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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1900
Page
3
Community tidbits include money lending with gilt edge property, gas and tea ad pitches, a request for a good cook, a dwelling for sale on Watauga Avenue, theater and church notices, and reports on local people, politics, and a bank burglary attempt in Jonesboro with Rural Delivery plans for Washington County and surrounding areas.
An old remedy claim promotes a laxative Bromo Quinine Tartarate as a universal cold cure. It asserts rapid relief within a day and markets the product as a universal remedy.
The season for Winter Dress Goods is here with a display of broad cloth plaid-back Henrietta's Vene tians Berge's French Flannels and more. Some fine patterns offered at greatly reduced prices in the dress goods department.
The store announces a full stock of underwear in all sizes including children's union suits, ladies’ union suits, vests, and pants. Men’s goods are described as the best on earth. Blanks and comforts are also well stocked in this department.
Details describe a shooting near a bank by G. C. Mottern that halted a job, with a $250 reward offered for the culprits. The piece also mentions a protracted revival at the Christian church led by Rev. A. A. Ferguson and notes other local events including political results and electoral disputes in Bristol.
In THIRD WARD Summers and McNees supporters show McNees with 92 majority while Hatcher leads FOURTH WARD with 38 and Ellaworth wins in THIRD with 37. Additional items note a Chinese retreat under Col Yook, a cotton crop forecast of 750 million dollars, rising bankruptcies across the U S led by Illinois and New York, and reports on the Czar’s illness from Livadia. Also a medical ad promotes Dr Bunn’s Croup Syrup at 25 cents.
A local grocery promotes December cash sales with every cash customer receiving a register check showing date and purchase amount. On January 1 a public payout will be announced and paid in cash for that day. The store touts better value and fresh goods at lower prices to satisfy cash customers.
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