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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1894
Page
3
The Comet instructs correspondents to sign with real names only if they choose and to withhold publication when enclosed in parentheses. The policy notes that true names may be omitted from the paper if provided in parentheses and not intended for publication.
Local notes report Dr Cameron visiting from Elizab ithton, J M Hardin returning from Big Stone Gap, and many others from Jonesboro Roan Mountain and Greeneville. Mentions visits, sickness, moves, a local boy’s death by morphine, school events, church activities, and upcoming civic notices.
May 16 Knoxvinis. Conductor Fitzgerald of the Washington vesti bule dining car was seriously cut on the head by a cook aboard the train between Knoxville and Morristown. The cook, a negro, drew a knife after a dispute over orders and fled the train. his current whereabouts are unknown.
Resolutions of Respect from Jonson City Lodge No and Free and Accepted Masons honor the death of Bruttier B B. They express gratitude to God, note his Christian usefulness, and affirm faith in immortality. They commend his life as an exemplar, offer sympathy to his family, request town papers publish the memorial, and send a copy to the family. Dated May 15, 1801.
Dr G H Berry treated a deep two inch heel cut after cows in the yard disrupted night. The First Presbyterian Church recalled Rev Cowan to resume as pastor by near unanimous vote. East Tennessee Farmers Convention set for May 22 23 in Knoxville with Hon A B Bowman as vice president for Washington county and excursion rates offered.
An old advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure and health booster, suggesting readers take medicine to recover and improve wellbeing. The copy frames the product as a remedy to feel better and regain strength.
From Watauga, reports detail J. B. Moulton constructing a large barn for the horse, tannery use, and hay storage. Tanbark is hauled daily, with some trips extending twenty miles. Contracts exceed the prior year by about 1,000 cards. Mrs Anna Lanner, widow of E A Bencor who died on Powell's River last December, visits her brother J R Enjslebert for several weeks.
Advertising blurb promotes a prepaid Souvenir Portfolio of the World's Columbian Exposition priced at 15 cents postpaid, with a 60 cent retail value. It promises artful full page views and descriptions, a money-back refund if not satisfied, and lists various goods and local merchants such as Jackson's and Webb Bros offering produce, meats, tea, shirts, flour, and strawberries.
A Chicago company with Col Miles plans immediate operations in North Carolina timber lands in Yancey and Mitchell counties. A saw mill with 90 000 feet daily capacity is under construction at Unake Springs, with a base in Johnson City. Officials claim vast timber and coal resources promise inland revival despite financial depression.
A funeral for Rev. E. B. Robinson drew the Masonic fraternity in charge. A three year old girl asked why the men wore plasters on their stomachs, sparking a light moment. The article also notes an old paper with garbled arithmetic puzzles.
A reader note defends the narrow gauge railroad as a viable business, citing freight value of $250 and arguing against critics. The piece praises rapid generalship and promotes Ramon’s Tonic Liver Pills as a 25 cent remedy for weakness and indigestion, with a free sample offer. Local ads mention dressmaking by Mrs J Bindy and a Brown Broadstone shop on Main Street, plus Ripane Tabolos for health.
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