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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1892
Page
3
An advertisement for Dr Deine monds Lightone Remedy claims quick relief in a single case and invites druggists to stock the preparation. It touts a five dollar price per bottle and prepaid express shipping, with Drummond Medicine as the New York agent at 160 Maiden Lane.
William Gibson, a resident of the Watouga Flats, in a personal crisis mania, tried to take poison and then used a pistol and axe in earlier attempts. Dr N L Hodge intervened to remove the poison and save his life after these decades.
Rail service resumes on the B. B. and N. C. Ry with ballast work finished and the line in flat class shape. Mixed trains will run briefly before separate freight and passenger services begin. W. A. Ward of Bristol named first conductor and plans quick service. From Bristol to Damascus.
A state secretary issued a charter last Saturday to the Holston Valley Railway Company. The planned line runs from Bristol to Damascus in Washington County, covering just over twenty miles. It will serve to haul minerals, mainly iron ore, to Bristol furnace. A public notice follows with a testimonial and local interest.
Report describes a Sunday quarrel between two brothers in Unicoi City that escalated to a gunshot wound to one brother, with the injury deemed very serious and potentially fatal. The piece also notes a tonic advertisement urging use of Dr Hale's Household Tea for nervous exhaustion.
Jerome Vincent and companions rode from a camp meeting when harness failed on the cliff road near Vanzant Morgans mill. The horse and buggy plunged about two hundred feet. Mrs Patton suffered serious injuries. the wrecked buggy lay at the bottom.
An essay-like notice warns of fake cures and touts Hart's Blood and Liver Pill as a remedy for disordered stomach, liver or bowels. It urges keeping the pills on hand and cautions against chasing high sounding nostrums advertised widely.
An 1880s style advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for an uncured case. It lists endorsements from Toledo druggists and notes the product is taken internally. The text also extols Bitter as a remedy for liver trouble, malaria, dyspepsia, and other ailments, urging reliance on experience.
An advertisement touts 14 karat gold filled watch cases with 20 year warranty and Elgin or Waltham movements. It offers a hunt ing case watch at $25 with C O D by express and exam before paying, claiming agent testimonials from Durham South Carolina Heath Springs Pennington and Lancaster validate value and urge agents needed in each area.
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