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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1910
Page
1
Pittsburg news reports Martha Stauffer, an eight year old girl from Emsworth, stripped to her coat and plunged into a pond to save her three year old brother who had fallen in while throwing stones. She swam to the bank with the child, in four feet of water, and supported him until help arrived.
In Gallatin Sumner county a dramatic incident unfolded with election returns, poll books, and ballots laid out as figures were examined by Boddie and others. D. B. Puryear reported democratic anger at fusion attempts to overturn the will of voters expressed November 14, with references to M. D. Rickman H. M. Donoho and Charles Rhodes.
The hunt for the Mexican killer of Anadarko Oklahoma Chief of Police Temple continues with no trace found as of Sunday. Mexican counsel Leo Gomez says Oscar Opet is not a Mexican and questions the assassin’s true identity amid tension between Mexico and the United States.
An old advertisement proclaims women would vote if they used Dr. King's New Life Pills. The copy touts the remedy for dull feelings, backache, headache, constipation, colds, and appetite, claiming it tones the system and offers easy, reliable results. It names C. Miller's as the seller.
The City Drug Co offers Zemo skin remedy with a money back guarantee. It promises rapid relief from pimples eczema and scalp eruptions and claims persistent use destroys germ life. The firm will provide a booklet and proof of cures at City Drug Co. 2W
Election Commissioners Reeves and Bowman tabulated results in Jonesboro in the absence of Gus Broderick. Por Governor Topper 2283 and Taylor 3, railroad commissioner Enloe 2162 and Thomas 1148, congress long term Sells 2206 and Lyle 1182, short term Lyle 401 and Massey 2018, state senator Butler 1607 and Bhoun 767, legislature Reeves 1607 and Royston 1468, footer Burbage 194 and Ryburn 1287. Also includes medical ad for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin with sample offer and price.
Winthrop F. Scarritt of Orange New Jersey posted an advertisement announcing he will sell his grand country home and depart the country after Roosevelt's defeat. He said he will move with his family to England and blamed the Republican party for spurning Teddy Roosevelt. Scarritt attended the King Edward funeral and declared Roosevelt was widely acclaimed as the voice of conscience of the American people.
An advertisement extols De Callwell's Syrup Pepsin for elderly digestion. It claims aging stomachs weaken and cause constipation and gas, offering natural relief and a free sample by mail from the Syrup Co. in Monticello Illinois. It notes the product sells at one dollar per bottle.
Nashville reports quote W C Vertrees stating regular Democrats have won at least nineteen senate seats and fifty House seats. He notes some counties with incomplete returns and warns contests against these results are unlikely to succeed. Official canvass next Monday will confirm the gains.
Beirne Ark. resident Mrs J W Yeager and her family report relief from malaria constipation stomach troubles after using Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. The notice encourages readers to obtain the product from the Caldwell Mole Co with price and distribution details.
The Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio Railway announces its second annual farmers' institute train, under Industrial Agent R F Brewer, will tour Virginia and Tennessee on November 23 and 24. The program features expert farmers and scientific specialists across agriculture to aid local farmers and promote regional development, reflecting railroad support for farmer welfare and increased future traffic.
A man named Robert Madsen of Westburg Town survived seven weeks in hospital after four physicians gave up. Electric Bitters, as claimed, miraculously cured his illness. The note urges visiting H.C. Millers for the remedy.
In Trenton New Jersey on November 14 the state court of errors and appeals reversed Justice Swaysee and ordered the National Packing company and other large packing concerns to produce their books before the Hudson county grand jury.
In Knoxville on November 1 a supreme court opinion by Judge Grafton Green overruled prior rulings in the divorce suit Hester Toneray et al. versus A Toneray. The Virginia divorce proceedings left Toneray free to remarry without notifying his wife, but his Virginia action prompted a Tennessee alimony claim. The court ruled the Tennessee wife could pursue divorce and support. The lengthy article also urges farmers to attend lectures promoting scientific farming and regional development.
London, Nov 1. Public opinion swings on Dr. H. H. Crippen, awaiting hanging on November 21 for the alleged murder of his wife Delle Kimore Crippen. Many say he is a victim of legal bungling or sacrificed to protect accomplice Ethel Lenove, with possible pardon ahead.
Nashville reports two notices of legislative contests. Rickman independent vs Foust regular in the fourteenth district alleges the Dorthe ballot was omitted where due. Hamblen county contest by VanHook independent cites ballot count issues before polls closed. Banks regular contests Layne independent in the eleventh district. Box at Dechord tally shows 260 vs 262 ballots, Layne leading by 80.
D T Banders of Harrodsburg Kentucky recalls friends doubting his survival after a lung infection cough. He credits Dr King s New Discovery for curing his cough and improving health. Trial bottle free with guaranteed purchase by H C Miller.
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