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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1917
Page
2
Announcement by Hal H. Haynes seeks the Republican nomination for Chancellor in the upcoming primary election to be held December 5, 1917, subject to the will of the voters.
Secretary Redfield spoke at the Southern Commercial Congress about Germany’s disrupted foreign commerce and the awakening of American industries to reliance on domestic and allied supply. He warned of a postwar world where German dyestuffs and other key goods lose grip and American markets expand through cooperation.
The food pledge drive dates in Tennessee have been moved to include October 28 through November 4 due to a clash with the Liberty Loan campaign. Officials stress pledges are to aid food conservation and no salaries are taken by organizers. volunteers pay their own expenses. The notice urges universal cooperation for wartime food saving and mentions related local events and issues such as a large fire at Kansas City stockyards and coal transport needs.
The Camp Fire Girls head Dr. Luther Gullick labels food wasters as disloyal and urges patriotic manners. He counsels conserving bread, meat, and eggs, using scraps for soups, growing own vegetables, and canning nuts, outlining strict limits on portions and meals.
The Guaranty Trust company opens a Paris branch to support France as its industry and exports recover. French coal, iron, steel, and railways expand, aided by American capital and engineers. France and the United States deepen ties through mutual investment and shared democratic ideals, with substantial allied aid and bonds supporting stability.
Fragmentary advertisement prose promises relief from constipation with Dr Kings New Life Pills and a claimed bright morning feeling. The text also hints at a Christmas Eve scene with a young girl awaiting Santa and a late arrival, all in broken, odd phrasing.
A Johnson City reader reports relief from urinary disorders and back pain after using Keane Kidney Pills. C W Sharitz, a retired hotel proprietor, credits the tablets with improving his kidney function and overall health at 60 cents a bottle. Poster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y, handles distribution.
An advertisement promises a money back reward for nonuseful remedies and extols Tail’s Catarrh Medicine as a reliable treatment. It asserts the medicine clears mucous surfaces and blood, with quick health improvements and invites readers to order for testimonials from F. Gounney of Toledo, Ohio, with drugstore availability.
In the Chancery Court at Johnson City Tennessee non resident defendants Pansy Waist Co Kramer & Sau ber Jacobus Bros & Co Doroty Waist Co Marcus Shirt Co Prakin & Lohorcky George Jacobson M Harris & Co N Resenblum & Son are ordered to appear by August first before the Clerk and Master to defend a petition filed by G H Lyle. If they fail the allegations will be taken as confessed. Published four weeks in Johnson City Comet. June 18 1917. J W Cass Clerk and Master. C M Fair IOC
Cramped muscles and soreness after a cold or grippe are eased by Sloan's ointment. It claims to not stain skin or clog pores, penetrates quickly without rubbing, and relieves rheumatism neuralgia lumbago strains sprains and bruises. Get a bottle today at all druggists.
A cough that racks the throat may become chronic if ignored. Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey soothes irritation and eases breathing with antiseptic action. Useful for croup sore throat and bronchial affections. Available at all druggists for 260.
An old advertisement promotes Dr. Bell’s Pine-Tayligney medicine as a relief for neglected colds and congestion. It touts a pleasant bake and claims to ease phlegm, with directions for use and a drugstore address for purchase.
A wry remark suggests a man who grumbles about the world not giving him his due would feel unhappy even if it did. The line hints at a broader view of entitlement and personal satisfaction in the face of reality.
Winter inactivity leads to constipation with heaviness dullness and pimples. Dr Kings New Life Pills offer a mild laxative to ease congested intestines without griping. Take a dose before bed for a smooth morning movement, 260 at your druggist.
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