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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1886
Page
3
Johnson City docket full of local ads and social notes from March. Posts on subscriptions, railway talk, new stores, remedies, school news, visitors, and upcoming events reflect a bustling small town scene with vendors, auctions, teas, and church activities.
A 19th century style advertisement urges readers to try Electric Bitters for low spirits loss of appetite general debility disordered blood and bilious disorders. It claims rapid improvement renewed strength activity relief from pain and misery and lasting well being upon purchasing a 50 cent bottle sold by J B Hash.
Johnson City January 28 1886 Flax seed clover seed Timothy feed orchard grass seeds hogs bacon lard potatoes onions and chickens listed with per bushel prices and trades. Some entries appear garbled but show staple farm goods and market movements in a local weekly market report.
An executor advertises a land sale of the Dumb Peter Harrington farm in Washington county to be held in front of City Hall Johnson City on Friday March 12 1886 at 1 pm The 75 acre tract lies west of Johnson City and will be offered in parcels then as a whole with payments 1 2 due in one and two years Map available at the Johnson City post office March 1. Also a state attachment notice in Johnson City tied to a civil suit against non resident defendants with a May 1 1886 court appearance.
Mr William Thomas of Newton Louisiana reports long standing cough relief after using Dr King's New Discovery. He says the first bottle brought relief and the second cured her after thirty years of poor health. Trials free at J B Hash's Drug Store with large size priced at one dollar.
Magnetic and electric effects cause irregular timekeeping in fine watches and threaten reputations of top makers. Giles Bro. & Co. publish a pamphlet on magnetism in watches and promote the Anti Magnetic Shield for Watches as protection, with free descriptive circulars from Giles Bro. & Co. The Grand Union Hotel advertises cheap rooms opposite Grand Central Depot, European plan, Morse cars, and lower rates.
Bucklen's Armica Salve touted as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter barnes hands chilblain corns and all skin eruptions and guaranteed to cure piles or money refunded. Priced at 25 cents per box and offered for sale by J B Hash.
A garbled OCR fragment shows a truncated line about a card or note to a person named Kington, with unclear surrounding words. The readable bits offer no concrete action, date, place, or full names to establish a clear news item.
Advertises Scott's Brain Specific Medicine as a universal cure for nervous diseases including seminal weakness and impotence. Claims cures for vision loss, memory decline, lassitude, back pain, and premature old age with a money back guarantee. Mentions price one package a dollar, six for five, and free pamphlet promotion. Orders sent to Scott Medicine Co. Minneapolis as sole U.S. agent.
Public appeal for readers to guess who would make good agents with a chance to win a one year subscription. Ad solicits privacy and immediacy, directed to Pash in Magazine at Buffalo.
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