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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1905

Page

3

Nashville Produce Co Memorandum Offer For Farmers

Country merchants and farmers can write from home describing desired field seeds and other goods. A mailed memorandum will show exact bill amounts based on special low cash prices and await instructions. Shipments of eggs and produce valued at high market prices on arrival in Nashville. No shipment is too small for our attention. Nashville Produce Co. 1072 f J.J. Ovtn, Manager.

Nashville Nashville Produce Co J.J. Ovtn

Plymouth Rocks Rule the South in Show Records

A. B. Tate of High Point North Carolina touts Plymouth Rock supremacy over the past decade claiming top prizes in American Plymouth Rock Club shows. He advertises stock and eggs for sale and welcomes correspondence. Also W. G. Axenox solicits orders for sweet potato seed by April 1.

W. G

Local and Personal Notices in Johnson City

Short notices list visitors and arrivals including Jack Dayton from Shelbyville visiting relatives, Joe P Summers returning from Nashville and Franklin, and John Webb pulling the bell card for Sam Carr. New dress goods at Carnegie Department Store, area business moves, and plans for Easter fair at Market Street United Methodist Church South. Also mentions piano for sale, lumber office move to Bristol, residents moving or preparing to move, and various local services, with weather note of snow and optician services offered by Silver & Co.

Jack Dayton Shelbyville City Joe P. Summers Nashville Franklin Mathes Carnegie Department Store John Webb Sam Carr W. J. Whitman Abingdon

Johnson City notices mix sale ads and road projects

Local items report a house for sale in Johnson City near Walnut and Spring Streets with contact in Lexington North Carolina, court votes to build tens of miles of road near Stuart's Hill and Johnson City line, and various community notes including a Daughters of the Confederacy meeting, a person injuring an ankle on Jonesboro Road, and real estate transfers plus store promotions at Carnegie Department Store.

Stuart's Johnson City Misa Dora Pierce Jonesboro Road Daughters of the Confederacy Josie Hughes Corner Spring Cherry Silver & Co Burts Crowell John Wofkiadr Dirsson

Mack Smith Killed in Accident Near Pineoli North Carolina

Mack Smith died after a gun discharged from a holster while he and John Mathes rode in a buggy near Pineoli North Carolina. The 21 year old traveled agent for Summers Parrott Hardware died within moments. He was brought to Johnson City on a special train for burial in Rogersville alongside his friend Harry Parrott.

Johnson City Mack Smith Pineoli N.C John Mathes Rogersville Harry Parrott Summers-Parrott Hardware Company

Rankin building fire destroys grocery stock at Rankin Roan and Market

Last Thursday night fire gutted the first floor of the Rankin building at Roan and Market streets and destroyed Roy Whiteside’s grocery stock. Loss estimated at 2000 dollars with 1200 dollars insured. Also notes a wedding at the Hickey residence as Rev J Lem Keeville joined Miss Lora Hickey and Mr Rex D Pletoe in marriage. Pierce couple departed by midnight train to Knoxville. Fire and burglar proof rates advertised by Baxtor’s on the corner.

Rankin Roan and Market Streets Roy Whiteside R. L. Hickey J. Lem Keeville Lora Hickey Rex D. Pletoe Pierce Knoxville

Social, The MG, HL meet Mrs Hugh Kirkpatrick

Mrs George Wofford won the prize as guests of Mrs P M Ward and daughter Sadie entertained friends last Friday afternoon. The event featured a red diamond heart club and apple themed score markers, with Grace Hart and Mrs George Wofford among top contenders. The booby prize was a bottle of ketchup. The gathering was followed by other social visits and notes of local residents.

Soctal Hugh Kirkpatrick George Wofford P.M. Ward Sadie Mica Grace Hart George T. Wofford Ladies' Aid Society Watauga Ave Pres John Oure Bristol Johnson City Mia

Southern's Big New Contract for Lookout Tunnel

Chattanooga March 81 Chief Engineer W H Wells of the Southern railway arranges contracts for the new Chattanooga to Stevenson Tennessee Mem and Charleston division roadbed. Plans include a Lookout mountain tunnel costing about 3 million dollars and a steel bridge across the Tennessee River at Oates Island eight miles south of Chattanooga. Work to start in sixty days.

Southern Chattanooga W. H. Wells The Southern Railway Stevenson Ala Mem and Charleston Lookout Mountain Tennessee River Oates Island

Springtime for Johnson City Promotes Clean Town Plan

A spring message urges residents to clean streets and yards, curb crime, and improve infrastructure. Dr Miler is praised for ties in town as speakers call for more parks, schools, churches, and an opera house to attract future growth and prosperity.

Miler Lily Johnson City

Business In Promising Condition Reports Say Railroads Invest

The New York Times notes ten large railroad systems plan 110,000,000 while smaller lines invest 90,000,000, totaling 200,000,000 for improvements this year. The Chattanooga Times says the Southern will spend 8,000,000 mainly on double tracking and rolling stock, with 55,000,000 from others in the region. Railroads and suppliers show strong activity, with high demand in all southern manufacturing, signaling prosperity for years.

New York Times Chattanooga Times Southern Railroad Southern Tron

Allen's Poot-Bane Promote Dry Pore Aid

A fragmented notice from local druggists describes Allen's Poot-Bane a powder claimed to dry pores ward off ailments and prevent conditions. The readable text lists several benefits and promotes availability at area Alice stores with a reference to 800.

Allen Nore Achilly Alice

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