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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1900
Page
4
A collage of old health claims and ads discusses deafness from blocked ear passages and the supposed cure with catarrh remedies. It includes testimonials and pitches for Dr King’s New Pills and August Flower, plus notices about Great Pictures magazine content and a Bucklen’s Arnica Salve endorsement.
An OCR fragment mixes testimonial style for Bradfield's Regulator promising cures for female ailments and general health, plus railway ticket sale notes to Richmond, a drug remedy guarantee, asthma and consumption claims, and ads for Chamberlain's remedies and City Drug Store.
Liberal premiums in glittering gold will be awarded for best floats and decorated carriages at the fair. The premium list is more liberal than ever, with the catalogue to be published in July. Interested parties should write to F. B. St. John, secretary, Johnson City, Tennessee, for a copy, while Cy H. Lyle, general manager, handles attractions or privileges.
The text details Pullman sleeping and drawing room cars operating on routes from Chatanooga to New York and Knoxville to New York, including connections via Asheville, Knoxville, Jacksonville, and other southern to northeastern hubs. It lists schedules, car types, and notable stops such as Chattanooga, Knoxville, Jacksonville, Atlanta, Chicago, and New York, reflecting early railroad passenger service patterns.
A fragmentary article extols honesty and character over college life and urges study of others' deeds. It then lauds Asheville North Carolina as the Land of the Sky a scenic health and tourist resort with a promotional pitch for Western North Carolina travel and Southern Railway rates and free information.
The Burlington Route promotes through trains to Portland Puget Sound and Northwest via Kansas City St Louis and Denver. No 41 offers a 77 hour trip with through coaches chair cars sleepers dining cars and tourist sleepers. Other services include No 5 Nebraska Colorado Express from St Louis and No 15 from St Louis to Omaha Kansas City and beyond with routes to Montana Washington and Oregon. Correspondence lists M Menminn L W Wakenny Gen l Southern Ag t Pryorst and Howard Kuxtorr Gen l Manager as contacts.
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