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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1918
Page
4
Comanche County residents urged to cooperate in oil development as prospector activity confirms oil presence. Leaders seek landowners to lease or pool lands to attract drillers and secure favorable prices for leases and development opportunities. They advocate listing land with established developers to accelerate progress.
Classified list of farm offerings includes tomato and pepper plants 40¢ per hundred or $5 per thousand, potato plant orders until May 15, later at $3.50 per thousand, and various agrarian equipment. Also livestock notes, breeding jack Donaho at Star Wagon Yard, Poland China bear pigs $12.50, White Leghorn Cochrels $1 each, cabbage tomato slips $0.25 per hundred, and eggs from Silver Wyandottes.
The article notes fine rains encouraging corn planting and land preparation. It mentions Mr. Will Starkie entertaining Sunday school children last Tuesday night and a family visit as Mr. Johnson Reese and kin visited his brother at Vandyke Sunday. Noah Norwood stayed with Robert Reese Tuesday night.
Catalog copy touts Plantation Chill Tonic as fast relief for chills with healthy liver function. It claims no calomel and lists a price of 50 cents.
Higginbotham Bros. & Co. advertises a new Surprise Cultivator at half the cost of a full case. Only three more units available. Priority on value and quick sale implied by the limited stock.
A recent Thursday night rain blessed Stag Creek. Last Friday rabbit drive engaged community men. Tuesday night a party at Mrs. M. E. Fielder’s home entertained young folks with a pleasant time. Saturday meetings included a school election. L. E. Fielder reelected trustee. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Ashinhurst hosted visitors from Bibb, while Ettie Mae Smith of Soda Springs visited relatives.
An advertisement pitches Grove's Tasteless Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron benefits. It claims to act on the liver drive malaria enrich the blood and build the whole system at a price of 60 cents.
A Rowton farm patch of three fourths of an acre produced 150 dollars of potatoes and 160 dollars of turnip greens since last spring. Greens sales halted to allow tops to seed before the crop is cut and the seed sold. The eventual yearly yield from seed remains to be seen. Honey Grove Signal.
An ad-like fragment warns of death from a weak heart and urges action with a remedy called Reno vine priced at 1.50. It warns of delay and a penalty, touting Reno vine as the heart’s cure.
The Cross Timbers community reports very good health at writing time. Several residents from Dublin and nearby areas visited or stayed with locals this weekend including J R Currier on business, Bert Hayes of Camp Bowie, and Linton Whitfield and family. Sunday school attendees at St George include Vada Currier Ena Gee and Clara Richardson. Neighbors note a singing gathering at J R Currier’s home and express hope for rain as the outlook suggests possible showers.
Hazeldell residents undertake moves to Fannin county Fort Worth and Gustine. Otto Daniel and family visit Baggett while Conaway Ranch activity continues. Tump Carter buys a car. April 5 marks a birth to J R Ott. Basketball defeat at Macksville. trustee election returns Westfall.
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