Stricken With Paralysis Claims Comanche Merchant’s Wife
Mrs Lee wife of WTLC a former Comanche merchant who moved to South Houston about a year ago and engaged in truck farming was stricken with paralysis last Friday in a critical condition with little hope of recovery. She awoke Saturday morning and later regained brief consciousness recognizing her husband. a Brownwood nurse sister attended.
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Mrs. Lee
WTLC
Lee
Comanche
South Houston
Mr. Lee
Brownwood
Copelands, 5. C. Rhode Island Reds at Texas shows
James L. Copeland of McGregor Texas wins with a Rhode Island Red team at Gatesville and Comanche shows. Awards include second cockerel third pullet fourth pullet and color special pullet. Eggs priced at 1.00 2.00 and 300 per 15 for mating list.
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Copelands
Rhode Island
Texas
Gatesville
Comanche
James L. Copeland
McGregor
Decide If You Can Afford to Buy It Now
A wary shopper urges readers to study ads first before deciding whether the purchase is affordable. The note emphasizes evaluating prices, financing options, and personal budgets before committing to a sale.
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Jas
Young News Carrier Says He Can’t Read
Tim Sullivan recalls a small carrier in New York who, despite carrying a heavy load of newspapers, explains he cannot read. The anecdote highlights literacy gaps among street newsboys in the city.
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Tim ‘Sullivan
Tammany Fame
Tim
Con
New York
Sun
Vanishing types of women read the shopping ads
The piece urges modern women to study newspaper ads to wisely manage home shopping. It argues women who ignore ads miss buying opportunities and waste money, stressing that tonorance and ignorance of ads hurt wallets.
Dr King’s New Discovery Benefits Coughs and Colds
An old testimonial ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the best remedy for coughs and colds for forty three years. It claims relief from the first dose and eventual disappearance of the cough, with Mrs Brown of Muscadine Alabama cited as a fitting example and M. W. Carroll recommending it.
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Dr. Ring
Hh, Brown
Muscadine
Alabama
Dr. King
Papa Took Notice
A late night at home leads to family humor as a grown man learns his son’s Christmas gift aquarium was emptied of water and fish. The child asks who will refill the tank with water and creatures, prompting the narrator to take notice.
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Papa
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Fletcher's Castoria Ad Teaser Headlines Commerce Move
The passage argues large stores set aside profit to expand trade through advertising and asks how one could become the town's merchant prince by actively seeking business rather than waiting for customers.
Dearest Baby Aid from Lydia E Pinkham’s Medicine
A Plattsburg Mississippi testimonial praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for resolving nervous prostration and female troubles, helping the writer bear a healthy child after prior child loss. The notice invites letters for confidential advice from the Lydia Pinkham company.
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Platteburg
Miss
Lydia E. Pinkam
Dairy cows sought to feed new Parker creamery project
An urgent demand for dairy cows in Parker County prompts a push to import quality cattle for a prospective Alvin Houston Creamery setup. Citizens who will supply cows and sell butter fat to the creamery are urged to contact Secretary Saiphin and agricultural agent J. R. Palmer. The firm promises ongoing payments to local farmers, highlighting a thriving paving industry potential and substantial monthly earnings.
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Saiphin
Chamber of Commerce
J. R. Palmer
Alvin- Houston Creamery Company
Weatherford Chéamery Ataurted Jasbyveary
Weio Ber
Aritheh
Tei
Parker County
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Big Rewards
State of Ohio Toledo J Lucas County law notice swears Frank J Cheney senior partner F J Cheney Co will pay one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Sworn December 6 1886. Notary A W Gleason. Also promotes Wall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Rank J. Cheney
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Wall
Let the Chief Exponent Sell Or Rent That House Or Farm
An advertisement notes the Chief Exponent offers to sell or rent a house or farm. It promises access to four thousand prospective renters or buyers and positions the firm as a key intermediary for property transactions.
Too Warm for Writing Accident Report Told by Foreman
A humorous exchange records an on site accident where a worker’s big toe was badly hurt by a colleague’s sledge hammer. The head clerk prompts for remarks, the frank foreman explains omitting them to spare Bill’s feelings.
D. D. D. Remedy Assurance for Eczema Sold in Comanche
Wim. Reese Co of Comanche Texas advertises the D. D. D. eczema remedy with a promise of a full refund if the one dollar regular bottle fails to meet claimed results. The notice notes prior skin remedies and asserts this product is guaranteed.
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Wim. Reese Co
Comanche, Texas
Wilsons Simplicity Angers Washington Society
A satirical roundup claims President Wilson has upended sixteen Washington habits, from hosting formal balls to pomp at the White House. It notes changes like abandoning theater box drapes, publicizing cabinet talks, banning certain entertainments, and limiting late-night gatherings, provoking society-wide consternation.
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Wilson
Wailson
White House
Secretary of the Navy
Pennialiane
Leavier
White Horse Stenographers Corps
White Hrouse
Chevy Chase Club
John Barleycorn
Washington
Potomac
Mr. Wilson
Washington Society
Comanche Seek Quick Relief for Chronic Appendicitis
M. W. Carroll advises that many Comanche people with chronic appendicitis mistake symptoms for gas or sour stomach. A single dose of Adler-i-ka compounded buckthorn bark senna and related ingredients may quickly relieve the condition, a claim from early remedy promotion.
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M. W. Carroll
Adler-i-ka
Advertising Rates and Circulation for Chief Exponent
The want advertiser section notes Chief Exponent has a weekly circulation over 4,000. The rate is two pence per word with a minimum charge of twenty five cents. No ad accepted for less than twenty five.
Rhode Island Reds Eggs for Setting from E. E. Anthony
Eggs priced at 1.50 per setting offered by Mrs. E. E. Anthony from Rhode Island Reds bred by top state breeders.
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Rhode Island
E. E. Anthony
Protecting a Daughter From Night Out With a Girlfriend
A young mother warns she will not permit her daughter to spend the night with a girl friend. She recounts a traveler’s tale of teen girls in short skirts in Kansas City and stresses vigilant parenting, distrust of female peers, and keeping daughters at home to preserve innocence.
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Kansas City
Tiam
Guisiih
Wooles
Confused Exchange Catches Readers in Chicago Record Herald
A fragmentary dialogue scene shows characters debating truth and timing as night and day alternate. The excerpt captures a surreal, looping exchange with a fleeting disappearance reference.
Vinol Promises Strength in Run-down People
Overwork worry and confinement lead to run-down health say Hamilton Drug Co Vinol cod liver and iron tonic strengthens blood appetite digestion and sleep. A West Scranton Pennsylvania case, Mrs Chas Proper notes renewed health after three years of weakness. Guarantee offered with refund if no benefit. Comanche Texas.
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West Scranton
Mra
Chas, Proper
Vinci
Hamilton Drug Co
Comanche
Texas
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N. J
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Verna Wilkes
Plattsburg
Lydia B. Pinkham
Wilson’s
Simplicity Bess Folk Guessing
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Whit
Chicago Record- Herald
Kary Zzieze
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St. Louis
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