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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1888
Page
4
A damaged 1867 page fragment chronicles a patient’s long struggle with illness and pain. The writer cites blood loss, medical trials, and a lingering hope as they describe experiments with remedies and renewed faith in recovery.
An 1850s Baltimore testimonial claims twenty years of ulcerated bowels and bleeding piles improved after using Blood Balm HB. The writer states losing weight, regaining strength, and overall health, praising the medicine as the best ever used and attributing good results to its healing properties.
An elderly reader in Georgia reports general illness and rheumatic joint pain improving after using a medicine from J H Lewin & Son. The notice invites readers to obtain a booklet and learn about blood disorders and kidney complaints, offering a mailed copy from Bron BALM Co. Atlanta via M A McFarland.
Fragmented notes describe a late storm without warning from the Signal Bureau and mockery toward Chief Signal Officer Gord morning. Various ads and notices mix in, including a Hood’s Sarsparilla pitch and a tale of a mob scene near Brier Ridge School House impacting Mormon elders. A French general’s visit to Paria also appears in brief.
An old time ad promotes Rangum Root Liniment as a universal cure for sprains bruises rheumatism and skin ailments with a 50 cent bottle price. It notes retail by M A McParland and mentions Burlington and Quincy railroad activity and Minnesota land grants as profitable investments. The Bark Fleetwing dock of Haterras Tuesday is also mentioned in a garbled line.
An old broadside advertises stomach bitters claiming reprieve for dyspepsia and nervous trouble, touts iodide cures and “weather Rangum Root Medicine” from Nashville, with physicians recommending it. Also promotes Madame Revere’s Female Pills, touts quick relief and money back guarantee, and mentions a strike order by Brotherhood engineers amid female health guidance.
A garbled OCR item lists many place names and odds like Cranberry Park, Valley Forge, Watauga Point, Mount Creek, and AreJohnwon City. Mixed numbers and times appear with unclear context, creating a jumble of locations and values without coherent events or actions.
A jagged OCR collage advertises Huckton's Arnica Kalye salve for bruises and skin eruptions, various tonics, toners, and quack cures, including Pile Ointment and Neuralgia Cure. The piece also notes a Reading Railroad striker meeting, praise for Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption, and local druggists selling elixirs amid weather and epidemic worries. It closes with reports of influenza and malaria era remedies and a Delaware Breakwater incident.
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