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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1911
Page
4
A Munsey Memorial Methodist Church birthday party under Circle Five raised 7.5 for the building fund. Miss Anne Barton and Breovat Miller entertained with violin and singing. An upcoming event titled the Katrer Pair is planned for April 18, with Irish decor and invitations.
St. Petersburg March 17 Large bodies of Russian troops are en route for China concentrated at Bharkent about sixty miles west of Kulja An official communication describes the movement as a feat of mobilization and notes the troop concentrations.
Gen Geo W Gordon commander in chief Confederate veterans says he favors an informal reunion for Blue and Gray in Memphis to ease North South tensions. He notes it would benefit Memphis and Shelby County and plans to go to Little Rock next week to organize the annual reunion with expected large attendance.
A satirical tirade critiques local push to remove cows amid town hand wringing and trash strewn streets. It warns against neighborly clashes over livestock and urges residents to protect the town’s assets and aesthetic while lampooning officials and public chatter.
The March term of the United States circuit and district courts at Greeneville is postponed from Monday March 27 to Monday April 3.
Johnson City readers back Doan’s Kidney Pills for kidney and back trouble. Mrs M C Mumpower of 314 W Poplar St credits the remedy with relief from dizziness and fatigue after trying multiple medicines. Whitehouse Drug Co sells nationwide with Doan’s as sole recommended brand. Price 50 cents per bottle.
A Tennessee sales promotion offers ten pounds of Luzianne Coffee to ten customers who buy and then mail the names and addresses of those buyers. Each winner receives a paper weight or clothes brush as a souvenir. The offer is presented by The Reily Taylor Co of New Orleans Louisiana.
A promotional circuit claims Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin cures constipation indigestion liver trouble biliousness heartburn and bowel diseases for all ages. A rich company backs the statements and offers a free sample by mail before purchase, with bottles priced at 50 cents and one dollar through local dealers.
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