April 19, 1884: The Comet published these health hints, some of which we would do well to heed today. âDonât shake a hornetâs nest to see if any of the family are at home.â
âDonât try to take the right of way from an express train at a railroad crossing.â
âDonât go near a draft. If a draft comes toward you, run away. A sight draft is the most dangerous.â
A sight draft is a medium of trade in the export-import business.
âDonât blow in the gun your grandfather carried in the war (sic) of 1812. It is more dangerous now than it was then.â
Jan. 30, 1896: The Comet reported that the Sultan of Turkey had recently allowed Miss Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, to distribute relief supplies in Armenia.
Jan. 30, 1898: Dr. Edward Thurston Brading was born in Johnson City. He was a veteran of World War I and practiced medicine in Johnson City for over three decades. Dr. Brading was a member of the Johnson City School Board, First Presbyterian Church, and the Rotary Club.
Jan. 30, 1915: The Chatta-nooga Daily Times, with a Johnson City dateline, reported about events that would soon be taking place at the circuit court in Jonesboro, which was spelled that way in 1915. âCircuit court will convene in Jonesboro Monday. This will be a very important term. There are seventy-two criminal and twelve civil cases on the docket. Among those are twenty cases of boot-legging (sic). The case of the State vs. Tom Bitner, charged with the murder of Ben Broyles at Limestone more than one year ago, and Deadrick Seguine, c