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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1909
Page
4
A prospective tenant critiques a kitchen while a humorist and editor mix in banter about outdated jokes. The page includes an advertisement for Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin and Electric Bitters praised by a man with indigestion, plus a light church anecdote about a coughing wife and a doctor’s calm response.
An OCR fragment shows claims of De Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin curing stomach trouble with testimonials from Mr Ridgill and Mr Burns among others, plus unrelated humor and ad-like snippets about Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and a Chicago Tribune joke.
A wartime styled ad proclaims the Red Rock of Subcom as a brain and body energizer backed by King’s New Life Pills, touting vigor from vitalized health. It cites Lizmore West Virginia as a locale and lists H C Miller’s as a seller. The ad includes humor and conversational quips about romance.
An amalgamated news item reports on medical ads for Downs Kidney Pills claiming cures for kidney and urinary problems with testimonials. It also notes Capt Borchgrevink opposing Cook records submission to Copenhagen and American Geographical Society, suggesting a neutral Geneva Geographical Society weigh in. A Greenland priest accuses Peary of mistreatment of civilians, amid broader Antarctic expedition tensions.
Leaves fall amid a garbled notice listing water bills due for the quarter ending. It mentions Dr Fahrmey’s Seething Syr ip Temakes sap-dlood and Water Go at Spring Street, with payment due by October 1 and potential disconnection.
In Maynardsville Tennessee on November 24 1908 Sheriff Freep Baray swears a statement praising Rheumathol for curing his wife of four years of inflammatory rheumatism. The testimonial notes swelling relief and pain stop after one bottle and the product is advertised as sold by druggists in Johnson City Jonesboro and Elizabethton.
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