Officials revise depot plans after Southern meeting
Southern Railway officers led by Vice-President Copeman and General Manager Copeman visited Johnson City on a special train. They discussed enlarging the passenger station, added an umbrella shed, and proposed a freight station with six tracks and poured streets. Work to begin within thirty days with use of earth fill from freight site. Maj. Fonde advocates rapid progress. Loyall backs him.
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Copeman
Geo. R. Royal
Maj
Henry Fonde
J. Herman
Southern Railway Company
Johnson City
Caperoan
Commercial Club
Copernah
Widch
Roan Street
Public Square
Businesn
Pasenger
Maj. Fonde
Fonde
Loyall
Watauga News Items from Watauga Tenn May 2
Local notes report births visits and social calls across Watauga and nearby towns. Family gatherings include Miller and Adams households. Johnson City Bristol and Greeneville residents visit relatives while a fishing catch and piano sale appear. A county court bridges plan and railroading news close the item.
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sWatsuga
Tenn
Wm. R. Miller
Ham Adkins
Balls Gap
H.B. Houston
Charles Harmon
Bristol
B. N. Edwards
EM. Fleenor
Piney Flats
William Swanner
Johnson City
W. B. Reynolds
H.C. Henitrix
Piney Hlats
Sebsteral
Tennessee Adams
Shik Reagon
Sam H. Liuerty
Sullivan County
Priddy
Watkinson
Winona
Minn
Will Rosenblatt
Greeneville
Lick
G. L. Scott
Amarillo
Texas
Lie River
Ber
Joha S Wolfe
Smit Grentiridelidres
Washington College Board Ratifies Divorce Plan
The Washington college board of trustees met in this city and ratified action to divorce Washington rout Tusculum college. The union formed four years ago is disputed for alleged violations of the agreement. Divorce proceedings were pursued by friends of the Washington School, with near unanimous support among present members. Judge Hynes will rule on the second Monday in June, detailing how the about $100,000 endowment is to be divided between the two schools.
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Washington College
Washington
Tusculum College
Miexe
Friends of the
Washington School
Hynes
Hancetier
Zemo Dandruff Remedy Advertisement
Zemo stops dandruff and cleans scalp with no smell or smear. It sinks into pores to promote healthy scalp and glossy hair. Sold by City Drug Store in Jonson City, prepared by E W Rose Medicine Co., St Louis Mo.
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Zemo
E.W. Rose’ Medicine Co
St. Louis
Jonson City
City Drug
Washington County Sunday School Meet Set For June
The Washington County Sunday school convention will be held June 1 and 7 at the First Presbyterian Church. An excellent program has been prepared and prominent Sunday school workers will attend, with Prof. J. Ki. Crouch of this city serving as vice president.
Utah Cure Claim Promises Dreaded Catarrh Victory
An old newspaper advertisement touts Catarrh Cure as the only positive remedy for catarrh, claiming constitutional treatment via internal use and blood action. It asserts the product destroys the disease’s foundation and offers a heavy reward for proof of failure, with address FJ Carrey & Co Toledo Ohio and a constipation remedy plug.
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Tus
Utah
Froll
Toniiss Hee
Hogdl Ram
Hall
FJ. Carrey &Co
Toledo
Draytaiste
Hit
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed By Local Residents
Residents of Johnson City publicly praise Doan's Kidney Pills, citing relief from kidney discomfort after using the product sold at Whitehouse Drug Co. The endorsement notes a prior period of ill health and claims significant improvement after a short time. The advertisement lists 50 cent price and Buffalo New York headquarters, urging local agents to stock Doan's.
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Johnson City
Doan
Market Street
Tohowon City
Sages Dam
Pritile
Tor
Dano
Whitehouse Drug Co
Osay
Patare Mine Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
Enrollment Day At Munsey Memorial Sunday School
Enrollment day marked the Munsey Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church South Sunday School in Johnson City. The school, organized forty years ago with a population of 200, has had nine superintendents, six of whom are alive and active, with Isaac Harr serving as current superintendent.
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Munsey Memorial Methodial Episcopal Church
South
Johnson City
Isaac Harr
Mary and Emily Reunite After Eleven Years
Mary meets Emily on the street after a long separation and recognizes her instantly despite time and change. The two exchange greetings with effusive salutes and light pecks, noting how Mary barely believed she could have changed so much, while Emily remains surprised by the memory.
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Mary
Emily
Popular
Electric Bitters Featured To Fight Malaria In Swamp Mosquito Fight
Malaria and fever are blamed on swamp mosquitoes. Electric Bitters are advertised as killing malaria germs, restoring appetite and strength. William Fretweil of Lus N.C. reports three bottles cured malaria, with lasting health. Sold by H.C. Millers for 50 cents.
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Wm. Fretweil
Lus N.C
H.C. Miller's
Danish farming methods praised by U S minister
Dr Maurice Egan, U S minister to Denmark, lectured Southern states on intensive Danish farming as a path to prosperity. He described Denmark’s land ownership, cooperative creameries, and high butter quality, urging southern farmers to adopt similar practices to boost wealth and productivity. He expected further missions to crown this effort.
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Washington
Maurice Egan
United States
Denmark
South
Southern Commercial Congress
Congress
Egan
Europe
Egun
State Department
Li. Eganla
Sterling
Nashville
Shelbyville
St. Louis
Dallas
Houston
Texas
New Orleans
Jackson
Miss
Birmingham
Athens
Charleston
Greensboro
Raleigh
N.C
Roanoke
Igan
Department of Agriculture
Copenhagen
Health Department Seeks Sanitary City Notice
A harsh historical notice from city officials orders citizens to sanitary conditions within five days. Includes rules on waste disposal and disease control, signed by Sanitary Inspector Campbell and T. W. Sizemore, urging cooperation and reporting noncompliance.
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Health Department
Dp Campbell
T. W. Sizemore
Public health bulletin urges typhoid fly control and cleanliness
Residents are urged to screen doors and windows with mosquito nets for ten cents, store decaying matter in boxes, and remove rubbish weekly. Do not share public drinking cups and drink clean water. The notice stresses vaccination like measures to reduce disease and death in Johnson City and ends with a note on a Japanese courting custom involving nail writing.
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Johnson City
Noonday of Life and Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Ad
A public health advertisement urging married couples to address small illnesses and noting constipation and indigestion. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a quick relief and permanent cure, with a free sample offer and price details. The ad cites Pepsin Syrup Co. in Monticello Illinois and lists drugstore availability at sixty cents and one dollar twelve cents per bottle.
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Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup Co
Caldwell Bldg
Monticello
Sec
Monticello, Il
L C O F Annual Memorial Service Announcement
The annual Memorial Day service of Watauga Lodge No 219 FE 0 Fy will be held Saturday June 2 1912 at 2 o clock in the lodge hall in the Faw building on Market Street. Odd Fellows from Washington and adjoining counties are urged and expected. Rev A A Ferguson of Milligan College will preach. After the service members will march to Oak Cemetery for short talks by Vines and Price.
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Watauga Lodge No
Faw
Market Street
Washington
A. A. Pergusoh
Milligan Uallege
Resstleg
Hien Dal Vines
Sam W. Price
Excaped an Awful Fate and Santa Claus Waits
A Joliet Tennessee era ad roundup notes Mrs J E Cox grateful for Dr Kings New Discovery curing typhoid pneumonia coughs. Includes emphasis on Chamberlains Tablets for indigestion and Chamberlains Liniment for rheumatism. Mentions Santa Claus arrival delay and general transportation talk.
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J. E. Cox
Joliet, Til
H.C. Miller's
Fragmentary Ad Snippet Covers Travel, Medicine and Industry
A scramble of old boilerplate references appears including travelers describing Flemish costumes in cathedrals, a child asking if a passerby is God, medical cures for headache from stomach issues, Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets, fused alumina branding "Alundum" used for crucibles, and various testimonials for remedies such as Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy and Dr Fahrney’s Teething Syrup. The passage also notes U.S. practices on white phosphorus in matches.
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Chamberlain
Sweet Potato Seed Relief for Flooded Mississippi Valley
Bradford Knapp calls on upland farmers to donate seed sweet potatoes and slips to aid flood victims in the Mississippi Valley. He urges preserving upland beds and sending plants after floods subside, with distribution organized by USDA officials. Also notes humorous clippings from newspapers and a French cork reuse ruling.
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Mississippi Valley
Farmers' Cooperative Demonstration Work
Bradford Knapp
W. J. Sowder
U.S. Department Agriculture
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Dandruff
Washington County
Broadway
Strassburg
Firm Foundation
Munsey
Gestion
Unaka National Bank
The
Demons of
Hugh Tallman
San Antonio
Joan
Santa Claus
Papa
Santy Taus
Nan
Chauncey M. Depew
Flemiech Bendie
J. Mr. Howell
Greensburg, Ky
United States Department
Mis
Sissippi Valley
Ao Down Town
Louisville Courier-Journal
Bildad
Jimpaon
Berry
Bill
Slathers
Jimming
Harper’s Weekly
France
City National Bank
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