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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1898
Page
4
Reputable boys or girls are promised a zero dollar lot of Voxgobble and Flower Seeds with a nickel or windup watch upon sale. No money required in advance. settlement due in 30 days. King Co. of Richmond Virginia advertises world medals and diplomas and offers cloths, bicycles, buggies, and other items to recruit participants.
Railroad advertisement touts daily sleeping car service from Nashville to New York via Chattanooga Knoxville and Asheville with Pullman rooms and scenic East Tennessee and Western North Carolina mountain views. Second daily train runs Nashville to New York with Champlin route Salisbury connections. Also a job notice seeking a manager for office and home duties in Chicago area.
An old advertisement touts Chamberlain Skin Ointment as a remedy for intense itching and skin diseases. It claims listeners can cure many conditions including chapped hands and frostbite sores, with references to relief and affordability.
The Board of Trade of Johnson City offers 25 dollars in prizes for road improvements within five miles of the city. First prize 19 dollars, second 10 dollars, awarded after inspections in spring and October. Overseers must apply by April 19 and improvements will be judged on drainage, surface, and overall condition.
A column blends fashion notes with social commentary on wartime wool, design trends, and the clever yet stubborn woman. It argues for practical management, notes fashion items like the Paquin skirt and cloche hats, and shifts to a Tennessee industrial convention critique urging honest, fair treatment of capital and law.
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