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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1917
Page
5
Our dress goods department presents a dream of beauty with a complete Spring showing from cotton fabrics to silks and silk mixtures. Trimmings match each piece and prices are extremely low for the value offered.
A modern ready-to-wear department has been installed on the Dry Goods second floor. It features dust proof display cases and spring wearables for shoppers.
Coleman breeder J E Boog Scott urges a Buy It Made in Texas movement for farmers and stockraisers. He argues seed and live stock should be sourced locally and highlights Texas experiment stations showing local seed outperforms imported stock. He calls for Texas agriculture education aligned with local conditions and for finishing products to stay in Texas.
Advertisement notes options for planting peanuts with shelled or machine shelled varieties. A peck of shelled peanuts weighs 12 pounds and costs 11 cents per pound. planting density ranges from one bushel to one and three quarter bushels per acre. machine shelled peanuts are 10 cents per pound. It promises better stand and faster emergence and mentions obtaining planting plates at the hardware store or via order.
An old advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as easy and inexpensive for thick, soft hair, claiming dandruff removal and hair regrowth within weeks. It asserts quick gloss and abundance, with new hair sprouting across the scalp after two weeks. The pitch emphasizes drug stores and a 25 cent bottle.
Special prices on pocket knives at Slider and Lacy's highlight a limited time sale. Bargain hunters can save on folding and utility blades while stock lasts.
Spring brings rheumatic pains but relief comes with Chamberlains ointment and BALLARD S Snow Liniment. Slider Lacy advertise the best dress goods at great prices and urge Farmers and others far from a drug store to keep a bottle at home for cuts wounds sprains and rheumatism. Prices 25c 50c and 4.00 per bottle. Sold by
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