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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1892
Page
4
Local merchants advertise a 30 day sale promising deep discounts on all items with emphasis on quantity and urgency. The promotion touts bargains and invites shoppers to visit participating stores for reduced prices.
Franklin era ad urges shoppers to buy winter goods now with huge discounts. It promotes underwear gloves blankets hats boots and groceries at low prices with cash discounts and a 5c coupon per dollar. The message promises cost pricing on boots shoes rubber goods and textiles to draw customers in East Tennessee.
Schedule details for a passenger car service including departure from Union Depot at noon and opera house timing. Conductors enforce boarding rules with seating, smoking, and hand signals. Passenger and luggage policies restrict dogs and large packages to front or rear platforms depending on car type.
W M Sexton, lately secretary and manager at Hotel Piedmont, has secured the lease and becomes sole proprietor. Since arriving in Johnson City he has earned friends and supporters who expect a higher standard of excellence under his new regime.
The Drummond Medicine Co advertises their Lightning Remedy as a universal cure for rheumatism. They claim one bottle suffices and offer mail order or prepaid express delivery from Maiden Lane, New York. Agents are wanted.
Hon R B Hickey, Democratic elector and Cocke County legislator, spoke to a small Crandall Hall audience last night. Introduced by Robt Burrow, he delivered a well informed speech on political issues, with a longer talk promised.
A fragmented notice markets Fan Titia and Pan-Tine cures at McFarland & Co drug store with claims of vast stock and safe prescriptions. It notes a Whist Club meeting at Mrs J E Crandall's home last night for reorganization and officer election.
Advert by Farland Co promotes Pan-Tina as the great remedy for colds and coughs that become chronic. It claims Pan-Tina costs $9 and 80 cents and is sold at Farland Co. and Mc Farland & Co. stores with a full line of proprietary medicines. The piece also mentions tariff taxes and a note on Mr. Cleveland’s Letter of Acceptance alongside Miss Suila Biggs fashion work at Hunter & Brown.
The firm Lyle Hickey Co dissolves by mutual consent with J P Crumley buying R L Hickey. The business continues at the old stand as Lyle Crumley Co with debts collected and liabilities paid. Creditors urged to settle by November 16 and visit Johnson City VT. 1892.
Messars W L Taylor & Bro adds a china and glassware department in the adjoining room. They offer a full range from fine china sets to butter crocks. Goods are described as first class and customers are invited to inspect the stock.
The article promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for digestive ailments and associated symptoms. It frames a health journey toward better living, warning against heat and degenerate surroundings while touting the bitters as a cure for heartburn cillousness constipation and related debility. It mentions grippe and rheumatism as conditions the product helps manage.
A full attendance meeting of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union is planned for 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The delegate who attended the State convention in Nashville has returned and will report to the Union.
On last Friday Messia, F. B. St. John, W. B. Harrison and Issac Hart enjoyed one of the most successful hunts of the season, killing 57 quail in a short time. The dogs used were five of the best in East Tennessee: Kate, Bert, Your, Patts and Lil.
The mother, not the father, tends and eases children’s ailments from trivial cuts to coughs and possible pneumonia. She relies on trusted remedies from Dr Hart’s Discovery Pills or Winslow’s Vermifigents, administering the proper dose and believing relief is achieved.
Dr J F Martin of Nashville Tennessee will speak at Prohibition Hall this evening at seven o clock. All are invited and urged to attend with particular emphasis on the sick and unfortunate.
A historical ad touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure or relief for blotches, liver patches, incipient tumors, and lung ailments. It claims to purify blood, remove poisonous humors, and guarantee benefit or money back if taken timely. It extends to humans and cattle with promises of curing consumption bronchitis and lung troubles.
An advertisement touts Drummond’s Lightning Remedy as a fast cure for rheumatism and urges preordered shipments from New York. It lauds blood purity with Botanic Blood Base and cites testimonials from Miss Tomlinson of Augusta and others, claiming kidney and nerve benefits and improved health.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss Cleveland's acceptance letter and fiscal philosophy. It cites the idea that every dollar placed in public hands should retain its value or purchasing power. The fragment mentions Mr Cleveland's stance on acceptance and monetary value.
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