14 Nov 1895
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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1895
Page
1
An advertisement touts the Compound Oxygen Treatment as a remedy for bronchitis consumption and other illnesses. It claims inhalation therapy avoids drug side effects, offers free consultation, and promises home treatment with nationwide express delivery from Dr Starkey and Palen of Philadelphia.
The Norfolk native Dr Matthew Henry Kollock, from a prominent Savannah family, appears as a standard Britannica authority. Quoted in Volume X page 195, he is famed as discovering the active principle of arum beminum, a neuralgia remedy used for the face and womb. He has traveled worldwide and reported many cures, notably at Hot Springs Arkansas where others failed.
An advertisement promises relief from the blues by flushing toxins and improving digestion with Ramon's Tonic, Liver Pills and Ramon's Tonic Pellets. It claims two medicines sold separately or together for 25 cents, with benefits including rosy cheeks and better sleep, and prevention of future constipation.
The report notes a Republican plurality drop in Ohio to 95 848 and cites Armenian massacres estimated at 5000 victims. It mentions two lepers in New Yorks Chinese colony, a fatal boardinghouse suffocation in New York, and church extension activity in Chicago.
The page surveys elaborate gowns in green and gray broadcloth with fur and lace trim for attire at social events and theater. It also advertises The Youth's Companion calendar gift for new subscribers, plus medical ads and local notices about Tennessee centennial planning and public events.
Local notice from Bronnsville Texas cites Mr Gray advising against strong recommendation of Owen’s Pink Mixture for teething children. He notes ongoing suffering during summer and mentions price points 25 and 50 cents. Dr Price’s Cream Baking Powder is listed in the context of weighing te.
An article recounts a rheumatic ailment cured by Dr King’s Royal Germetter and promotes a 48 page book from The Atlanta Chemical Co. It also notes actors and theater managers in New York presenting a silver loving cup to Joseph Jeffereon, with praise for Hull's Hair Tonic as a leading conditioner.
In Jonesboro on November 7 1900 Miss Essie Mathes eldest daughter of John Mathes wed Henry G Turner of Mobile Ala Rev Bigler officiating The groom a rising Mobile businessman held in the railway audit office and travel duties The couple departed for Atlanta then Mobile Ala where they will reside The notice also includes medical ad copy for digestive tonics and laxatives.
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