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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1897
Page
3
A fragmented local page lists remedies for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine and Gold Dust flour, plus numerous short notes on residents, visits, sales, and farm goods. Mentions include J. A. Key at Pardue's, Summers Barton Parrott fertilizer, Mrs. Geo A. Ross moving, and many names like Miss Nimma Brown and Capt. GL Clay with regional towns such as Limestone Jonesboro Knoxville Athens and Bristol.
Advertisement for The Queen airtight wood heating stoves at The Bee Hive. Claims about selling Stark Trees may mislead. Promotes mailing Stark Nursery in Louisiana Missouri or Rockport Illinois for truth. Cash weekly pay to salesmen year round. Outfit free to try work. Also seeking cub makers or their trees free.
A dated advertisement touts Electric Bitters as especially suited for female complaints providing strength and tone. It claims relief for appetite loss, constipation, headaches, fainting spells, nervousness, and dizziness with guaranteed health benefits, priced at fifty cents and one dollar at local drugstores. Plus, travel agent news and Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey promoted as winter cold and cough cures available from druggists.
R B 1 Barnes attends Emory and Henry College in Emory Virginia. Dr Caldwell of MBE Church in Athens attends Holston Conference. Summers Barton Parrott promote air tight heaters. Oyster Supper at Opera House Friday by Ladies Aid Society. Various residents visiting relatives and returning home from Bristol, Little Rock, and Roanoke with notes on gatherings and travels.
The notice features W M Teplne endorsing Dr King's New Discovery as the sure cure for coughs and consumption, with claims of superior efficacy over other remedies. It notes local druggists Ward & Friberg carry Champlain's Cough remedy and cites McParland & Co. as seasoned sellers. Also mentions J W Hunters fall stock, tariff impacts, and upcoming arrivals.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only proven remedy for catarrh, claiming it cures constitutional illness by internal use and offering $100 for any cure proven false. It notes testimonials including Granny Metcalf, 87, of Paducah Kentucky praising Dr Bell's Pine Tar Honey as a top grip and lung remedy.
Hart and Smith present rich autumn dress goods in single patterns with diverse styles and colors, priced at 5, 9, and 10 dollars per pattern. New weaves and colorings appear in 6 1 2 and 9 8 per yard. French fabrics in plain colors include broadcloths, evingilines, coverts, venetians, and serges.
This brief notes a department emphasis on dress goods from Deper yd with plans for a big season. The store promises larger stocks, record low prices, and the largest selection yet in both fancy and plain weaves, all wool, with attractive styles and strong sales indicators.
The School Shoe Season has begun with our best line yet. The Red School House Line offers hard wearing shoes that pull and hold trade. The Crack Proof Line is a great seller in medium price range, with prices from 115 to 135 per pair.
Grain School unveils a new shoe touted as top value per pair. The item emphasizes low cost while claiming solid quality compared with pricier options. The ad-like blurb highlights savings and appeal to budget minded buyers.
Tux Conny acknowledges invitation to Miss Annie Preston Brownlow to wed Arthur Newton Hacker on October 6 at noon at Second Presbyterian Church Jonesboro. Concludes with obituary of Great Programs art subjects and a McKinley quote on mills and mints.
Geo Brown announces fresh oysters of the season to be served at Hotel Brown in any style at all hours this week Friday or Saturday. A brick cloth cape lined with silk lies between the Palace Livery Stable and the Heading Factory, and Pinder will be rewarded for leaving it at Taw Comer office.
Writ of attachment issued August 26 1897 in an attachment suit W 4 Taylor v defendant new Tennessee resident. Writ levied on 35 bushels of wheat raised on W W Eppa farm. Defendant Weysur H Eppa must appear October 25 1897 at noon before George R Duncan JP to defend.
An Oak Grove Florida man credits a chest pain relief to Cham berlain s Pain Balm after an attack of the mensels nearly three years ago He says the balm saved him and recommends binding the effected chest with a flannel cloth as a preventative measure against pneumonia The ad notes the product is sold at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by Ward Friberg The Bee Hive
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