Memorial of Felix W Earnest Mason of Greene County
A memorial report from Bro. Barnest Lodge recounts Felix W Earnest born September 18 1842 Greene County Tennessee died October 8 1805 a Confederate major lawyer and longtime trustee of the Tennessee Asylum near Nashville He was a Methodist leader and a devoted Mason praised for charity loyalty and high moral character The committee asks lo calling mourners to remember his widow and children and to record the resolutions in the lodge minutes
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Felix W. Barnest
Ax Jonsson Crry Lopar
Fen. Myour
Bro
Felix W. Earnest
Thos. BE. Mation
Johnson City
Tennessee
Bro. Earnest
Greene County
Harnests
Baltimore
Cleveland
Tenn
Blountville
Henry Maxwell
Jonesborn
Wheel
Ingersoll
Tulaie
Nashville
Atc
Knoxville
Washington City
Board of Trustees
Tnsate
Tod
Bro. Farnest
Harnest
Masonry
Rusanyen
Beware of Mercury Ointments for Catarrh
Warns against mercury based salves that irritate mucous surfaces and destroy smell. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from Fd Cheney Co Toledo Ohio, claiming no mercury and internal action on blood and mucous membranes. Advises buyers to obtain genuine product with testimonials free. Sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle.
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F.d. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Ohio
J. Cheney
Gold Dust Flour Ad Claims Best Quality
Fragment reads as an old ad pitching Gold Dust flour with bold claims of quality and a call to action for money or coins. Difficult to parse, but clearly a vintage promotional snippet referencing a brand and a sale motive.
Salt and flour prices at the hive sale this week
Salt fifty cents per sack and flour six tenths of a dollar per sack advertised at the hive. The Bee House claims to sell cheaper than any similar grade sold here before. Terms cash. City Boat Co. urged customers to buy promptly.
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Corl
Ciry Uoat Co
Bee Hive for Dry Goons. A town index and its paper
An old brief compares a newspaper to a town index, noting how it reflects local enterprise and opinion. The piece mentions Tacoh B. Brown of Grahamville Ohio who suffered chills and fever and began taking Ayer's Pills, now in good health and recommending them for stomach liver or bowels.
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Blue Ridge Pier
Tacoh B. Brown
Grahamville
Ayer
Bee Hive Advertises Salt and Flour Prices
A fragmented ad listing Salt at 75 cents a sack and Flour at 50 cents a sack appears with additional notes about Ramon's Liver Pill and a Tonic Pellet. The text repeats and includes garbled phrases likely from an old period advertisement.
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Ramon
Jackson's store jostles for groceries and goods in city scene
The notice lists Jackson's as a premier shop with grains produce meats and fish, plus ads for Fanchon the Cricket and the Cricket at the opera house. Various residents and visitors are noted visiting Atlanta and Bristol with mentions of expositions, clothing, and local errands.
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Jackson's
J.rs. McMillan
Frank Taylor
L. W. Wood
Atlanta
David H. Jones
Bristol
Friberg
Jackson
East Tenpsee Bay
Fanchon
Gump Bros
Pike Road project targets Roan Mountain to Cloudland segment
Col H Nimson of Cranbury M C leads a company to construct a Pike Road from Roan Mountain station to Cloudland and then to Bakersville NC. The grade will be one foot to sixteen, running along Yellow mountain crest for a grand scenic drive. About 160 families will settle along the route to farm orchards and stock. Construction is believed to start immediately with aims to open next summer. Watauga Valley News advertises Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a universal remedy with a money back guarantee.
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New Pike Road
H. Nimson
Cranburry
M. C
Pike Road
Roan Mountain Station
Cloudland
Bakersville
N.C
Yellow Mountain
Cloud
Hotelia
Watauga Valley News
Deaths and local notes from Jonesboro to Morristown
A death in Jonesboro claims one of Washington County’s oldest citizens, aged about ninety. Mrs. Ivins dies in Athens Texas at forty four after a long cancer illness, leaving a husband and ten children. A vicious dog encounter near Morristown is reported. A lengthy verse on editors notes presses on missteps and memories.
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Chancery Court of Appeals
Knoxville
Tews
Nashville
Welk
T. W. Luak
United States
Savings Building and Loan Association
Washington County
Caldwell
J. W
Butler
United States Savings Building and Lawn Association
Cates
J. John Sanders
H. B. Crumley
J. W. G. Graham
Robert Weaver
Barton
J. Geo. W. Malone
John L. Wilcox
Carter County
Cynthia A. Coward
L. W. March
Garter County
J. Morristown Millson
B. F. Folsom
Wilson
J. Phoebe Sayles Vn
John J. Cox
J. R. L.& B. Bruner
First National Bank of
Johnson City
J. G. W. Venner
J. J. W. Cardwell
Jacob Broyles
Jonesboro
Washington Country
Jelu Morris
Fussance
Morristown Gazette
Lugeeser
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HAMILTON + BROWN'S
Chattanooga
New
York
A, L
B, Bruner
New York
Broadway
The
King
Drugeiate
Atlanta Chemical CO
U Owens
Ano Soc
Borrire
Waite
Hawk Prom F.W. FlLoyo & Ga
Owenboord
H. H. Cann
Eixoa
S. Crry Coan Co
Ake
J. A. Deane CO
George R. Brown
W. O. Phillips
Fish Springs
Croket
Opera House
Gump's
Kirkpatrick
Dimond Pitts
Washington State
W. W. Kirkpatrick
Fanehon
Mark Hannah
Barr
Hannah
W. W. DeVault
Mabel Klepper
Southern Depot
J. S. Hawkins
Mra
Henry Hart
Thia City
Watauga Water Company
Adinch
Lide, Russell & Dickenson
John Sanders
Watauga Avenue
Second Presbyterian Church
J. J. Boring
G. A. Reeves
Tur Comeroom
G. L. Clay
A. BR. Acuff
Elijah N. Catron
J. J. EB. Brading
Ve. Lyle
Crumley & Co
J. T. H. H. Lusk
R. C. Lusk
McMillan, Hazan & Co
Watansa Bank
H.B. Carhart
J. Inano Harrie
W. L. McFarland
City Coal Co
Ceet
City Coat Co
Laps G. Walker
Chasatoogs ‘Times
Pythian
W. A. Wade
Milan
Col
Wm. Means
A. B. Kalkenbaugh
Newwhee Oa
Roan
Samuel H. Millard
Huntsmann Bros. & Co
Draughton
Business College
J. 8
St. Elmo
T Wm. Millhorn
BR. N
Pei
W. H. Stone
John Troupe
Cooper
A.J. Porter
T. W
Ed Boyd
Mr. Boyd
Herald and Tribune
Orry Coat Co
Big Stone Gap
T. J. Cox & Co
Bucklen
McFarland & Box
Gale
Beeve Drug Store
Wood
Mre. J. Ivins
Holston
Hla
George BR
Brown
Watauga Chair Works
G. BR. Mee
Bee Hive
Usien Hal
Beeve
Wight
Georgia
Minstrels
Billy Kersands
Kott
Charter Oak
Huey
Y Tin and Stove CO
Agints
Jonnson City
W. E. Bennan
Preg’t
ER Init
Uhe Weert
Boy Ness
Fouettee
Secson
McKensie
Atlante Moogle
St. Oils
Cintanna Waville
Chicago, Inc
Ednim
Bo. Pant
Porto
Dr. Thart
Mapa Bey
Bey
Maris Belial
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