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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1886
Page
4
The article describes a Sunday devotional at the Y M C A room inviting strangers, with a theme on God’s love and sacrifice. It notes 18 percent growth in associations, 18,000 members, 14,000 more in working communities, $400,000 in property, and $27,000 in books. Bro Tom Hurst led the session. next business meeting set for Sept 6 1886.
A plea for books, papers, and periodicals to stock a library and room for young men, urging liberal donations and religious volumes as a wise investment. Mentions the New Association building in Indianapolis, references evangelistic work in Ocean Grove, and quotes about enduring misfortune and faith.
The piece surveys designs and fabrics for ladies wear including silk gloves, gilt cords, and tassels. It highlights Catogan braid for young ladies, satin and maire stripes, and gray as a refined color, with mentions of lateens, jet pendants, crinkled seersuckers, jacquard, scarlet ball gowns, and fans with long ribbons.
An 1886 Atlanta Ga letter from W Weeks, superintendent, thanks the maker for a remedy helping chronic ear deafness. The writer details years of catarrh and ear discharge, noting hearing loss, then recovery after using the medicine for six weeks. Gratitude to God and the proprietor is expressed, with a recommendation to others impaired by deafness.
The article blends medical oddities with a New York World dispatch on Admiral Porter. It notes Bright Disease symptoms in a dated 1883 report, then retells Porter’s habit of allowing any Navy veteran to enter his room unannounced, interrupting his work. Also referenced are burial plans for President Morrison, removal debates, and other political and social notes from the period.
A quirky column discusses umpire shortages in baseball, noting harsh treatment and training hurdles as a manager laments lack of capable umpires for next season. A reporter chats with Shake hilleoporter and others on the profession's rough demands and the community's tolerance.
The Bristol Reporter mocks the Republican stance on Bob Taylor’s nomination, calling it a choice to honor rather than shame. It also notes Secretary of War Hadicott’s obscurity among Congress and a doorkeeper’s disbelief. Sonair Jones of Florida plans an office in Detroit and will not seek re election before the next Legislature, delaying property disposal.
A hoax style classified notice seeks “live, energetic and capable” agents across the United States to sell a patented article with over ten percent profit. It touts large agent earnings, returns of unsold goods, and a nationwide drive urging readers to send a small fee for circulars, naming Raven Mandrachamna Co. in Pillsburg, Pa.
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