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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1894
Page
2
The downtown office for Tae Comet is set up at Kyle & Co’s bookstore next to the post office. Advertisements and subscription orders may be left there for prompt attention. The article also discusses tariff debates, party tactics, and the political climate surrounding McKinley era legislation.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference arrangements by which layers and periods of service were written. The text mentions works at Semin, esipaigia, Row York Matata and a weekly work Almanac, with unclear specifics about locations and duties.
For county court clerk A F Mauk circuit court clerk T M Wells trustee Dr A B N Dobson register Tacob Glaze and representative W B Bowman named in official ballot slate.
A tornado passed near Kunkle on Saturday afternoon killing five people and fatally injuring two more while spreading devastation over six miles. The storm also hit Ohio Indiana and Illinois with severe damage described as a great solar cyclone of vast magnitude.
Six condemned anarchists Cerezuela Lagas Codina and Mir among them were executed at Mont Juich at 4 AM. The mass shooting occurred despite few onlookers as troops surrounded a wall enclosure. Bodies buried inside the fort after bare coffins were placed. crowds later swarmed Mount Juich seeking the scene.
A Friday heavy gale from the west brought rain and near tornado-like winds. Roofs, trees, and the Carlisle Hotel gable suffered damage while crops and foliage endured heavy hail. Snow touched mountain areas as May cooled to near freezing, with cold relief beginning Tuesday afternoon.
The weather remains unsettled with fine rain and cool temperatures. Illness is noted in the neighborhood as Mrs. A. J. Gray and B. Ellis recover, while D. P. Hale mourns the death of his one year old son buried at Buffalo Ridge. Funeral services for Miss Mollie Barnes were held at Me. Zion. Work on Squire Gray's house continues and a new residence is planned. Holston Institute closes Friday the 21st. Tattler to report on next week’s entertainment. A local gossip about pop ular young lady of Iree Hill swapping seats appears, with a teaser about Arch Hall. A missing suitor may have his name printed next time.
The Compr offers Knotville Tribune readers a year of the Weekly Tribune and The Compr plus a Premier watch and chain for 12 75. The watch is praised as a fine timekeeper, comparable to $30 or $40 models, and the deal is touted as a money saver for readers who enjoy two papers and a quality timepiece.
A jumble of quoted opinions and sermon notes compares editorial stances on strikes prohibition and spiritism. The piece cites The New York World The Chicago Dispatch and local preacher Dr Neighbors, debating labor politics and spiritualism with sharp quotes and reflecting on Sauls Endor episode as moral critique.
In this fragmentary note a speaker compares lion and tiger abilities. It covers jumping range, back strength, pursuit speed, endurance, and the difficulty of subduing a lion. Leopards are highlighted as the best jumpers with astonishing height. The lion’s and tiger’s power is described as brief, intense, not lasting.
The State University and University of Tennessee at Knoxville announce a yearlong centennial celebration beginning with a baccalaureate sermon by Dr J H Kerlool of Louisville Kentucky at 8 PM Sunday June 10. Trustees meet Tuesday June 12 with alumni address by E T Sanford of Knoxville.
A jury found Dr Hale's Household Cough Dive marketed medicine to cure coughs colds and bronchial troubles. The article boasts the verdict as the best cough cure on the market and urges readers to buy a bottle from McFarland Co. Drugists.
A Jennings Louisiana resident endorses Paruna as a remedy for Brights disease and catarrh of the bladder. The letter touts Peruna with doses before meals and at night plus a laxative, prompting readers to request a free Family Physician No 2 from the Peruna Manufacturing Company in Columbus Ohio.
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