Local merchants vie in a cluttered stream of ads
An assortment of vendor notices touts products from Patton's groceries and McFarland Co bottles to Q D Fine & Bro school supplies and Beaver & Sommers cider mills. The text teases savings, oysters, cigars, and bottles while humorously imagining regional growth and power, ending with a quirky booster‑tone passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. Fine & Bro
Patton's
Beaver & Sommers
Hood
Johnson City
Carter
Doe
Holston
Appie Clandion
Elizabethion Mountainerr
Promises and People in Johnson City News Roundup
Local items detail subscription reminders after a September drawing, departures to Chattanooga and Knoxville, arrivals from Elizabeth City and Roan Mountain, a new bank setup with a fireproof vault, and plans for maps by Butler and Phillips. The Washington county tax totals are listed, while social notes mention changes of residence, editor appointments, and community events in Johnson City and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Berkley
Limestone
Misa Fornie
Will Harr
Washington County
M. Parsons
Gen. Wilder
Pikeville
Monitor
W. H. Nelson
Roan Mountain
Chattanooga
Army of the Cumberland
Lillian Boyd
Sweetwater
Johnson City Society
John Harr Hak
Main Street
Spring Street
W. 8
Campbell
Citizens Bank of
Johnson City
John Hart Nicely
J.J. Adama
Stratton & Stratton
Cal
JH. Yocum
Knoxville
Ashville
Oregon
California
Tus Carr
R.A. Long
W. J. Graham & Co
Long
Tennessee
North Carolina
Kentucky
J.T. Wilder
Mra. Wilder
Elmondorf
F. A. Stratton
Wilder
Butler & Phillips
Civil Engineers
Tur Comer Sanctorum
Butler & Phillip
W. Hodge
Texas
EB. B. Robertson
Cartersville
J. H. Weaver
P. E
Mth
Bot up To 40 Sellout Goods Scarce at Below Cost
An advertisement touts大量 goods priced under cost with claims of bulk discount and heavy markdowns. It emphasizes a large selection and urgency for buyers to act quickly before stock runs out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Campbell
Yonder offers value on vests and rubber boots
A small town ad touts ladies vests at 50 cents and children’s vests. It promises high quality rubber boots for winter, claiming the best quality available in this market or any other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Browns
Blankets Boots and More at Local Hardware and General Store
Advertising fragment touts sleep warm with blankets and comforts at various prices. Promotes extra long oil tanned water proof boots and a gum coat for rain, plus a fast black umbrella. Claims limited stock of 250 blankets and 175 comforts, with more expected from a distant factory. Also highlights shoes, boots, flour, lard and other goods as store headquarters for grains and meats.
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Jonnegy City
Tenn
Mattar
Ponder
Ceshap
Jonson Crry, T
S. H. Toy
M. D
Seaver & Bummere
City
G. H. Berry
First National Bank
Mason and Gem
Weiler
Queensware
Will Patton
D. Fine & Bro
McFarland & Co
Q. D. Fine & Bro
Satin
Gov
AL. Taylor
Elizabethtan
Ben. G. C. Collins
Elizabethi
Patton
Armbrost
Hart Armbriet
O. K. Sidecielt
Cressom
N.C
J. J. Weiler
Gal
B. G. Manning
Bristol
Monlay
Bally Construction Company
Dole Lara
National Bank
Brixtol
Sui
Gov. W. Oallulun
Johnron City
Chicago, Cincinnati and Charlenton
Knoxville Tribune
Johoson City
Rogersville
Hooll
Newport News
His
Igharsagh
Lynchburg
Three O's Road
Charlie Seahorn
Lenoirs
Stover
Richmond Va
Constance Tinsley
Hascom Crulley
Ajo
Varngoric
Yours
Crumley & Gilmer
Guinea
Brown Sequard
Browneguard
London
Lancet
Life Elisir Co
Vessey St
Knob Creek
Citrleston, Cincinati and Chicago Railroad
Comet Orrick
Thomas
Luna
Watanga
John
Wife
Boyd
Ames & Frost
East Tennessee
Browe
Crumley & Gilmer’s
Henrietta
E.T. V
Childrens Shoes
Lard
PRIME
New - York
W. W. Kirkpatrick
Johnson City, Tenn
Drill Steel
Fuse
Steel Examiners
Barrows, Exandiles
Priizes, &c
Jas. Martin, Agt
Piedmont House
W. C. Price
A. B. Bowman
W. G. Price
Piedmont Hotel
J. B. Harr's
Seaver & Ummers
J.B. Harr's
J. B. Barr
C. de Fine’s
King & Franklin's
Wild West
Froilahtow
Momus
Sparta
Grand Free Street Parade
Fred Glace
Queeneware
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