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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1894
Page
4
Commodious sample rooms for commercial salesmen described as the Oxford business center. The table is supplied with all luxuries the market affords and is located at the Union Depot and in the heart of the area.
Molesworth superintendent and Samuel Hunt agent for purchasers announce info on departures from Jonson City and Pecadas depot for trains to Car City and Westal route. South Atlantic and Ohio Railroad timetable notes票 forward cars and streetcar connections with specific departure times and stations.
Trustee’s sale proclaimed under a July 71 1892 trust deed recorded in Jonesboro. Lu cinda Hoes secured notes totaling about 800 plus dollars with multiple makers. Property includes a 20 foot frontage lot on Market Street in Johnson City and two additional lots in Jas A Martin Addition plus a panther lot No 24. Notes overdue, sale to be held at the stated time.
Saturday May 12 1894 bidders may purchase property at public sale for cash in hand. trustee Tance Hann signs at April 6 1894 with printer's fee 18 dollars referenced.
An ad touts a 44 shot remedy from Brown MPG Co New York that purports to purify blood and tonify the system without weakness. It promises harmless action, broad use for sick or well, and cessation of headaches or castongl issues, with distribution by Worbord & Co Druggists.
Despatches describe a devastating earthquake in Pridey B05 region causing hours of trembling, widespread fissures, landslides, and a retreat of the sea. Many towns face extreme misery with food and shelter scarce as government relief lags.
An old styled ad promotes Craughton s Practical Business College in Nashville Tennessee offering home study courses in Book Keeping Shorthand and Penmanship with a 60 day trial. It claims rapid learning efficiency and credits toward future college entry. The notice mentions eleven teachers six hundred past year students and no vacation. It invites readers to request a free illustrated catalog and to report variances in bookkeepers to earn cash.
The article discusses economic protectionism, trade, and gold standard debates with references to historical figures like Franklin and Lodge. It critiques tariffs and free trade, notes cotton and grain market pressures, and parodies political arguments while citing Lincoln era economics and class concerns amid a long editorial drift. It ends with an ad for Don't Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away and a remedy promotion.
Mary Gil Martin, a clerk for Pulvermacher Galvanic Belt company, was shot and killed on her way to work in Civerysari April 27. Arrested man claimed as George Reed age 80 but a priest named Father Dominic OGrady was identified by a pocket note. OGrady attempted suicide at the station using poison. a stomach pump saved him. Bucklen's Arnica salve advertised nearby for various ailments.
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