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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1892
Page
2
Advertises daily delivery by cartiers and weekly collections with money orders via New Yorker postoffice. Readers urged to register letters for payments and supply old and new addresses for ad changes. Also contains partisan political commentary and calls for Civil Service reform.
The piece argues farmers should run for office to push abolition of the Agricultural Department and creation of an Interior Department Agricultural bureau. It denounces the Interstate Commerce Commission as costly and ineffective, calling for laws to regulate railroads rather than bureaucratic expansion. It cites Jefferson and advocates abolishing many offices to curb federal overreach.
In a contentious event, Mr. Reid recounts a colored man’s loss and providence sentiments as Mr. Depew responds with humor about an obsequies and a political ratification gathering. He recalls a spiritualist incident where a clergyman’s sermon is upended by a widow’s claimed communication.
Journal recounts a political gathering where speakers praise Mr. Cleveland, criticize opponents, and stress tariff reform. Depew recalls past chambers of commerce debates, urges turning campaign phrases into law, and warns that party policy must be clearly enacted or risk future ridicule.
An old style ad notes McFarland & Co, the city’s oldest druggists, manufacturing and formulating prescriptions. It emphasizes competent pharmacists with ten years of experience ensuring careful compounds.
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