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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1917
Page
2
A Nashville reader reflects on the poem Long May It Wave, celebrating loyalty through a yellow ribbon worn for absent lovers. The writer notes how wartime separation sparks sorrow and hope, praising how such memories shape brave men and noble wives amid hardship.
Nashville Banner notes Tennessee delegation in Congress led by the President marching in the National Army parade praising the states fighting spirit. It praises Tennessee’s long martial record from King’s Mountain to Gettysburg, says the state is ready to do its part and endure to a victorious end.
Dr. Luther Gullek, national Camp Fire Girls president, branded food wasters as disloyal to the country. He urged patriotic dining habits such as saving scraps, using leftovers for soups and hashes, substituting rice for potatoes, growing vegetables, and limiting portions to prevent waste. He also urged avoiding wasteful habits during meals and supporting ally needs through prudent consumption.
Johnson City resident W Sharitz former hotel proprietor at 104 Walnut street reports relief from long term kidney and back problems after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Ad endorsed by Foster Milburn Co. urges readers to ask for the same remedy and notes price 60 cents at dealers.
Practical guidance on brood care emphasizing healthy hens, avoid diseased birds, and monitoring chick behavior. Advice covers space for twenty chicks per group, free range benefits, culling early crowing male pullets, and efficient milk use by Leghorn pullets.
In Johnson City Tennessee the Chancery Court requires Pansy Waist Co Kramer & Sau ber Jacobus Bros Doroty Waist Co Marcus Shirt Co Prakin & Lebucsky George Jacobson M Harris & Co N Rosenblum & Son to appear by the first Monday of August or petition defenses will be taken as confessed. Notice published four weeks in Johnson City Comet June 1917. J W Cass Clerk and Master O M Fair sol
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a universal remedy for catarrh with a one month reward offer. It asserts centuries of use, claims blood and mucous surface action, and promises quick health improvement and free testimonials from B J Car & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
An old pill advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as a gentle laxative that relieves constipation overnight. It claims a dose at bedtime yields a brighter morning and urges readers to buy at their druggist for 25 cents.
Advertisement notes Sloan's ointment eases cramped muscles after illness or exertion. It claims rapid skin penetration without staining or clogging pores and targets rheumatism neuralgia lumbago strains sprains and soreness for prompt relief. Get a bottle at all druggists.
Inactivity and lack of exercise in winter often cause constipation making you feel heavy dull and sluggish. Clean up this condition with Dr King s New Life Pills a mild laxative that relieves congested intestines without griping. Take a dose before bed for a full easy movement in the morning. 25¢ at your druggist.
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