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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1897
Page
3
A sprawling fragment from a late 19th or early 20th century issue notes social news, local hiring, a magistrate election, a wedding at Jonesboro, post office setup in Johnson City, and a near-fatal morphine incident involving Henry George. It references names like Brownlow, Dyer, Earnest, and Campbell, plus places Bristol, Jonesboro, and Nashville, painting a bustling, multi-article page.
Last evening at the Opera House the Clivette act impressed locals with new juggling feats and stunning silhouettes. Mme Clivette’s mentalism tests, including blindfolded calculations and future wife predictions for Martin Gump, left the audience breathless and sized up the show as well worth attending.
October brings real shopping demands as customers seek warm fabrics to meet the coming cold. Tariff prospects push buyers to stock up, and while current stock covers much, reorders will cost more. Shop early to value own interest and secure old prices on available selections.
Dress Goods section advertises two toned novelties fancy mixtures dimity cashmeres all wool serges and broadcloths in various widths. Prices emphasis cent per yard on select pieces with newest styles and varieties including outings and storm flannel offerings.
The Great Wallace Shows will perform in Toluson City on Wednesday October 1 featuring Martell's phonomusal acts, Wrentz family trapeze, Petits in a comedy bar act, Mime Dupre and trained elephants, Sansoni sisters, Martineti contortionists, Girard Leon and his singing mule Trilby, Mile and Tatalli, bareback riders, globe walkers, clowns, and a glittering one mile street parade leaving grounds at 10 10.
In pursuance of an order by George R Duncan a justice of the peace for Washington county in an attachment suit where W M Taylor is plaintiff you are defendant notified that an affidavit alleges you owe 37 59 after credits and you are a non resident of Tennessee so ordinary process cannot be served. A writ of attachment issued August 1897 was levied on wheat raised by you on the farm of W W Eppa deceased and returned August 27 1897. You Warner F H Epps must appear October 28 1897 at noon at the office of George R Duncan J P in Washington County to defend or the action will proceed ex parte. September 28 1897.
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