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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
2
A column of eclectic notes cites President Roosevelt and urban reform while skimming party politics. Dashes of satire touch on water works, city bonds, street numbering, and a Nashville American stance. It also surveys national figures Grover Cleveland and Roosevelt amid Congress debates and 1903 political tensions.
A blistering Commercial Appeal front compares proposed ship subsidy legislation to grand larceny and a premeditated robbery. It argues government funds should not flow to ship owners or any specific group and mocks tariff protections as indirect theft, urging a presidential veto to block the bill.
A newspaper excerpt criticizes Mr Frye and a ship subsidy plan as insufficient and self serving. It argues the proposal would siphon billions to favored companies, offering little benefit to exporters or consumers, while promoting private interests over national needs. The piece frames the debate as a national misdirection about naval and merchant fleets. Hood's Sarsaparilla is endorsed as a health guard against March illnesses.
Get tips on thinness and overwork with Scott s Emulsion for appetite and strength. Also note Confederate Veterans Reunion travel deals from Southern Railway with reduced Dallas rates and travel times. Ends with claims for DeWitt s Little Early Risers aiding bowel action. Includes testimonial from J O Greeny.
A historical bank ledger item records overdraft secured and unsecured loans, bonds for circulation, reserve notes, and currency components. It lists deposits, certificates of deposit, rediscounted notes, and related expenses with signatures of cashiers and directors dated March 1992.
A Memphis Scimitar summary notes miners report unusually low smallpox impact in coal mining districts due to strict state health measures. George Cox of Coal Creek praises state health board for preventing outbreaks, predicting continued safety with spring. Dr W J Miller cited for contributing to public health progress. A Y M A C meeting at Gargille’s Art Gallery is announced for next Monday at 7.
A sale of numerous parcels in Johnson City Tenn is set for Saturday March 28 1909 in the chancery court home door during legal hours. Parcels include Carnegie Land and Improvement Co additions and Wilder and Hawilton street areas with Lot and Block designations. Purchaser must pay by credit note with solvent security and the vendor holds a lien. February 26 1904. E A Smurmy M Br8 E Moen D C Mt
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