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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Nov 01, 1894

Page

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Wisconsin Central Lines announcement features through service

Wisconsin Central Lines offers Chicago to St. Paul and Minneapolis through service with no transfer to all points in Minnesota North and South Dakota Montana Idaho Oregon California and Pacific Coast. Direct line to all Wisconsin regions including Ashland Duluth and Lake Superior points. Double daily through train service with first close equipment. For details contact a Ticket Agent in the United States or Jas C Pond General Passenger Agent Milwaukee Wis 536 tf.

Wisconsin Central Lines Chicago St. Paul Minneapolis Minnesota North South Dakota Montana Idaho Oregon California Pacific Coast Wisconsin Ashland Duluth Lake Superior United States Jas Milwaukee Wis

Coal and Wood Delivery Advertises Local Supplies

Johnson City readers are informed that G. A. Hergen & Co. now offer pine mountain, Jellico, Oliver Springs, Big Stone Gap, and hard coal with prompt service. Orders accepted at Bre Hive and K. Lide's store. Also promotes ColdDust flour and urges building up the town locally.

Johnson City Pine Mountain Jellico Oliver Springs Big Stone Gap Beat Coal Bre

Heuser & Co Advertises Coal Quality and Service

A fragment from G. Heuser & Co promotes coal sales with two kinds offered, promising prompt attention and fair dealing as their motto. The notice highlights yard pickup and mixed assortments for customers seeking clean forked coal.

G. Wiither G, A, Heuser & Co

Democratic Speaker Attacks Republicans in Henderson Rally

Hon John M Taylor of Henderson county addressed a large audience of Democrats and invited Republicans, praising Democratic governance and urging turnout to back Peter Turney and the party ticket. He labeled Republicans as oppressive, argued for reform and economy, and urged united action to defeat the opposition at the polls.

John M. Taylor Henderson County Taylor Democratic Party Republican Party Peter Turney Tennerses Peto Dlay Evans

Honest Republican leader reports wage rise after business revival

Henry W. Bennett, treasurer of the Republican County Central Committee and president of the Indianapolis Stove Company, said in an interview that within the past week he advanced wages of all employees by five percent. He cites business revival as the cause of the raise.

TxptaAnAvents, Isp Henry W. Bennett Republican County Central Committee Indianapolis Stove Company

Remedies Proven to Do What They Claim Say

Having he needed merit to more than make good all the advertising claimed for them, the following four remedies have reached a phenomenal sale, Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds each bottle guaranteed Electric Bitters the remedy for Liver Stomach and kidneys Bucklen's Arnica Salve next in the world and Pr King New Life Pills which are a perfect pill All these remedies are guaranteed to do just what is claimed for them and the dealer whose name is attached herewith will be glad to tell you more of them Sold at McParland &o s Drug Store

Dr. King Bucklen Pr. King McParland &O Kingh McFarland & Co

Lost gold breast pin with jet and pearls found

Finder will be suitably rewarded by returning the item to this office. The notice appears in connection with Dr Price s Cream Baking Powder Forty Year The Standard.

Dr. Price

Watauga Wasps and Local Election Notes in Carter County

Community updates detail farming, candidates, and local officials. Moulton visits Bristol to discuss tan yard business while Hendrix attends Elizabethton speaking event. Election procedures are outlined with deputy sheriff Shell appointing judges. Obituaries and religious notices from Lick Creek and Persinger burying grounds mark the period's end.

L. B. Moulton Bristol H. Hendrix Elizabethton RB. P. Shell Bradley Thin Carter County

Humorous Snippets Across Magazines and Dialogues

A collage of quips and jokes from newspapers and magazines. Tiny dialogues touch on diaries, mind reading, marriages, cooking, and family roles. sharp lines from Truth, Brookyln Life, Free Lance, and Chicago Tribune reflect turning phrases and social mores of the era.

The Verdict Unanimous on Dr Hale’s Household Cough Cure

The jury verdict on Dr Hale’s Household Cough Cure is unanimous, praising its promised quick relief for coughs colds and bronchial troubles. Advertisement notes grost paing to perfect the product and urges readers to buy a bottle, with local druggist McFarland & Co. carrying it. It also promotes harness and core wand hides exchanges by Wi L Baur & Co.

Hale McFarland & Co L Baur & Co West Rodin Faw Market Street

Sparks Prom Market Purbugin And Oddities

Rev Fitz Water preached at Mount Zion last Sunday night. Mr and Mrs Jobo Wood of Snllli van county report a horse incident injuring Hugh Martin. Byron Seenberg married Rechel Crawford with Gray Eng officiating. Alice Isenberg praises Gabe Sylvester the Keebler’s X Roads merchant though hints at his odd rides home. Oct. 80.

Fitz-Water Mount Zion Conrad Cave Byron Seenberg Rechel Crawford H. Gray Eng Alice Isenberg Gabe Syllvester Keebler X Roads America Sylvester Isenberg

Catarrh and Dyspepsia Remedies Advertised

An old advertisement extols Peruna and Manalin for catarrh stomach issues and dyspepsia with a parade of patient letters praising cures for stomach weakness, liver troubles, and related ailments. Claims include relief from piles, kidney trouble, erysipelas, and general weakness, plus product availability at local drugstores and hardware suppliers.

Local Notes From Austin's Springs Village

A Austin's Springs newsletter itemizes community tidbits. Prof J F Templin spends time in Johnson City with several church and school events noted at Union and Flourville. A wedding is anticipated next Wednesday morning. Residents plan trips to Florida, and several youths depart Tennessee for milder winters. Community prayers, a mill and school updates, and a church fundraiser poke supper near Embreville are described, inviting Johnson City neighbors to join.

Antioch Baptist Church Embreville Janetion Embreville Row Johnson City Jann

Reckless Saturday Night Show and Fire Alarm

The account describes a Saturday night show featuring Mr Stephens and his partner Millhorn with strong audience laughter and praise for banjo and clowning. It notes Stephens lost both arms in a railroad accident years earlier and is predicted to succeed on stage. Early Friday a fire destroyed Henry Hale’s Unaka avenue home, believed arsonist-caused, with the fire company arriving promptly. The house, well furnished, was insured for two thousand dollars and valued near three thousand.

Mr. Stephens Oder Stephens Millhorn Feluin Henry Hale Unaka Avenue Howe Soa

A Millen Friends Cough Medicine Trial at McFarland Co

A vintage advertisement claims a Great Cough Medicine offers cure for consumption coughs and colds. It promises proven results with a guarantee and refunds if unsatisfied. Trial bottles are free at McFarland & Co's Drug Store with larger bottles priced at fifty cents and one dollar.

Court hears theft case over colored overalls and coat

Squire Martin's Court heard John Montgomery's suit against John Williams Walter McQueen and Henry Howard for stealing a colored suit of overalls and a coat from Montgomery's premises. Williams wore the garments at trial and denied involvement while Howard and Williams blamed each other. All three men were jailed on $500 bond. McQueen was freed after proving the shoes were lent to him.

Squire Martin John Williams Walter McQueen Henry Howard John Montgomery Montgomery Sec Crandall Montgomery Williams McQueen Howard Knoxville Bristol Johnson City

Mrs. B C Rhea Recovers with Dr Hale's Tea

Mrs B C Rhea of Milford Nebraska suffered from a complex female weakness and liver troubles. Her health was restored by Dr Hale's Household Tea, described as pleasant and effective. Sold for 50c per package at McParland & Co's drug store.

Milford Neb

Lumber Prices and Sawmill Services in Carnegie

Loge to logsttt and logstt prepared to pay high prices for poplar, oak, ash and walnut delivered from Carnegie sawmill. Orders for lumber sawn to size with quick service. contact Jous G Onarris Johnson City Oct 20. plus a stray trivia quote fragment from Harper's Bazaar and The Great Divide dialogue.

Carnegie Onarris Johnson City

Hood's Sarsaparilla Cure for Health Claims

An advertisement-style line urging readers to take medicine to get or stay well, promoting Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic. The message emphasizes self-care and ongoing health, implying the product as a remedy or preventative aid.

Hood

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