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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1900

Page

3

Local notices offer suppers and sales in Bristol district

A Bristol area roundup lists a chicken and waffle supper by The Indies Aid Society of Firt M. EB church, book and paper offers by Williamson Co. of Nashville, and various sales and town events. Also noted are gasoline sellers, flour brands, an alderman election plan for Johnson City Ward Four, and upcoming lectures by Gov. Bob Taylor at the opera house on November 12 with tickets at Horace Miller’s drug store.

the Indies Aid Society M. EB Theraday Worybody Vigehoes Robert L. Taylor B. Williamson & Co Nashville Tennasses Johnion City Tenn Barton & Parrott Summers Tuan A. Cox Hane P. J. Worrun Bob Taylor Gov. Taylor Opera House Horace Miller la. DC Miller's Great Lakes Companion Boston Mass

Local Promos, Lectures, and Openings Highlight East Tennessee

The note outlines H W Lyle & Co promoting goods with price guarantees and a November 19 lecture by Bob Taylor at the Opera House, plus Palace Stable in Johnson City hosting a grand opening with a winning ladies riding contest and wide public turnout. It covers Stable details, builders, and event plans for The Youth's Companion promotions.

Palace Tennessee Johnson City Snapps& Co Mesdames C. H.thomas Jan A. Martin P. H. Wolford M. H. Weiler Yates F. B. St. John Mins Neta Smith Johnson Madison Square Garden Spapp & Co Jas. A. Martin G. Mitchell

Death of Bob Pearce a model young man in Sid

Robert Crow Pearce died at his Sid home last Saturday after two weeks of illness from typhoid fever and asthma. Born August 6 1874, he was son of Mr and Mrs A A Pearce. Funeral services were held at the residence with Odd Fellows honors in Montevista Cemetery. Employers eulogized his honesty diligence and kindness and mourn his loss as a trusted dependable worker.

Bob Pearce Robert CO. Pearce Sid Bob A.A. Pearce J. Hi, Miller A. A. Ferguson Odd Fellows Odd Fellowship Montevisti Biddle & Ellaworth Robert Iabor

Prices on groceries and hardware items from local ads

A shopper’s list of assorted goods with unit prices appears, noting items such as gas dippers, loaded shells, nails, coal oil, flour, soda, tomatoes, olives, borax, soap, cranberries, canned pews, and men’s shoes. Prices range from fractions of a dollar to about $1.25 per pair, reflecting a mid-20th century local sale.

Mammoth Nice

Bee Hive offers wide range of shoes and goods at low prices

The Bee Hive advertises men and boys fine shoes with heavy and light domestic fabrics, hats, shirts, underwear, caps and jackets, plus a large selection in Queensware, furniture, carpets, and holiday stock. It promises great bargains and stresses real values over competitors.

B. White Canton Boss Hall Beo-Hiva Fiat Rake &O C. Moat

Longtime Carter County Resident’s Funeral Held In Johnson City

An obituary notes the life of a loyal church member and lodge official who moved from Elizabethton to Johnson City in 1889. It records his faith journey, long tenure as Sunday School assistant, and Freemason membership, alongside a brief mention of his illness and death from a lifting strain. Also listed are family notices and unrelated classified items from the same obituary page.

Elizabethton Carter County Tenn Johnson City Topeka Kansas Carnegie Mission Methodist Episcopal Church G. T. Francisco Watanga Lodge

In Memoriam for Robert Pearce by Former Employers

The notice expresses deep grief from former employers and colleagues after seven years of association with Robert Pearce. It reflects on loss, shared purpose, and trust in divine timing for all things.

Robert ©. Pearce

The Alphabet of Success and Lies About Women

A fragmented clipping juxtaposes an ethical alphabet printed on a rent card with moral maxims for daily conduct in Britain, followed by a parody acrostic about crosses and sticks. It then shifts to social satire from New York Press, including remarks about boys, girls, and guardians, ending with an advertisement for Tuckson’s Simica Salve claiming quick cure for piles.

Tavonne Great Britain Adam Kaltor Hees W. WY. Barry Lexington Tenn Mammoth Cave Tuckson

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