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July 29, 1840: The Whig reported the following as a âMedical Notice.â âDr. Patton has resumed the practice of medicine at Kingsport, Tennessee, and respectfully tenders his professional services, to his old friends and the public in general.â
âHe is associated with Dr. Wm. N. Vance, a graduate of one of the Philadelphia Colleges of Medicine. By prompt and diligent attention to the health of their patients, they hope to merit the confidence and patronage of the community.â
The Whig was published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way in 1840.
July 29, 1896: One hundred and twenty-five years ago today, according to the Herald and Tribune, âThe Jonesboro Concert company of this place, which is spoken of in the most flattering terms by those who attended the concert given by it in Johnson City the 21st, will give a concert in Greeneville Thursday, August 6. We hope for them a good crowd, and feel sure all who attend will have no chance to regret
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Last month, WVLT Assistant News Director and former Daily Beacon Editor-in-Chief Nash Armstrong passed away after a car accident. At only 33, Armstrong, revered for his leadership and journalistic ethics, had already worked at WVLT since 2013 and was also a former staff member of the Knoxville News Sentinel, WATE and The Greeneville Sun.
Zac Ellis, Armstrongâs successor as the Beaconâs Editor-in-Chief, was the Beaconâs sports editor during Armstrongâs stint as editor. Ellis said that Armstrong was an exceptional leader especially for a college student who knew well how to balance the sometimes conflicting roles of being both a boss and a friend to his peers at the paper.
April 18, 1872: The Herald and Tribune lamented, âA pound of sugar was recently returned to the store at which it was purchase (sic) with a polite note stating that it contained too much sand for table use and of enough for building purposes. Does any Jonesboroâ sugar dealer plead guilty?â
The Herald and Tribune was, and still is, a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way on the masthead in 1872, as it is today. However, it was spelled as both Jonesboro and Jonesboroâ, above, inside the pages of the newspaper.
April 18, 1885: The Comet had advice for anyone with coops. âUse a quart of coal tar to half a barrel of water stirred up well, and sprinkle the water over the floors of the coops or against the sides, and it will kill the lice and purify the coop.â