of consumption linked to cigarette smoking. A humorous exchange over Shakespeare in a neighbor’s library ends with a light note.
A garbled line mentions a baby and a friend from birth and a search for cure and AM druggiate. The text is incomplete and lacks clear entities or events to substantiate a full news item.
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