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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1911
Page
4
Practical experience teaches that bread quality reflects flour quality. Experienced housekeepers prefer Model Mill Co's Flour for bread that tastes wholesome, earthlike, and nutritious. Johnson City, Tennessee.
In Chattanooga on February 5, Dr John Sherman was found guilty of murder in the second degree in a case against his brother in law Thomas B Norman. The jury fixed punishment at ten years in the state penitentiary. Judge McReynolds set bond at $10,000 and Judge Lewis Shepherd sought a new trial.
Mrs Susan J Wattles widow of the late George Wattles died suddenly yesterday afternoon at three while seated in a chair conversing with her son Walter Wattles at the residence in Athens Tennessee.
A nearly seventy year old woman died suddenly three miles west of Athens after noting heart pains described as neuralgia. The piece mentions W. S. Wattles at Johnson City and a claimed malaria remedy, Electric Bitters, praised by W. Fretwell of Licama, N C, as a sure cure brought by local seller H C Miller.
Johnson City Gun Club members led by H L Williams visited Bristol for a friendly shooting event with the Bristol club amid a strong wind. Names Williams Sells Passon Creasman Copenhaver Slaugher and others carried shotguns for a royal reception. An advertised medicine testimonial appears within the piece praising Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and lung issues with a trial bottle offered.
An old advertisement offers Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for blood poisons skin diseases eczema and related conditions. It promises healing of sores aches and pains with a purer rich blood and notes price a large bottle at 1 rejection sealed proposals for Mountain Branch National Soldiers Home supplies with bid deadline June 1 1911 and contact details.
May 10 1910 at the office of the treasurer Mountain Branch NDY National Soldiers Home Tent and open proposals to furnish and deliver supplies per instructions. Copies with blanks available on application to the treasurer until 1 pm May 31. Hicks treasurer, wad 350-302-908-274.
In Washington County Tennessee Bruce Miker et al versus Herman Miker et al, non residents Gurnie Alexander Bessie Alexander Ollie Bolton Vestal Bolton are ordered to appear in Jonesboro Chancery Court the second Monday of June 1911 or the bill will be confessed and the suit set for hearing by A L Bhipley and Barnes Chase solicitors for complainants dated May 21 1911 and published in The Comet Johnson City Tennessee for four weeks.
Richmond Ind May 20 A resolution urged Federal authorities to remove the statue of Robert E Lee from the Hall of Fame in Washington or abandon the hall. The Indiana Department Grand Army of the Republic adopted the measure unanimously at its thirty seventh annual encampment concluding session.
Forty years of successful use bolster Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for burns boils sores cuts and other injuries. H C Miller sells it with endorsements from users. Dr King’s New Life Pills praised for female issues and constipation at H C Miller’s.
Margaret Wilvon v Henry Wilson non-resident defendant ordered to appear before Law Court in Johnson City Tennessee on the Third Monday in August 1911 to plead or be in default. publication to run four weeks in The Comet Johnson City Tennessee with solicitor G Guinn representing the plaintiff.
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