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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Nov 10, 1887

Page

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Sanitary measures urged amid cholera outbreak concerns

A late 19th century board letter urges municipalities to improve sanitation to prevent cholera spread from a ship in New York Harbor. It emphasizes disposal of human waste, air and water pathways for germs, and the need for constant inspection and municipal enforcement. It notes Nashville and Memphis as examples, warns against dumping downstream, and advocates boiling or burning refuse with proper disinfectants while aiding the poor to implement safety.

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Railroad grading contracts and rail line progress update

A Rock Hill correspondent notes J H Whitney and TD Roddey secured the contract to grade the Charleston Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad from Rock Hill seven miles southeast and will start soon. Reports from Camden and Yorkville detail rain delays, several miles of track surfaced, and pending weather for resumed operations.

Messrs J. H. Whitney TD Roddey Rock Hill Rooke Hill My. Whitney Troy Anderson Rock Hhs C. Meruti Yorkville Bayine John 'T. Reddey W. J. Reddey & Co J. JH. Whitner Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Shelby, N New Era Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad Company Black Camden Rutherfordton Marion Blue Ridge Cumberland Mountains Iron Mountain Yorkville Enquirer Tad Black’s Columbia Register Lewath Taylor & Elmer Catawba River Streeter Gamden J. W. Dobson T.L. Carroll 8. W. Robinson James Dillingham Wallace

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