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Newspaper

Comet

Location

Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1903

Page

3

Local notices and society items from Bristol area

Misa Nell Wade leaves for dovosville to begin a course in the Jovenniile Tartitate. Miss Gertenda Burrow will depart next week for a similar purpose. Henry Dorjot of Bristol works at the Soldiers' Home as architect in charge. Mrs. Robi Watkins of Johnson City and her mother Mrs. Carter Kaukit of Knoxville visit East Main Ave. A portion of a claw mill near Concord operated by Monty Little was destroyed by fire last Friday. The mill belongs to J. A. Martin of satanity. Rev. Ii K Cox and wife and baby arrive from Jonesboro. they are hosted at the parsonage with a reception. A marriage in Charleston, Tenn., unites Miss Salliq Barrett and Mr. Yim Guthrie, much regarded by local friends. Music students may begin lessons at 410 Anaka avenue or at home. Notice to Watauga Water customers to conserve water or be shut off due to reservoir danger. The school term resumes amid heavy labor and strain. Hood’s Sarsaparilla advertised as tonic for nerves and digestion. In Bristol, Mrs. Madeeine Bennett files for divorce from S. S. Bennett for desertion after years of separation. She is sister of Miss Margaret Hobson, Bristol author. Special rail offer to Hot Springs via Tron Mountain Route. tickets Wednesdays and Saturdays, 60-day limit. I. E. Renuman, T. P. A., Chattanooga reference included.

Henry Dorjot Bristol Soldiers’ Hime Ia Char Mra. Robi, Watkins Johnson City Carter Kaukit Knoxville Mra. A

Oysters served at Star Restaurant Saturday Evening

Oldest four best made honors and fall stock bought in New York for The Hab. The Star restaurant will serve oysters of the season starting Saturday and continuing thereafter. Also mentions Soldiers' Home spoons on display at Wm. Silver & Co. Main Street.

J. A. Parsons New York Star Restaurant Wm. Silver & Co Main Street Wm, Silver & Co

Soldiers' homes and local civic notes on bonds and bands

A lengthy Knoxville Journal and Sentinel summary covers Soldiers' homes including construction, staffing, and annual costs, with figures for hospital, barracks, power plant, and morgue. It lists band sizes and expenses for several homes, then reports on a Bristol runaway marriage and local school bond disputes in Johnson City, detailing aldermen pressure, injunction issues, and calls for new trustees to ensure schools and desks are funded without new bonds.

The Negro Problem and Its Roots in Slavery Debate

A wartime era editorial fragment argues that major social problems arise from natural and human forces, focusing on the so called negro problem. It critiques northern gusher rhetoric and emphasizes responsibility of education and industry, while tracing slavery to northern and foreign involvement and the interlinked blame across regions.

Slavery's Legacy and Race Tensions in Postwar Debate

A historical column critiques northern profiteers and southern dynamics of slavery and labor. It asserts the economic incentives of slave labor, argues against a race war fueled by gusher rhetoric, and notes the enduring need for southern opportunities for Black workers while acknowledging northern resistance and organized labor hostility. The piece questions the feasibility of freeing enslaved populations without upheaval.

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