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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1921
Page
7
Railway timetable lists arrivals and departures for Ottom, Comanche, Gustine, Lamkin, Hamilton, Gatesville, Warco and Santa Fe routes. Northbound and southbound times include 5:20 pm 4:50 am 2:18 am 3:20 am and 11:00 am, with connections to St Louis and Frisco lines.
Immigrant authorities announce all traffic restrictions removed with US citizens allowed to cross without passport or ID. Mexicans may cross for a $2.55 visa and residents pay 25 cents for a border crossing card. Separately a private notice warns against trespassing on the Martin Springs property.
In the Northern District of Texas Call Eugene Anderson is adjudged a bankrupt. The first meeting of creditors will be held at Referee Fort Worth on May 7, 1921 at 9:00 AM to prove claims appoint a trustee examine the bankrupt and transact business.
Public notice of citation and mortgage foreclosure in Comanche County Texas. W Wolfe summoned to appear April 4, 1921 in Comanche County Court over a furniture loan and mortgage totaling 1499.50 with 353.50 due, attorney fees 10 percent, and property seizure. Also notices a May 17, 1921 sale of oil and gas leases and equipment to satisfy a separate United States Court judgment against Cleve Callaway.
The piece accuses Governor Hobby of reform failures amid scandals and mistreatment at prisons. It cites the Fort Bend Cotton Oil mill loss of $200,000 and calls for abolition of brutal penalties such as hanging by the wrists. It quotes Representative Darroch on alleged convicts’ abuse and mismanagement, highlighting poor rations and inhumane punishments.
The message to Congress asserts the world has rejected the supergovernment idea and calls for renewed negotiations to affirm universal rights. It emphasizes reestablishing peace, covenanted relations, and the United States’ duty in a world seeking stability without world government.
Nervous fluttering or palpitation of the heart is usually a stomach and digestion issue. Prickly Ash Bitters is pitched as a man’s remedy that cleanses and strengthens the stomach liver and bowels, removes the cause of heart symptoms and builds vigor. Sold at $1.25 per bottle through Hamilton Drug Co. and Wm. Reese Co. special agents.
A Los Angeles studio worker refuses a director’s demand to share a bed with a trained lion in a comedy stunt. The worker argues the lion will be dangerous and quits on the spot. The text also promotes White's Cream Vermifuge for worms, priced 35c and sold by Paris Smith.
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