28 Nov 1895
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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1895
Page
1
A 63 year old Nebraskan reports seven years of severe knee trouble with crutches and near amputation. After using Hood's Sarsaparilla he says the knee is cured, he can walk, and attributes his improved health to the tonic.
A fragmentary ad lists a nursery selling fruit trees and roses with item names like apricot pear and cherry. It promises imense stock, five cent track publications, and terms of six months for wholesale customers. Address appears as Mouters Nursery Co Wins.
An advertisement claims the Oomonind Osyeen Treatment can cure cancers and chronic illnesses like bronchitis and neuralgia without harmful drug effects. It promises free consultation and lists Philadelphia address Dra Starkey and Palen at 1529 Arch Street as the contact for further evidence and home treatment by express delivery.
The reader is directed to Dr Matthew Henry Kollock from Norfolk Virginia born into the Bewthorn family of Savannah Georgia. Quoted as a standard authority in the Encyclopaedia Britannica Volume X page 135 the doctor is noted as the discoverer of the active principle of seminum for neuralgia in the face and womb. He has traveled globally and achieved numerous cures, notably at Hot Springs Arkansas where others failed.
Congress will hear Hon. Peter J. Otey of Virginia advocate a bill creating an annual U S appropriation not exceeding five percent or twenty five million dollars for disabled and dependent ex Confederate soldiers and widows. State governments would certify expenditures on soldiers homes artificial limbs and support, with U S treasuries distributing equal funds to states. The measure argues Confederates are now citizens paying taxes and deserve humanitarian relief, while noting per capita pension costs and political implications.
A fragment lists prices for fabrics and fibers including Cotton checks per yard Canton Flannel and Bleached Domestic yard wide. Entries show per yard and per roll rates, with scattered OCR mistakes and irregular denominations. The readable items indicate fabric pricing and material types rather than a narrative event.
After its first term in Knoxville the East Tennessee bar issued a unified resolution commending the Court of Chancery Appeals for diligence fairness and knowledge. The note of sympathy for Judge M M Neil accompanies the praise. The group includes Chancellors M M Neil R M Barton and S P Wilson.
A series of sheriff and land-sale notices from Washington County Tennessee detail actions against R J Lusk, J B Cochran, and N A Gray. Listings include a December 1895 sale at Jonesboro for 41 acres, a November 1895 chancery action with multiple defendants, and a December 1895 sale of two Cedar Creek land tracts to satisfy accrued judgments.
Rendition notice from the clerk of the Gh ont court at Washington Tennessee announces a sale on the 77th day of December 1895 at the court house door in June horo to the highest cash bidder. It covers Johan B Smith estate with a list of bounds in Civil District No 1, Washington County. Description includes north by More Miller, south by H M Silger, east and west by Sungpeen. The sale seeks to settle debts, rents, and claims tied to the property and mentions related parties and authorities.
Two executions issued by the circuit court clerk authorize sale at Jonesboro court house on a December day in 1895. The undivided interest of J. S. Jones in a Fourth District tract will be sold for cash to satisfy two judgments against L. N. Jones and others, totaling debt plus costs, with all costs prepaid by the purchaser.
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