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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1899
Page
1
A promotional piece extols the value of honest toil and robust health. It touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a remedy for poor blood and fatigue, citing testimonial lines and a Woodstown New Jersey resident. The ad promotes the product as America’s greatest medicine for the blood.
Captain Ike T. Jobe of Tennessee faced arrest in Washington at the Emmet House after an obituary misprint circulated from Covington. He wore a former captain’s uniform, faced penalties for misusing War Department envelopes, and posted a $500 bond after waiving examination. The case links to forged transportation requests and prior civic roles in Johnson City and Washington.
An inspector, troubled by a mailed obituary notice said to be from A, questions its authenticity after reading private exchanges about love and loyalty. The manuscript, received in Tennessee, hints at a tangled history as someone close to the deceased plans a legacy.
The notice advertises a second edition of Empire of the South, a 200 page illustrated volume on the South, urging orders through W A Teme Southern Railway, Washington DC. It highlights Asheville as a healthful mountain city, the Sapphire Country near Brevard NC with Fairfield and Sapphire Lakes, and various inns. It also mentions Uncle Sam’s Hot Baths in Hot Springs Arkansas and a Bristol smallpox report by an assistant surgeon general.
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