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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1917
Page
8
J M Cochran and Lester M Hall D D S advertise dental services in Comanche Texas with office contact numbers and location over F and M Bank.
Local residents and visitors listed include Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Utterback at the Dublin stock show, Miss Glasgow and Debru from Lamkin touring Carleton, and several families moving to Comanche or visiting nearby towns. Notables include J. P. Kearby on legal business in Fort Worth, J. F. Palmer moving to Lamkin to run the Lamkin Bank, and Vernon Adams and family joining the First National Bank staff. Elbert St. Clair recovers rapidly from an appendectomy, and health tonic mentions Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic as a local reassurance.
Higginbotham Bros. & Co announces a major farming alert for Comanche county peanut growers. The notice promises crucial guidance or opportunity likely affecting crop practices, pricing, or market access and urges farmers to pay heed to the forthcoming details on pages 1, 3, 4, and 5 of the paper.
A sales note promotes Femenina as a remedy for female disorders priced at $1.50. The claim presents it as a universal wonder worker for women.
An 19th century health ad promotes Herb ine as a liver, stomach, and bowel cleanser. It claims to restore a clear pink and white complexion for ladies and notes a 50 cent price, sold by S. P. Smith.
In a Saturday contest at the high school, Billy Scurry son of Mr and Mrs R W Scurry won first place in Junior Declamation. Spectators praised his performance as one of the best ever delivered, and the town takes pride in his early achievement.
Billy Scurry took first in the Junior declamation with The Reign of Peace. Preston Mooney was second with A Child of the Alamo. George Mooney won the Senior Dec with Texas Undivided and Indivisible. Junior girl Opal McGinnis won with Defense of the Alamo and Faye Doggett second with The Children of the Alamo. Senior girl Ethel Doggett won with War. Mildred Taylor of Elm Grove captured first in Ince.
The Better Baby Campaign reports solid progress with active promoters and enthusiastic turnout. A tag day raised over $30, 88 babies enrolled, Dr. Rosser’s lecture drew a large audience, and a Thursday parade of decorated cars accompanied the campaign ahead of Saturday’s examination at the Masonic Temple.
A humorous piece traces a Methodist minister family in West Virginia. The wife, Partridge, has four husbands named Robins Sparrow and Quale, yielding a brood of robbins sparrows and quales. Relatives include a Swan and a Jay, with a bird of Paradise lineage. The family residence is on Hawk avenue Eagleville Canary Island, authored by a Lyre. A rival Fish family in Tenants Harbor shows similar wild naming, with Chubb Pike Trout Bass spouses and Crabb Rivers offspring, living on Cadman Avenue Oyster Bay and famed by Smelt.
Last Friday afternoon the Kensington club ladies enjoyed a pleasant outing and a stew at the club. Practically all members attended and the gathering was informal and enjoyable.
A record storm struck Comanche County at 2 a m Sunday. The Beattie Gin collapsed and several schools, churches, and homes were moved or damaged in Holcomb Fellowship Fleming Creamer White Point and Brushy Gap areas with little harm in Comanche town.
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