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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1892
Page
3
The latest post office applicant is K C Hunter a longtime Democrat and former city constable with a strong party role. P G Range a respected Johnson City Democrat also seeks the post. he has prior experience and would serve faithfully. The notice also plugs Drummond's Lightning Remedy as a cure for rheumatism with mail order terms.
An advertisement urges readers with nervous weakness to try Dr Hale's Hongebold Tea as a premier nerve tonic. It claims to restore health and vigor and offers a free sample at McFarland & Co's drug store.
Democrats held a grand Bristol rally last night as railroad excursion rates filled the city with visitors. The committee left no stone unturned and the programme ran smoothly with a parade over a mile long and spectacular fireworks. Bristol will send a small delegation to today’s celebration.
Amid muddy streets and bad weather, a large Morristown Democracy rally drew many from Grainger county. The piece notes twenty one applicants for Internal Revenue Collector, listing several from Johnson City, Greeneville, and surrounding areas, while recording a fatal domestic accident in an adjacent account. It also contains an endorsement letter for Dr Hale's Household Ointment from W Skelely of Janesville.
Advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and offers $100 for cases cured by catarrh not helped by the remedy, with circulars from F J Cheney Co of Toledo.
The town is billed for a speech by Hon. John Temple Graves at Jobe's Opera House on the 23rd. The event promises a filled house and bold oratory as the South’s noted speaker presents The Reign of the Demagogue. Also an advertisement for Dr Hale's Household Tens at Mc Farland & Co. drug store claims it restores health and strength with a clear complexion and renewed vigor.
General Deputy Collector C. Spears of Rogersville and W. H. Cadle came up on No.2 yesterday and traveled by Narrow Gauge to raid an illicit distillery they located in the mountains.
An advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female weakness and functional troubles causing aging looks. It claims the remedy restores beauty and social prominence, guarantees satisfaction, and offers a money back guarantee per bottle wrapper.
John Temple Graves, praised as Grady’s successor, will lecture titled The Reign of the Demagogue at Johns Opera House on Wednesday night November 28. Proceeds go to public school library. Critics call him eloquent and brilliant, with notable endorsements from Page Watterson Cleveland Hill and Grady.
The article notes the mother often bears family ills and seeks Dr. Hart's remedies such as Re-Hef, Discovery, Pills, or Winslow's Vermitogens for various ailments. It also lists brief social items: R.8. Boyd and wife at the Democratic parade in Jonesboro, and several locals visiting or traveling between Morris Town and Knoxville including Hargreaves, Hendrix, and Harris.
An advertisement touts Ho Hess Stomach Bitters as a remedy for chronic disorders including constipation liver complaint dyspepsia malaria rheumatism and stomach ailments. It emphasizes continuous use to eradicate bodily evils and claims strong tonic effects for nervous debility.
A. G. Van Tine & Co. advertise custom made clothing not stock outfits, promising superior workmanship and personal supervision. They seek reputable local firms to sample their line and arrange correspondence. Also promotes Deep River Nurseries with J H Dameron and White & Dameron as contacts.
An advertisement offers a remedy called Mure to treat female weakness and invites readers to mail their address for express service. The note signs as Dr A C Marchiss. A later item reports a chimney fire scare that ended up harmless.
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