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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1918
Page
7
The piece surveys summer wardrobe trends for suburban entertaining and seaside wear. It notes light dresses in voile and organdie, new orchid chiffon designs with ribbon belts, informal daywear replacing formal gowns, and the rise of beach capes and rubberized satin suits amid sun and social routine.
A fashion note praises golf as ideal exercise and introduces alluring new sportswear designs. The cream wool jersey fabric with bright green worsted trim features a fitted silhouette for a slim figure, with attached large pockets and coordinated buttoned cuffs and peplum.
S. P. Smith's Drug Store acts as the agency for Pep Systemic Pills promising them as a leading tonic. The ad claims the formula aids run-down systems, nervousness, rheumatism, impotence, loss of appetite, impure blood, and more, with many users noting renewed vigor. Pills dissolve in the stomach, are preferred to liquids, and contain iron in the absorbable Blaud form, reinforced by nerve and blood tonics. Try a box at S. P. Smith's. accept no substitute.
Dry weather continues as Macksville residents report land sales moves. Jim Gleaton sells a farm to Mr. Galloway of near Gustine and plans a move to Oklahoma. Many visits and relocations follow including Mr. Andy Bumgarner moving to Gustine and Clifford Wyche and Herm Barnett reporting for service in New Mexico. Also notes on Zelma Watson visits and local social calls. Prickly Ash Bitters advertised as brain and stomach regulator with agents Wm. Reese Co.
The Texas Food Administration outlines August sugar allotments and a two pounds per person per month limit. Retailers must use a special signature form for purchases and reserves enforcement to curb overbuying. Non essentials shift to substitutes as certificates are checked by county administrators.
Local notes show Copperas Prairie and Gap thinning out with people leaving for other parts of the state and some to other states. The piece cites drought, lack of feed, and wartime needs, urging aid to keep residents and till the soil to support the war effort. It records church growth at Gap, school additions at Sidney, and moves of residents like the Grahams and Emerson, with many traveling for work or stock and crop-related tasks.
With an acute sugar shortage, producers of soda water, candy, soft drinks, syrup, confections, chewing gum, and other non essentials must use Louisiana seconds and thirds. Higher grades reserved for retailers, bakers, hotels. Apply through usual supply channels to avoid delays in sugar shipments.
United States Food Administrator Hoover, then in Europe, lifts the wheatless pledge for hotels restaurants clubs and dining cars in class 1. The message thanks them for their patriotic example and notes allowed use of wheat under baking rules.
An old public notice promotes keeping a stomach remedy called Mississippi Diarrhoea Cordial for all stomach complaints. It lists a price of 25 cents and 50 cents. The item appears as a general wellness recommendation in a period commercial context.
Higginbotham Bros and Co advertise services to sell charge rent and rebuild storage batteries. The notice lists availability and capabilities without specifics on models or terms. The ad frames the firm as a supplier and service provider for industrial and commercial battery needs.
An old ad explains a bilious attack causes digestive disruption and stomach inflammation. It claims Cham berlain's Tablets will tone the liver cleanse the stomach and restore health, listing a price of a quarter.
A brief note questions the quality and pricing of Coffees from Slider and Lacy. Local readers are invited to share opinions on value and taste.
Dry weather persists in the region and the cotton crop faces near failure. Sixty baptized and three additions by letter at the church service Sunday afternoon with Rev. W. J. Brisco of Sipe Springs assisting. Local residents Esther Dunlap Fay Coker Madie Dunlap and others are noted as visiting or traveling for work or service.
An advertisement for Plantation Chill Tonic promises to drive away chills and fever or a refund. The product is priced at 50e.
A promotion invites trying Slider and Lacy products, claiming satisfaction and appeal. The pitch emphasizes customer delight and invites immediate trial to experience benefits firsthand.
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