Excursion trains to Cranberry and local county updates
Last week bail kept the office busy as King Girly recovered from a fall, while a number of excursion trains operated from Johnson City to Cranberry with many riders at intermediate points. Sheriff Pritchett greeted locals, James Wilder prepared sheriff duties, and Geo J Wilder advanced dam and factory plans at Unaka Spring, including a water powered sawmill and a 25,000 foot daily lumber contract for Smoky Mountain Lumber Co. Erwin Magnet.
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Lockilarly
Johnson City
Cranberry
Here
Bristol
Geo. J. T. Wilder
Nolachucky
Unaka Spring
Tennessee
Hoe
Smoky Mountain Lumber Co
Erwin Magnet
Comet readers urged to sign letters for publication faith
Correspondents are asked to sign their communications not for publication but as an act of faith. The true name of a Society member will appear in the paper if enclosed clearly.
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Soc
Bee Hive and Jackson's Ads Highlight Local Goods and Commerce
A cluttered town column notes Bee Hive offers clothing, glassware, and cheap suits, alongside Jackson's selection of wine vinegar and flour. It mentions Ware's, Hart & Smith's footwear, a new elab in Market Street, a machine shop by J. R. Tucker, and a church service at Episco pal church Sunday. The piece also covers local anecdotes, community notices, and brief bids for warrants.
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M. Jackson's
Ware's
Be Careful Warns of Immorality and Legal Consequences
A cautionary column cites domireps and fallen women as examples of immoral behavior. It warns that both sexes indulge secretly in vice to avoid detection, but asserts that crime will out and tight enforcement will follow. The piece urges readers to halt before ruin and reflects on moral peril and legal risk.
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Hhame
Shipping Stock Brings Fine Cattle Shipment to Town
Shipping stock buyer Bright drove a load of forty to forty five cattle into town yesterday and began loading a car for shipment to Virginia. He also loaded part of a large flock of sheep and brought them along with the cattle. Among the cattle were some of the finest seen in the area for many days.
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Bright
Virginia
Plasterers at Work on Jobe Street Cottages
John Sanders has recommenced work on two cottages on Jobe Street. Plasterers are applying plaster to one, while the lime must be burned before completing plastering on the other.
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John Sanders
Jobe Street
Lost, Strayed or Stolen Cattle in Johnson City
Two cows and a red calf reported missing since Monday September 17. One cow is red with crumpled horns and the other yellow with white markings. the calf is red with a bald white face. Reward offered by Gro. R. Hyaiavr of Johnson City Tennessee.
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Gro. R. Hyaiavr
Johnson City
Tenn
Two Answers on Complexion and Health Tonic Claims
A historic ad fragment contrasts sallow dull faces with ruddy bright complexions and asks two answers. It promotes Ramon’s Tonic Liver Pills and a miracle tonic claiming liver cure all disorders, with two medicines and two boxes offered for one price, via Brown Mfg Co and Worword & Co druggists.
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Leah
Ramon
Weather and Sol Pranks Over Several Days in Johnson City
A long muster of daily sunshine and heat from old Sol, with dust clouds and brief rain bursts. The text chronicles a sequence of hot dry spells, scattered showers, and windows of cooler weather, ending with clear skies and gratitude for rain and forthcoming harvest work.
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Clemente
Sol
Johnson City
Farmera
Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder Declared Best by Scientists
Three leading scientists test baking powders and conclude Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder is superior in leavening strength purity efficiency and cost. They declare it the ideal household preparation based on essential baking qualities.
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Long
Haines
Prescott
Dr. Price
Republican Campaign Opened at Elizabethton Speech Pair
Hon. H. Clay Evans and Hon. A. A. Taylor led a Republican campaign opening in Elizabethton with a train, band, and large local turnout. Evans and "Little Alf" spoke in Johnson City claiming the party’s strength, while Democratic voters heard forecasts of defeat amid forecasts of a November election outcome.
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Elizabethton
H. Clay Evans
A. A. Taylor
Band Boys
Alf
Johnson City
Wong
Pete
Henry Clay Ryans
Dangerous school stairway lamp incident at Martha Wilder school
One week ago Hawes Keebler hurled a lamp to Walter Hunter at the foot of a stairway. Walter swung a bat and struck the lamp instead, hitting Walter on the face and cutting a deep gash to the bone. Walter bled and was sent home for medical care. The作者 warns pupils against reckless play and danger.
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Martha Wilder
Hawes Keebler
Walter Hunter
Hawes
Walter
Miller and Hart Form Co Partnership in Red Cloud Visit
Thrice Welcome J Miller and family of Red Cloud Nebraska arrived in the city yesterday. He expects to form a co partnership with Will I Hart in the harness line news. Johnson City cordially welcomes Mr Miller and family and hopes many more of his kind will drop down among a. Mr Miller will find in Will Hart a most agreeable partner a splendid tanner and a capital business young man.
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Red Cloud
Neb
City
Will I. Hart
Harnesa Lyne-Inews
Johnson City
Bailard’s a Cute Duck and a Mustard Seed Prank
Ballard Cagle once allowed a bag of turnip seed to be planted by George F. Campbell Frank Hodges Doctor Jim Watson and others. Instead of turnips they grew a splendid mustard stand. Patrons who bought seed from Ballard received an abundance of mustard. Whether Ballard intended a joke is known only to Ballard.
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Bailard
Ballard Cagle
George F. Campball
Frank Hodges
Jim Watson
Ballard
Winfield Scott Mitchell Welcomes New Baby Boy
A local note celebrates Winfield Scott Mitchell's birth of a son last Monday night. The father expresses happiness and optimism for the child despite tough times, praising the bantling's grit and wishing luck for his future.
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K.L. Taylor
Mossy Creek
Winfield Scott Mitchell
Winfield
Mitchell
Killed a Snake During Outing Last Friday
Bird Watson encountered a snake he calls the Spread head about four feet long. He nearly stepped on it, felt a chill run through him, then grabbed a rock and dropped it on the reptile’s head, killing it instantly. The snake stretched about four and a half feet in length.
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Honi
Chinquapine
Watson
Deranged Nerve Centers Link Indigestion to Illness
A historical ad claims headaches dizziness and mind fog stem from nerve center derangements that allegedly trigger indigestion and related symptoms. It promotes tonics by a “Highly celebrated” physician and urges purchase from druggists. The text mixes medical jargon with sensational statements and sale pitches.
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Penne
Gora
Ted
Tony
Tate
Ray
Pers Theta
Nate
Franklin
Pete
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Bee Hive
Jackson's
Jackson
Draga
P. 8. Gox
Careyville
D. A. Patton
Episcopal Church
Banday
Aid Sed H
Care Comet
Fircome
H. Markwood
Jonesboro
Shelby’ Street
Bristol Courier
Hood
Dan McCoy
John Gregg
Dan
B.S. Wolfe
al Hart & Smith
Joe Criseenberry
Joe
J. J. Evans
J. H. Prena & Co
O'Brien
Market Street
Preas & Co
Jim Leonard
Jim
Rockhouse Cave
Underwear &E
Hunter
J. R. Tucker
M. E
Sannie Biddle
Peoople
Miss Young
Ivan
Madam Runior
Robert Wood
The
Antis
Fay Delaney
John Jones
John
George Lindamood
J. W. Ball
Bird Watson
Berney Burleson
Ammrara
Rani
Brown
New York
Chicago
Joan H. Lone
Northwestern University
Walker &. Hawes
Rush Medical College
Ausert B. Parscorr
Univ. of Michigan
Ann Arbor
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