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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1895
Page
3
Community notes recounting hotel lodging at European Hotel, local visits by Elivue residents, Bristol business and social travel, church events at Christian Church, library opening May First, and civic appointments. Includes births, marriages, and upcoming picnics with races and tournaments, plus local industry movements and a mill project in Lenoir.
A town notice describes a mobile library schedule at the rear of the Eagle Building with hours on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It mentions funeral details for Joan C. Smith and a concert series by the Johnson City band at Lake Watausee on Friday May 10, with free streetcar rides starting at 4 PM and continuing every 30 minutes to 10 PM.
An old classified style offer lists prices for note heads and envelopes used for writing and business forms. It promotes cast paper as high quality with smooth AI writing surface. It urges local orders over larger towns, promising cheaper prices for cash.
The Crescent Choral Society of Johnston City performed a varied program Tuesday evening, led by W. J. Palmer. Miss Neda Chandler and Mrs. Wofford earned special mention for solos, with the humorous Hotel Bill of Fare drawing an encore.
Assignee Jacooy transfers control of Hotel St. Lawrence at noon to new lessees Capt. W. A. Dickenson and Jos. P. Davis. The firm Dickenson and Davis will run the property with Dickenson in charge. Davis comes from Lynchburg and has hardware business background. both men bring long hotel experience from several cities.
An ad claims catarrh cannot be cured by external applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment. It asserts the remedy reaches blood and mucous surfaces, is prescribed by physicians, and is sold by druggists for seven cents.
A stockholders meeting of the Ohio River and Charleston Railway Co. was held in the office of Kirkpatrick Williams and Bowman. J J Collier of Philadelphia led the representation, Samuel Hunt was re elected president and Job H Jackson vice president. Directors named include John Goldthwait John Haynes F Freeman Robert M Morse Samuel Hunt and others from Boston Cincinnati Philadelphia and Wilmington. The paper notes the removal of Judge John P Smith and his family from Johnson City to reside in the area, praising his service and church involvement while wishing the family well and highlighting two younger children remaining locally for school. The Herald and Tribune reports mixed local business and community notices.
Deputy United States Marshal M dH Gammon arrested Andy Miller last Friday forty five miles southeast of Bristol for making and selling illicit whisky. Miller, who owned a red car and a double barrel shotgun, resisted claiming no one could arrest him. He bore a United States warrant and was searched after surrendering on Holston Mountain. He posted a thousand dollar bond to appear in Knoxville in July. The report notes his death after brain fever and mentions a widow with two children to mourn.
Miss May Fuqua and Miss Nellie Hapkins plan a musical entertainment at the Lusk school house this evening. The best talent in the city will perform for a pleasant night, with admission 16 cents for adults and 10 cents for children to cover incidental expenses.
Checks for the first dividend of the First National Bank were signed by the comptroller of the currency in Washington and are ready for delivery. Holders must present certificates at the bank to receipts the receiver and avoid the rush. Also an advertisement for Ayor'shair vigor claims to nourish roots prevent loss and gray hair.
The piece recalls the W C T U nineteen twenties era tone praising women’s temperance work. It notes the twenty one year anniversary since organized action in Cleveland Ohio and highlights global missions publishing house and educational efforts. It laments liquor traffic and urges continued faith, courage, and peaceable reform. It mentions Mrs Ward and a May 15 meeting at 2 PM.
A promotional note touts Hal's Vegetable Sicilian Muir Renewer as the luxury solution for natural color and healthy hair growth, framing it as nature’s crown ornament. The claim emphasizes premium quality and origins of the formula designed to enhance hair vitality.
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