The Comet Chronicle Jets Through 1680 Johnson City Muse
A fragmented 1680 dispatch from Johnson City Tenn recounts political rhetoric about Liberty and disunion, a packet voyage on the Salt River craft Spitfire with passengers named, and a New York unveiling of the Goddess of Liberty amid a stormy backdrop and hopeful rhetoric.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Babb
Salt River
Spitfire
Hon
A. A. Taylor
Gol
Jeoms White
Tsane Hare
Eng
A. M. Mettetal
J. W. Grumsley
Jones River
Dakota Ranch
Democratic Campaign Parade in Sullivan County
A Nashville American report describes Sullivan County Democrats marching to Blountville and Lebanon in a large parade led by Chief Marshall G D Massengill. The procession drew about 3,009 participants with horsemen counted separately. Bob Taylor and Alf Taylor spoke in Blountville, praising democracy and decrying partisan rancor, while election results in various districts showed Democratic gains and Republican setbacks.
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Sullivan County
Nashville American
Union
Blountville
Lebanon
Marshall G. D. Massengill
Plender
Pompey
Gwsar
Bob Taylor
Alf
Bristol
Alan
Cuattaxcocs
Tenn
Hamilton
Neal
Congress
Mearnts
James Phelan
Ricumoxo
Geo
Wise
Edmund Waddell
Manchester
Lytle and Whitney Name-Doomed Liberty Day Absence Hint
A partisan note suggests the President's wife may be absent on Liberty Day to boost Democratic votes in 1908 New York. The piece hints at whispered Washington concerns and mentions Mrs. Secretary Whitney’s receptions pausing until January. It also promotes a Teacher's Institute in Union near Austin Springe with a packed two-day program for local districts.
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Third Presbyterian
Twosory
W. N. DeGroote
Bron Street
Fifth Avenue
A. A. Arthur
Baltimore
Gay Street
Louisville
DeGroote
Howee
Johnson City
Knorville Journal
Ells
Clic Land
Patt
Mackey
Washington
New York
Dove
Whitney
Union
Austin Springe
Navy
Local Furnishings Dealer Praise for Electric Bitters
Hiram Cameron of Columbus Georgia reports three years of stomach and kidney ailment remedies with no relief until Electric Bitters cured him. Major A B Reed of West Liberty Kentucky credits the tonic with exceptional benefits. Sold at 50 cents a bottle at McFarland Drag Store.
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Hiram Cameron
Columbus
A B. Reed
West Liberty
McFard
Deng
Captain Coleman Discovers Dr King’s New Discovery
A captain sailing between Atlantic City and Newport was troubled by a coughing fit and sleepless nights. After using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption he found instant relief and his family experienced the same benefit. Free trial bottles offered at McFarland’s Drug Store.
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Capt. Coleman
Weymouth
Atlantic City
Dr. King
Coleman
McFarland
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Maloney & Bro
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