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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1905
Page
2
The text argues that if a cow produced butter the human race would need to invent milk as nature's emulsion. It notes milk is shaped for digestion and observes cod liver oil is nourishing but must be emulsified to aid digestion.
A chaotic mix of political rhetoric and local election reports.Claims of Cox, Hartford, and Patterson forces clashing in Franklin and Bedford counties with snap conventions and contested delegations. Reports allege low convention attendance and last minute shifts in district support shaping county outcomes.
Cumberland Gap News reports a heated county mass meeting chaired by J. R. Douglass. Ballot results show Cox 207 to Anderson 178 for the chair, amid claims of unfair methods and party divisions.
In Winchester Tennessee Franklin County held a mass convention where Patterson supporters won by 451 to 308 over Cox. Tellers counted Cox first and Patterson later as Judge Lynch was seated Chairman with Templeton Harris and Brazleton as secretaries. Committees formed on resolutions and delegate selection with Dibrell endorsed for Comptroller and Cleage for Railroad Commissioner East Tennessee.
The ad offers 1905 issues for 1906 subscribers with 50 stories and specials from Madame Sombrich and May Roberts Clark along with a 1906 Minutemen Calendar. The political section argues for democratic by the people against a machine, cites Confederate memory, and notes Dickson county Democrats backing Patterson with a May 12 gubernatorial primary.
Gen Patterson argues for a constitutional remedy to shift election powers from the governor to elected commissioners or a joint house senate ballot. He deplores political machines and cites opponents and editorials, with notes on public figures and Tennessee politics. He also includes a financial report and ends with travel publicity for tourist sleepers.
The Oak Hill Cemetery Association met at Mrs Gee's residence in Hardin. Officers elected for the coming year are Mrs W B Harrison president Mrs Ike Hart vice president Miss Sallie Paw treasurer and Mrs Mel Weiler secretary. Monthly meetings are the second Wednesday with the next at Mrs Joe Summers residence on December 16.
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