April 21, 1841: The Whig reported on two stray mules. âTaken up by Thomas J. Cox, of this county, five miles south of Jonesboro, two Mules (sic), one about 12 hands high, and the other near 14 hands â both dark browne (sic) â valued by George Reed and Calvin Howe, both to be worth fifty dollars.â
âThe owner is requested to come forward prove this property â pay costs â or they will be disposed of as the law directs.â
The Whig was a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was also spelled as Jonesboro at the time.
Fifty dollars in 1841 is now worth about $1,511. (Source: www.in2013dollars.com)
April 20, 1866: The Union Flag reported, âThe Holston Presbytery closed its session in this place on Monday last. The meeting was very harmonious. Ten new members were added to the Church during the progress of the meeting â making nineteen in all who have recently become members.â
Furthermore, âA unanimous call was made by the Church for Rev. Dr. Waterbury to become the permanent pastor, which we are glad to learn will probably be accepted. No more devoted minister could be found.â
The Union Flag was a newspaper published in Jonesborough, which was spelled that way at the time.
April 20, 1893: The Comet reported on the status of several building projects underway in Johnson City. âJ.W. Crumley is erecting a splendid residence on Watauga Ave. It is closed in and rapidly nearing completion.â
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 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
April 17, 1868: The East Tennessee Union Flag printed a recipe for Cottage Pudding. âOne pint of flour, two teaspoonfulls (sic) of cream of tartar, a little salt, a piece of butter as large as an egg, one cupfull (sic) of white sugar, one egg, a large teacup of milk with a teaspoonfull of soda, well dissolved in it. Bake a half an hour.â There was not a mention of if the oven was to be warm or hot, but the oven would have been in a wood-burning stove. No mention was made, either, of the best shape and size of pan to bake the Cottage Pudding in, nor the number of servings it would yield.