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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1905
Page
2
An old advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion for infants, claiming fat stores aid bones and nerves. It asserts fat babies cry less and stay comfortable, while scrawny babies suffer nerve pain from touch. It ends with a political aside about John S. Cox.
Knoxville reports say B A Wilson a railroad contractor notes eastern capitalists backing the South and Western railroad plan to found a city at Kingsport Tennessee. Bob Taylor and Harvey Hannah are seen buying land there as candidates pursue the race. The group aims to develop regional wealth with the railroad project.
The column surveys political shifts in the Bristol area with resignations of Charlie Black as editor and McCurdy as Mutual Life president, plus a note on a republican committee meeting in Jonesboro. It reports Dr Heber Jones receiving a 10000 check for keeping yellow fever out of Memphis, and mocks prohibition and drinking culture with local humor and anecdotes from Memphis and Hardeman County.
State press notes Governor Ham Patterson earns favorable reception with listeners applauding his remarks in city events. Delegates to the State convention were urged by Chairman Nance to assemble, with scattered reports of political activity across towns and neighboring debates looming.
A small advert promises first class comfort at a reasonable price with a down fire caused by We invite customers to call in and view the offering.
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