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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1897
Page
1
A fragmentary pitch claims a product named Compound Oxygen plus magnets can restore health and vigor. It asks readers if they seek better health, urging them to write for proofs or call the provider, noting treatment of patients at a seemingly incorrect address and offering dubious claims about convincing others of illness.
Willie Smith a schoolgirl from Staunton inherits a mortgage crisis on her Georgia plantation after a mysterious ten thousand dollar check arrives from Waldron Co. A cautious bank cashes it, enabling mortgage payoff repairs while Willie plans modern improvements and a river bridge scheme. A suave western suitor from Leadville helps secure funds and guides the purchase of neighboring land, leading to a rapid rise in the community and an engagement that promises a bright future for Willie and her estate.
Ex champion James J. Corbett in Wheeling today to play ball with the Wheeling team received word that the Northern Tulane Club of New Orleans offers ten thousand dollars for a match between Corbett and Fitzsimmons. Corbett authorized the AP to say he accepts and will await Fitzsimmons decision.
Purported advertisement extols Hood's Sarva Purifier as an unequalled blood purifier capable of conquering demons such as scrofula and aiding itching, salve, ulcers, boils, and other skin diseases born of impure blood. It promises absolute purification and victory over all listed conditions without restraint.
The Southern Railway builds three massive passenger locomotives at Richmond that will pull Washington trains over mountains. They target a sixty mph schedule with heavy sleepers, under a government fast mail contract with fines for delays. Each engine weighs seventy-five tons and delivers 24,460 pounds of tractive force with a 200 psi steam pressure, ensuring strong adhesion and capability on level track.
Buckien's Arnica Salve advertised as a universal healing salve with a dubious guarantee, priced at 2 cents a box via McParland & Co in Siloam Springs Arkansas. A separate railway baby tale reports a Northbound Pittsburg and Gulf train carrying a newborn from Newton Iowa 600 miles, with Mrs J O McBride offering to adopt after the mother died amid cautious hope for arrival.
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