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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1889
Page
4
Mr John Britton shot a strange bird yesterday morning two miles from town in the woods. The creature is a Night Heron type, a wader, about three feet tall with a four foot wingspan. Plumage gray to white on the body, pale blue wings, blue black back and crest, yellow legs, and two long white plumes hang from the crest.
Readable fragments report persons praising Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption with testimonials from O 11 Marc us Newark Ark and Jessie Middewarl Decatur Ohio plus a notice of free samples at M A McFarland's Drug Store A peculiar pig with eight legs and two tails is described from Rogeraville Review Phillipson comments on a collie medicine market a 15 year old Oregon girl can crack a walnut and a Georgia midwife reports forty eight births in two years Also listed is a 24 cent box medicine claim with guaranteed relief at M A McFarland’s Drug Store
A damaged text fragment describes a chased man, bruises from a pursuit, and mentions deer fright. It shifts to praise of a tonic Bleo the Bitters and health restoration, with references to druggists and a wartime context. The piece mixes sensational chase notes with promotional tone about tonics and political appointments.
Prairie eehno arrive from Oklahoma and camp north of town on Ambetin Creek as the Binux reservation opens to settlement. Electric Bitters praised as a purer remedy for liver and kidney diseases and malaria prevention, with claims of curing headaches constipation and skin issues. An advertising mix includes dubious weight loss claims and travel tips.
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