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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1897
Page
4
The article notes a dangerous allure of the Klondyke gold fields with mass interest and high mortality from cold and hardship. It mentions health risks, urges caution, and promotes Petrina Deng health remedies. It lists local happenings from Bristol to Paducah, including schools, fires, and community events.
An old advertisement touts a salve for itch ematting and eczema with claims of rapid relief. It promotes ointment and blood purifier products, listing prices of 26 cents per box and 25 cents per package, referencing various ailments and cures.
Dubuque Iowa September 11 Conrad May defendant in a divorce suit confessed to a court appointed referee that he buried two pots of gold valued at 80000 on a Wisconsin farm to avoid alimony. He was arrested days earlier for escapes jurisdiction to dodge payment. Before Judge ODonnell he offered to dig up enough to pay the alimony and the offer was accepted.
An OCR readout shows a dense list of Southern Railway routes and stations from Knoxville to Chattanooga and beyond. It mentions Pullman cars, sleeping service, and connections to multiple cities including Morristown Athens Charleston Cleveland and New Orleans. The fragment outlines train numbers, times, and routing quirks with partial station names and ad hoc annotations.
John I. Cox as Receiver in the Chancery Court at Johnson City Tennessee advertises a sale to satisfy debts of the First National Bank of Dolinson Tennessee. The auction will begin Monday September 20 1807 at the office in the Magsette Building and Loan Station, with day to day continuation if necessary. Real estate and personal property including chattels stocks and notes are offered to the highest bidder in hand and in bar of redemption. The estate is described below.
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