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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
3
Short obituary style notice indicates a woman named D Good in the 03 Popular Street area with wages listed at 2.40 per week and a Mes. M. 1. Martin reference. No clear event date. Likely a classified notice or payroll snippet from a historical newspaper.
W B Reynolds proprietor advertises an antiseptic barber shop with clean bathrooms in the Phillips Building at 4 Buffalo Street near Southern depot. The ad touts best white shop in the city, first class workmen, prompt attention, and courteous boot blacks.
Derby Conn June 2 1910 Thomas Mulcahey one of the few men whose fate was to see a monument erected to his own memory has left his home to return to the Klondyke where he has spent the past twelve years. Shortly after his departure twelve years ago word came of his death and a monument was erected in a local cemetery. Six weeks ago Mulcahey returned home and has since visited the monument several times.
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted permission to the Carolina, Unitedfield and Ohio Railway and connecting carriers to set coal transport rules that vary by distance on the same lines. The order affects shipments from Dante, Clinchfield and Hurricane VA mines to destinations in North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida. Virginia mines gain favorable rates to southeastern points, enabling competition with the Coal Creek mines in Tennessee.
Friends of Mr Hyder Barr report his marriage to Miss Grace Weaver of Newark New Jersey on May 22 at the bride’s brother’s home in Algiers Lay where she spent the winter The couple planned a fall ceremony but a transfer from New Orleans to Birmingham led to an early wedding They will stay in New Orleans until October then Bristol for winter Mr Barr son of M Barr a noted baseball figure now with the Southern League at New Orleans Also item about country board sought by healthy old man for cash near Roan and King streets.
The Pride of the State promotes Model Mill flour for healthy households, claiming it produces the finest, most nutritious bread biscuits cakes pies and pastries from carefully selected wheat grown for quality and flavor.
Miss Maryox visits Bristol relatives while the Washington county tax board sits in session. Miss Ella Burrow and Miss Mildred Lyle visit Bristol. Mr J D Bright and other locals travel to Charleston and New York on business. Several Bristol residents travel to Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Winona Lake for visits and shopping. Dr Patton returns from cataract surgery in Baltimore with improved sight. The Salvation Army conducts weekly gospel wagon sermons in Bristol with church pastors assisting. The Water of Life column notes Rev Will Osborn funeral and local civic events as well as a resignation of Deputy U. S. Marshal W. H. Ruble to manage his farm in Grainger County.
The state normal institute for colored teachers in this city closed on Tuesday with examinations on Wednesday and Thursday. Sixty three teachers enrolled from Chattanooga Knoxville Morristown Asheville Bristol Roan Mountain and Wik Park. Strong lectures and many addresses were delivered by city professionals. The institute credit Prof J N Erwin for its success and inspiration.
Mount Airy Georgia reports James Adolph Cody age two years three months weighing 122 pounds making him the world’s biggest baby. Doctors began care after abnormal growth appeared and diet attempts failed to curb his development.
Bennie Simpson alias Bob Webber was arrested Tuesday afternoon by Officer W. G. Fogle on a charge of raising registered letters at Calhoun. The item notes a proverb about paying respects and warnings about remaining poor, reflecting a moralizing tone.
Johnson City and Bristol split three games in a tense series. Brown and South starred for Johnson City with late rallies and solid pitching by Lee. Bristol's Shaw hit a crucial home run in one game as Dubin, Taylor, and Moran produced key hits and steals.
Chicago June 27 One of the human flies lost his balance and toppled from the twentieth story of the Hesson building. John Murray on the nineteenth floor witnessed the fall and his quick action likely saved the fallen man, Eustice, who will probably be working again tomorrow.
The Johnson City board of mayor and aldermen prepares for its first meeting next week. Local officials praise the retiring administration while acknowledging public criticism and stress the new board inherits responsibility. Support for renewed efforts toward a greater city is urged as the main path to public benefit and personal reward.
Severe thunderstorms sweeping the Middle Avante states have heightened public fear of lightning deaths. The piece notes that even brave individuals exhibit nervous reactions to the jagged fire bolts, with awe and trembling sparked by the electromagnetic tension in the atmosphere.
Historical figures from the weather bureau show Maryland and surrounding states have relatively few lightning fatalities per population. The Washington area faces an annual risk of about one death per million, with many fatalities tied to building strikes and infrastructure damage.
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