Opera house tonight Beat could be dull
The readable fragment mentions an opera house tonight with a performance described as dull. No additional verifiable details are present to identify performers, exact venue, or date.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1903
Page
3
The readable fragment mentions an opera house tonight with a performance described as dull. No additional verifiable details are present to identify performers, exact venue, or date.
Dust and visitors fill Johnson City as families return from Jonesboro and New York. The Ladies Aid Society hosts a successful bazar in Ranch Block while churches hold services and a grand Thanksgiving dinner at First Presbyterian. Local merchants advertise sales and services as residents plan weddings, theater outings, and new office openings.
The City sees a range of items from a cotton rag price notice to a theatre review of the McGuinness Woodruff Company at the Opera House. Political shifts appear with a Democratic victory in alderman elections and a mandamus case pushing for higher tax levies to cover judgments.
The women of the W T C U support youth and moral improvement by funding six boys at Gunninham night school and paying their tuition. They have temporarily guardianship of Willie Whittow, sending him to the Methodist orphanage at Greeneville with a clean face and new clothes.
The Appalachian Sanitarium will open December 1 offering limited regular boarders with about twenty five already accommodated. A street car line serves New street and a sanitarium bus will transfer passengers to the hotel. The notice includes other local items and business notices about dissolving a partnership and personnel changes in Johnson City.
The dinner menu lists turkey oyster dressing cranberry sauce oelory mashed potatoes bread pie pickles and coffee. Staff report bake oven work not started and bread from Jonesboro. Hospital laundry not started. color ladies did some washing and dried outdoors. Reports from Gen McMahon and architects Friedlander Spencer inspect completed work. Brownlow arrived from Washington for inspection.
Local report details the formation and installation of Rockwood Watangal Lodge No 219 Encampment at the Star Restaurant. Dining and toasts followed, with officers elected for the term. A sister note recounts medical anecdote and probate notice for John Howard estate plus local advertisements.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.