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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1886
Page
1
A broad mosaic of brief items and anecdotes. Mentions include Senator Edmunds and Senator West, a Rocheste r death, Emerson fortunes, Rev Eastman, and political notes from Albany. Curious tales span Toronto to California, with jokes, quotes, and social commentary on manners, poverty, and public figures.
A mother praises her daughter's wide range of skills including singing piano harp painting and language study. A young man replies that he has none beyond cooking, provoking a humorous exchange about equal accomplishments and practical knowledge.
Mayor Grace refused a transfer of 15000 dollars to the Public Works Department during the Board of Estimate and Apportionment session. He warned against further transfers and suggested the Comptroller will reveal how money for city improvements has been spent. The remarks included admonitions to avoid whispering and to speak plainly, with quotable asides from the gathered officials.
A collage of humorous vignettes and snippets from a 19th century town. Characters quarrel over poems and stale bread while a hotel porter miscounts baggage. A University of Texas student complains of a missing watch pocket in a new vest. A social essay reflects on the discontent of women in marriage and family life.
Historical note defends Pasteur against Newark rabies panic. Report shows inoculated children recovered after exposure, while the hunted mad dog was killed. Mentions 625 treated cases and the planned Paris international hospital. Also lists how to avoid death by self-harm actions.
Government reform abolishes the Court of State and three Prime Minister offices. A responsible Cabinet is formed with department chiefs, one chosen as President of the Cabinet. The Department of Public Works is dissolved and a new Department of Communications created to control post offices, railways, and telegraphs.
Augusta Va March 3 excitement grows over two Chinese visitors and a promised twenty more tomorrow. Chinese residents, mainly shopkeepers, have irked locals with business decline and intermarriage, prompting a council request to revoke licenses and threats to remove them by force later at night.
The article describes horses in New York warehouses operating on upper floors where no other power exists. One horse reportedly remained at the top for eleven years, coming down only twice. Guides use a check rope to signal pulls and stops and the animals respond promptly.
A noted Chicago News excerpt contrasts Mr. Blaine s Twenty Years of Congrege with a chestnut grove in autumn. It wanders through hazy air and ripe scents while noting the reader s exposure to expressive chestnuts and burrs within familiar ground. A humorous vignette follows a young wife and husband dialog about fears and a life insurance agent.
The 1620 poem A Adverary Curiosity The Glame of Time is reissued in new Long Primer edition by John B. Alden of New York. It notes Miltonan parallels with Paradise Lost and mentions scarce surviving copies in British Museum and Bodleian Library. The edition preserves original spelling and capitalization.
A ball conversation on vanity shifts to self awareness as a lady claims men are vain. She asserts the handsomest man has a spot on his waistcoat, prompting a chorus of anxious glances from all gentlemen.
Reports from Tombstone, Arizona state a group of about thirty Apaches attacked travelers fifteen miles southwest of Nocosia, Sonora, killing a Mexican and an American. The raid connected with Geronimo’s band reportedly moved to Brown's mine, killed Kern last September, plus Brown and Jamon Mover, then stole eighty horses near San Pedro before heading toward the Sierra Madre.
The Michigan State Prison chapel in Jackson hosted a footballer style Mikado presented by Geo G. Starr’s company. Warden Hatch welcomed inmates invites to enjoy the temperance town show. Convicts applauded. one inmate called it the first sunshine in seventeen years.
The piece notes many childhood illnesses and mentions Mrs Winslow’s Vermifage as a quick remedy to expel worms. It emphasizes that children endure measles mumps and whooping cough and deserve relief from worms to ease their burdens. It presents a promotional tone for the worm expelling product.
Mackien's Arnica Salve claimed as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers rashes and skin krup tons with a satisfaction guarantee or money back at 25 cents per box sold by J B Hiseh.
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