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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1884
Page
3
A crowded column lists varied items from sales offers and new stock to court notices and personal updates. It mentions a charity or business promotions, travel notes, shipments, and local personalities, with scattered references to Knoxville and Greeneville events and trades from Hunt & Lisle and Sell ers & Beall.
Fragmentary note from Cromalous Wieer to Jilly in Atlanta Georgia describes alleged cures with B B and Vike products. The writer mentions a brother with a long illness and cites an experience of healing effects from a bottle, claiming broader strength for the body.
The owner offers a portable steam engine and double saw mill in working order. The sale promises a bargain as the vendor plans to leave the state and sells the oil engine and mill quickly. Potential buyers are urged to write or call at The Cost offer for the deal.
Fragmentary notes describe eye water in Reynalds Georgia and Bristol Tennessee with scattered prices and phrases about ships, a bass voice asks about 6000 000 conduits and a scene with an old man and a mysterious party. The readable text hints at a local sale or barter event and a casual question about supply lines.
Court sale of land in Washington County Tennessee at Janesboro location to satisfy judgment of 240 dollars and 12 cents and costs. W B C Smith and others are named defendants with interest and lien. sale to highest bidder for cash on specified date unless prior judgments and costs are paid.
Sheriff announces public auction to satisfy a seven hundred ninety dollar judgment against W. BOC in the Washington County Shire. Sale will occur during the day on a date in 1884 at the town of Onesbase, Tonteasey, with proceeds to the plaintiff Brill Faulkner & Co. and Reith in the Chancery Court.
A scrambled advertisement notes agents J Flash & Spmn offering Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and throat issues. Claims a guaranteed cure with a free bottle promotion and regular size priced at $10. Mentions various locations and卖s, typical of 19th century patent remedies.
An order directs publication in Tuk Cost newspaper for four weeks and five weeks to notify nonresident defendants to appear before the Washington County Court in Johnson City Tennessee on the first Monday in November next to plead in defense or face a default. The clerk is STHIPLEY County Court Clerk.
Classified notice describes a large tract along a riverfront in Carter County Tennessee with apple and peach orchards and timberland. It lists railroad access, proximity to Johnson City and Elizabethton, numerous farm buildings, and a plan to sell on cash terms with summer board for workers. The ad seeks interested buyers, with contact to editor at the county seat.
The readable portion presents a random string of names and places with no coherent event, date, or action. No verifiable persons, organizations, or locations form a clear narrative to summarize into a factual news item.
Sparse readable text references railroad lines diverging near Owatoota and Cleveland with connections to Alabama and western Georgia. Mentions towns Nashville Knoxville Lexington and others with a time table style note and scattered place names. overall unclear.
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