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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1919
Page
19
A note from the Oil Exchange Masonic Building outlines the Oil Leases and Royalties Office procedures and contact details for lessees and royalty claimants. The message highlights office hours and essential forms for filings and inquiries.
The community enjoyed sunny weather after heavy rains while villagers busied with plowing. School closed last Friday with a picnic and stew and a children’s program. Irvin Thompson of Graham's Chapel visited, and Tom Moore and W P Magness were elected school trustees.
An ad promotes Freezone as a cheap remedy for corns and calluses on feet. It claims a few drops lift hard skin off and leave underlying skin soft and healthy, with no irritation.
Captain Lindsley M. Brown, recently from overseas and a former Fort Worth lawyer, announces candidacy for Congress to succeed James C. Wilson. He previously ran for Congress and lost to Oscar Callaway. Brown’s wartime service included Leon Springs Officers Training Camp, Washington duty, and nine months overseas as captain.
Center Point notes a recent heavy rain, says community health is good. Johnnie McNutt and family visited J. D. Swearengin and family. Talmage Smallwood and relatives visited Board Church. Archie Swearengin and family stayed with Charlie Horner in Gum Springs. Ada McNutt attended Vandyke church. Vester Davis stayed with cousin Lela Davis in Gum Springs.
An old warning touts calomel as dangerous and claims Dodson's Liver Tone provides a safe vegetable alternative. The ad asserts calomel causes sickness, cramps, and a day lost, while Dodson's Liver Tone supposedly starts the liver, is pleasant to take, harmless to children, and non griping.
Aunt Tabitha and Uncle Hiram travel to New York for a holiday visit. A Philadelphia stop sparks a misstep as Hiram departs the train to buy papers and arrives in New York ahead of Tabitha. She greets him with dismay, accusing him of tricks.
The advertisement urges use of Chamberlain's Tablets to aid the liver and relieve billious symptoms. It claims improved appetite and removal of dull, stupid feelings, encouraging readers to try the product to feel better quickly.
Advertises Boro Zone as the ideal antiseptic and healing agent for cuts burns bruises and wounds. Promotes prompt use to prevent infection and speed healing for humans and animals. Sold by S P Smith with prices 25e 50e 1.00 1.50.
An old advert offers Femenina for female disorders with prices 50 cents and one dollar. The copy frames Spartan woman suffering and questions who wants to be a Spartan while promoting the remedy as a treatment option.
A producer recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to keep the cough loose and make expectoration easy. The note praises its effectiveness for controlling whooping cough symptoms.
A courtroom moment sees an objection sustained after a question about the League of Nations and a reply regarding musical grounds. The exchange hints at a broader debate or testimony during the proceedings.
The Washington Star notes a preference against changing the song title My Country Tis of Thee to Our Countries Tis of Thee and comments on the mental effort involved.
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