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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1898
Page
4
Reputable seed promotion targets boys and girls with 0.88 dollar lot of seeds and a promised nickel or stem wind watch upon sale. No money upfront, 30 day settlement. Claims medals and diplomas for brand, offers clothing and bicycles as premiums.
The Southern Railway with partner lines runs daily through sleeping cars from Nashville to New York via Chattanooga, Knoxville and Asheville, featuring Pullman drawing room cars and daylight mountain scenery along the French Broad River. A second daily train leaves Nashville at 3:20 p.m. routing via Chattanooga and Knoxville to New York with through sleeping cars.
Help wanted ad seeks person of church standing to manage and do correspondence at home. Business already built and established. salary 1000. Enclose self-addressed stamped envelope for terms to A P P Elder, General Manager, 168 Michigan Ave, Chicago.
An advertisement touts Chamberlain's Eye Ointment for itching and skin diseases as well as pain relief for sore eyes and other uses. Dr. Cady's Concoction Powders are promoted as a tonic for horses, claimed to purify blood and deter vermin, sold at 25 and 5 cents per package.
The Board of Trade offers 25 dollars for first prize and 10 dollars for second to the road overseer achieving the greatest summer improvement on roads within five miles of Johnson City. Applications due before April 15. Judging based on drainage, surface, and overall condition. inspections in April and October.
A clutter of humorous quips and anecdotes from The Feminine Observer on fashion, nature, health, and social foibles. Notes on new shirt waists called Gymkhans, hair trends, and a nod to Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey for coughs. A brief mention of an Egyptian Nile dam project and a wobbling dining table conclude the page.
An advertisement warns against imitations for Dr Bell’s Pine Tart Honey Tonic and urges buyers to insist on the genuine product with the Southerland Medicine Company label. It claims the bottle is unopened and bears the official endorsement and familiar branding from Fountain Park Paducah Kentucky.
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