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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1915
Page
2
A lively Johnson City weekly column addresses local politics and personalities. It critiques officials, comments on national events, trade, and liquor enforcement, and recalls a grand jury question about bootlegging shipments via Bristol, the Southern Express Co., and Jim Byrd.
An 1915 notice details a Pullman excursion for veterans of the Mountain Branch to Washington to attend the Grand Army of the Republic encampment. G M Ellis of Knoxville provides free transport and low fares, with departure from Knoxville September 26 and return October 4, aiming to keep an affordable, booze-free trip. The plan includes lodging and meal guidance in Washington and accommodations through a Citizens' Committee.
Miss Rutherford sent a brilliant historian-general’s note praising a Confederate Museum scrap-book presented at the Richmond reunion. Daisy McLaurin-Stevens notes the museum will treasure the record, with Col W H Taylor directing it be kept in Richmond. The letter discusses Confederate figures and calls for compulsory military service, ending with a continued note on the pamphlet.
Southern Railway reports progress on its 102.4 mile Atlanta to Washington line in Virginia and North Carolina, eliminating 64 of 78 grade crossings. Underpasses and overhead bridges account for most, with 15 relocations making further elimination impracticable or costly. The policy prioritizes separating highway crossings as a safety investment, with continued cooperation from local authorities and ongoing elimination efforts across the South. Daily Thought. Our reputation for wisdom depends much on our success. Euripides.
A man who chased a supposed buried treasure from New York to Salt Lake confronted the man who told him the tale. The pursuit, described as a wild-goose chase, ends when he seeks proper help to settle the matter, implying a final resolution is near.
A girl named Alice stood on the doorstep watching a large black tomcat rant on a fence. Startled yet amused, she rushed inside and declared that the cat was afraid of her and she felt sorry for it before retreating indoors.
In Johnson City I offer manufacturing of switches from cut hair or combings. Prices are reasonable and work guaranteed to be the best. All country work can be sent by parcel post and returned in 6 days with perfect safety. Contact Mrs L Newcomb Roan and Millard Streets Roanoke?
Palace Barber Shop at 112 Buffalo Street announces Sam F. Cassida as proprietor and the finest shop in fast Tennessee with artistic assistants Gardner Thomas Bur ess ready to serve promptly and efficiently.
A short note states the time standard change taking effect on August 9 1915 under Eastern Standard Time rules. It records the date and time standard adoption without further context or details.
Vintage ad touts Dr King's New Life Pills in glass bottles with 36 sugar coated pills. Claims ease and effectiveness for constipation and promises relief by morning. Price listed as 36 for 25 cents at all druggists.
A dated advertisement touts Cinwah as the greatest remedy for stomach, liver, kidney, and bowel troubles. It claims to boost appetite, improve digestion, and aid waste elimination, relieving rheumatism eczema and related ailments. Sold in Johnson City by Gregory Drug Company operated laboratories.
An advertisement touts Po-Do-Lax a laxative claiming rapid relief by stimulating bile production and liver action. It also lists timetable No. 73 for FAST TENNESSEE AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD CO and LINVILLE RIVER RAILWAY CO with station times and train classifications, dated Tuesday June 1 1915 Central Standard Time Johnson City.
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