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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1897
Page
1
An old newspaper fragment lists various ads and notices including a claim for a one day cure with Lazative Bromo Quinine tablets and refunds if it fails, promotions for Gold Dust flour, Boots and shoes from J. W. Hunter, and local visits by W. G. Kenner and Dr. Broyles. It also notes a birth, a vacationing businessman, and numerous community notices about dinners, portraits, and church events.
WHI Corral Suicldes reports Will Correll died at his home near Jonesboro after taking poison in personal distress likely tied to money woes and whiskey influence following his marriage to a wealthy widow. Also notices about a Cheese Factory meeting in Johnson City, safety deposit boxes, and Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey appear.
My Special November sale begins Saturday the 27th and runs a week with greatly reduced prices. Also on Saturday night, November 27, the entrancing comedy drama The Burglar adapted by Gus Thomas from Mia Burnett’s sketch plays at the Opera House. The Burglar promises powerful incidents and broad appeal for all ages.
The revised cantata by Prof. Clery will be presented Thursday and Friday night December 2 and 3 at the Opera House in brilliant Oriental costume representing Jews and Persians in King Ahasuerus era. Fifty performers will participate and praise from Roanoke, Bristol, and Staunton papers highlights the event. A separate note reports J Adler Bright found guilty of passing a worthless check in Blountville and sentenced to three years in the pen.
Will Gentry a printer from the area died in Baltimore after an operation for gland enlargement near the heart. He had been in Baltimore four weeks under treatment and death followed the necessary procedure. He was about four years old, the sole supporter of his widowed mother and sister, and his remains may be brought home for interment. The piece also notes a society event, an At Home reception hosted by prominent local ladies with 125 guests, and ends with local advertising about ear, eye, nose, and kidney health products and a catarrh cure.
Clark & Master sold the old furniture factory at auction to W. B. Uptegrove for J. M. Buck and G. C. Harris. New owners, New York folk, plan to run a Spanish cedar cigar box venture, hire about 75 workers, install veneering gear, and start by year’s end, with machinery arriving in days.
Classified notice from A. Gavering, No. 1 Brown Street, Philadelphia, seeking red oak plank in various thicknesses and widths for drying. Ad specifies 100,000 boards at 4 inches thick and 149 inches long, 2 inches thick at 4 feet long, and 1 inch thick at 1 foot long. Includes contact details for supplier.
Ites claims a sure kidney cure that also treats inflammations and in the heat, stomach and bowel issues. The advertisement promises permanent relief and immediate effects, with O S Ham enway of St Louis as the contact for druggists to obtain the remedy.
An ad notes QUEEN Heaters and Steve Pipe performing at THE BEE HIVE and touts Electric Bitters as a tonic for nervous exhaustion and digestive ills. The copy claims the remedy cleanses blood, improves appetite, aids digestion, and supports liver and kidney function.
An old style ad from The Bee Hive dry goods store touts Smith's Sure Kidney Cure for kidney and bladder ailments and female diseases. It claims ninety eight percent cure rates among observed cases and offers a money back guarantee if no cure occurs when directions are followed. Sold by total druggists.
Advertisement touts Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as the best quick cure for coughs colds grip and bronchial troubles. It promises sleepless nights ended with one dose and notes druggists carry it.
About ten tons of mil lett and hay offered for sale by J Beapixe at the Electric Light Office.
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