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The Whig was a newspaper in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way at the time. May 19, 1887: The Comet published advice for husbands. âNever talk in your sleep unless you are sure what you are going to say.â âDonât be discontented. It is much easier to make your wife feel that way.â âNever tell your wife that she is a charming singer unless you happen to be deaf.â âDonât flatter yourself that you know more than your wife until â¦you have got home from her funeral.â âDonât be too friendly with your prospective son-in-law. He may think you intent to live with him after he is married.â ....
Jan. 29, 1891: W.M. Christian advertised in The Comet for âa good load of hay or fodder.â However, no address or other contact information was provided to the reader. Jan. 29, 1900: The Journal and Tribune, a newspaper in Knoxville and with a dateline of Johnson City, reported, âCapt. Ike T. Jobe, formerly of the United States volunteer infantry was captured at daylight at the residence of Chas. J. Faw, near Piney Flats, Sullivan county (sic), by a special government detective, and Deputy CW. McCall, of Knoxville. Jobe recently escaped from the Columbus, Ohio, jail, charged with using penalty envelopes from the war (sic) department (sic). Efforts to secure bail are being made.â ....