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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
April 12, 1884: The Comet opined, âNow that every religious denomination represented in our town, has a comfortable church house in which to worship God, âwhere none dare to molest or make afraid,â attention ought to be turned to the next greatest thing of importance, the education of our children. Let every good citizen join in the work of building up first class schools in Johnson City. They will enhance the value of property and build up the wealth, the intelligence, and the morals of the whole community.â
April 12, 1888: The Comet brought welcomed news regarding the railroads. âMr. H.T. McDaniel, of the C.C. & C. engineer corps, was in the city Sunday and showed The Comet a letter from Gen. Rosser to him authorizing him to begin the final location of the C.C. & C. road at once. The line indicated in the letter will do away with the Iron Mountain turn as it follows the Chucky river (sic) down to Unaka then it runs through Erwin and on down to Johnson City
We now know consumption as tuberculosis.
April 11, 1889: âThe Johnson City Medical Society called a meeting yesterday and elected Dr. E.S. Miller, Sr., and Dr. S.H. Toy delegates in the meeting of the State Society,â according to The Comet.
April 11, 1895: The Comet published several wise sayings that we would do well to remember.
âThose who borrow trouble never get a chance to pay it back.â
âThe moderate drinker is helping to gravel the road that leads to the pit.â
âThere isnât a millionaire alive today whom an angel would consider rich.â
âIf the road to the pit didnât begin in respectability, it couldnât end in ruin.â
April 7, 1841: The Whig carried an announcement from Elizabethton: Leonard M. Swingle was reporting two horses that had been âstolen or strayed.â In the words of The Whig: âFrom the subscriber in Elizabethton Carter county (sic), two horses on the night of the 11th inst., to wit. One light iron grey horse, five or six years old, about fifteen and a half hands high, very slender body, and much gaunted from recently having the distemper, has two lumps or knots on the front part of each hind foot or paster (sic) joint, and paces very well; no brands or other marks recollected; and one red sorrel four or five years old, fifteen hands and upwards high, well made, with rather a chuffy head, with some white feet; holds his head high and spirited when mounted. Any person who will take up said horses and forward me word, either by letter or otherwise so that I get them again, shall be amply rewarded for their trouble.â The announcement was dated March 31st.