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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1892
Page
3
A confusing account describes a mysterious death near a coast or river where a horse and a boy are involved. The father believed the youth had gone to play but later searched for him and found him dead near water. An investigation is promised but uncertain.
An old newspaper fragment reviews malaria season, detailing transmission via waterborne spores and listing Peruna as a cure. It includes testimonials, drug marketing for the period, and unrelated political commentary and product endorsements, with ad-like notes from Botanic Blood Balm and Dr. Pierce's Prescription.
The Colored Folks General Baptist Association plans a meeting in the city on Sunday September 11 with travel by the West Hie Gledehang rombee and nearby towns. Spectator trains run from Knoxville Morristown Greeneville and Jonesboro at a round trip fare around 1.00. Also advertise Drummond's Rheumatism Remedy as a cheap effective treatment sent by mail from Maiden Lane New York with agents wanted.
An ache or malaise from toe to head prompts relief seekers who lack diagnosis. Most stomach liver or bowel disorders produce pain, and a few Hart's Blood and Liver Pills can correct the difficulty when kept on hand.
The True Bill column reports a grand jury finding true bills against Alexander Bergman of Adams N Y charged with six indictments including felonious entry and aggravated assault. If convicted on all counts he faces up to thirty years. Also includes a testimonial ad for Dr Hale's Household Ointment and a note on U S ministers abroad returning to stump for the Republican ticket.
The Drummond Medicine Co promotes Drummond Lightning Remedy for rheumatism as a miracle cure with a claimed fail rate of zero. Priced at five dollars a bottle, it promises dramatic value and prepaid express shipping on receipt of price. Ripans Tabules offered for nausea.
A letter from Atlanta, Ga, touts the Golden Medical Discovery as a universal cure for consumption and blood poisons. It includes testimonies of James Hill and AK. Wonka, claiming dramatic recoveries from tuberculosis, skin eruptions, and constitutional debility after taking the remedy, with assurances of money-back if no help.
The first annual meeting of the Woman's Relief Corps auxiliary of the G A R convened in Knoxville to organize and elect department officers. Delegates arrived from Harriman Chattanooga Johnson City and other towns and were welcomed at the G A R Hall with addresses and refreshments. Mrs Dickens presides with S T Harris and Edith Whiteside as alternates.
Typhoid fever spreads in Breakersville two miles from Mapison with twenty seven cases, two deaths on Sunday and five more cases beyond control reported by physicians. Hall's Catarrh Cure advert declares nationwide sales with a one hundred dollar reward for uncured catarrh and endorsements from druggists in Toledo.
The piece argues against dramatic remedies and endorses Stomach Bitters and the well known Properties of the Sisters as trusted medicines. It cites experience and public endorsement, noting occurrences of constipation debility and grippe, and mentions Ripans Tabules as a cure for scrofula.
Notice seeks lumber suppliers in Knoxville Tennessee for one inch quarter sawed White Oak and Sycamore Birch two inch plain sawed White and Red Oak. Contact Knoxville Mantir Ab Caniner Cn Knoxville Tenn.
Advertises 14 karat gold filled cases with 20 year warranty and Elgin or Waltham movements. Claims watch is equal to a $50 piece, offered at $28 C O D with home examination. Includes agent testimonials from Durham Heath Springs Pennington and marketing note seeking one agent per location.
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