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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1889
Page
3
Campbell and Podder offer new markets and short cloaks Jersey jackets and hosiery cashmeres henriettas and flannels plus men's suits overcoats caps boots and winter wear to appeal to both women and men. They claim readiness to meet any competition in high quality apparel and footwear.
An advertisement lists a saw mill with 30 000 feet daily capacity complete with engine boiler and attachments available for exchange for real estate or long term sale with security. Also vacancies and a residence on Millard Avenue plus rooms above Citizens Bank Hart Building and other rental notices. Additional notes include a dentist in Viret National Bank Building and Patton's oysters advertised as the best.
Local merchants advertise cheap books and works, lamps and tinware, and fresh oysters and cooking stoves. Notices describe road surveys, restaurant meals, flower losses from frost, and plans to widen Watauga avenue. Community updates include new stock at Kirkpatrick Co, McFarland’s sale, and a forthcoming laborer paper shift.
A compact quotation from Webster defining toughness as flexibility without brittleness and the ability to endure hardship. The line compares human and animal ligaments to illustrate resilience and strength.
An odd mix of ads promotes tough leather shoes for children, a life elixir offer, a Johnson City farm for sale near Knob Creek with 47 acres, and a vast Furniture and Carpets display. The listings promise latest designs, low prices, and a planned Ames Bedstead range, urging readers to shop factory direct and watch for an East Tennessee art gallery opening.
One dozen cabinet photographs and lifesize pictures offered in fine gilt frames. Prices listed as 15 for a lifetime picture and 10 for a lifesize crayon portrait. Message invites customers to request items and mentions a friend signature.
Multiple vendors advertise cheap groceries dry goods and clothing. McFarland & Co promise accurate prescriptions and cheap Hammocks. Patton's sells tobacco cigars wine laps two for five. Hunter & Brown buy berries for top cash. Johnson City Tin & Stove Co promotes energy efficient stoves. Will Patton claims large fruit and grocery stock with 20 to 35 percent savings on fabrics and apparel.
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