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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1906
Page
3
WANTED WANTED by D S Taylor Sans Angelo Texas a girl white or colored middle aged preferred to do general housework terms paid. For information call on W or Prank Taylor Johnson City Tennessee.
Multiple candidates announce for county offices in Washington County Tennessee and Virginia. Names include Jasons S. Phan Winn Birenni and W J Vinus, all stating pledge to perform duties faithfully if nominated and elected, with emphasis on Republican party processes and conventions.
Fackwon meats publicized with new quarters for W P Grouch on Main street while Jacksons offers lower fresh meat prices. Milligan resident Mattin Williams visited the city. Star Restaurant advertises meals at popular prices with clean rooms and comfortable beds. Residents from Jonesboro and Chattanooga called on relatives and shopped. J Kirkpatrick and Silas Cooper attended legal business and opening events. ER Wolford heads to Wheeling for a few months.
The Democratic Executive Committee of Washington County meets at the courthouse in Jonesboro on Saturday March 31 1900 at 11 00 am to fix a time for the county convention to appoint delegates to the gubernatorial convention at Nashville Tennessee May 29 1906 and to transact other business.
The Kentucky Remedy Company of Lexington, makers of Dr Andes Great Household Remedies, plans a thorough Tennessee campaign this year. Five large firms are touring the state with free vaudeville programs, concerts, and lectures to attract crowds and offer the medicines. Johnson City will host one company soon, praised by press for its high quality entertainment and sales pitch.
In Johnson City a split Republican convention split as Brownlow men formed a separate gathering after an Evans group invited them to join. Delegates elected Officials and nominees for state senate floater and joint representative while denouncing Brownlow and federal officeholders. The Evans faction held a orderly meeting at the courthouse while Brownlow delegates met at a nearby lot.
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