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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1897
Page
3
The paper lists vendors and items from Jackson and McFarland Bol ton offering crushed fruits ice cream sodas with strawberry and cherry flavors. It notes Wool and wool prices, farm furniture, and the tannery employing about 100 workers with 75 applicants for vacancies.
Announce the engagement of Miss Anna Lou Blair of Lebanon to Mr. Chas L Odom with a June ceremony planned. Other items include marriage plans for Miss Dora Range and Dr R S Bolton on June 2, school news, travel trains, and local notices, all reflecting a bustling small town scene.
A visit to Jackson's store highlights foods and prices for groceries. Mr. and Mrs. Captain W. P. Miller hosted a dinner in Grace Barlow's honor. A fine line of children's carriages is on offer with pricing. Rev. V. P. Summers of Morristown spent time with relatives and son James.
An advertising pitch touts Gold Dust as the top material with a sensational world tour by Talmage. It markets "The Barth Girdled" as a blockbuster land entree selling millions of Dab books for $9.00. The ad promises high commissions, credit, and outfit details at 1101 Market St Philadelphia for sales reps to earn around $900 monthly.
The Baptist ladies hosted a strawberry and ice cream supper at the old Episcopal building on Main Street to raise funds for painting and replacing the parsonage. The event drew strong patronage and collected just over twenty five dollars. Further, the Ladies Cemetery Association held an Oak Grove Cemetery benefit at the opera house with home talent.
A Worthington Indiana resident promotes Pleotric Rivers for constipation and headaches. A Chicago reader reports recovery after using Fledric Bitters. McFarland & Co. sell bottles. The University of Tennessee announces admissions exams in Johnson City on Saturday May 2 with free tuition for those who pass. Eligibility requires age fifteen to seventeen. For details contact Prof. W. P. Crouch and the University.
Prof Mottetal opened his summer school on Watanga avenue with 35 attendees as growth continues. His son M H Mettetal runs stenography and bookkeeping. Mrs Geo A Ross leads piano and organ. students of all ages welcomed. Fire damaged the Crouch buildings on Public Square causing total loss. Webb Bros and Worley with goods burnt. insurance held on some stock, no building insurance. McFarland & Bolton opened a new fountain with crushed fruits and drinks, including Coca Cola and a new Cuballade, praised for quality and refreshment. No-To-Hab tobacco cure advertised at end.
The issue highlights art plates with titles like Diana by J. Weneksin and The Chilly Model by A. Danas, plus Still Life and The Siesta by Paul Tillier. It promotes warm weather fabrics, trimmings, and millinery with color plates, and includes stories by Molly Elliot Seawell and Maryadwalader Jones. Children’s entertainments, crocheting, lace making, and Emma Haywood's fancy stitches are featured alongside embroidered gift items and a lune bride embroidery.
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