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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1913
Page
12
A talk in the Second Floor Masonic Building outlines a plan to establish a larger school for Comanche and surrounding territory. The college office will be open Friday and Saturday August 29 and 30 for student enrollment, scholarship sales, and conversations with prospective students. A Five Dollar discount is offered for early enrollees.
Mary Autry Greer, 86, widow of Alamo defender Micajah Greer, contributes a piece on The Siege of the Alamo. She praises restoration efforts led by the governor and hopes for completion of the building’s restoration to honor her father and the brave defenders.
A Dallas News recounts the 1836 Alamo stand led by Travis and Bowie with 200 defenders resisting Santa Anna’s 8000. The narrative details the lines drawn, the final charge, Evans and the powder magazine, and the defenders’ sacrifice for freedom.
An advertisement from Paris Smith’s drug store promotes Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe vegetable liquid that supports liver function and relieves constipation without habit or diet limits. It guarantees satisfaction with a money back offer and warns to beware imitations.
A collection of short humorous anecdotes printed for a special edition. Includes a blind horse sale tale with a language barrier, two young Americans debating bawling, a squab luncheon misadventure, and a child Mary’s churchyard witticism about the word Amen.
An advertisement touts Dr Porter’s Antiseptic Healing Oil as a surgical dressing that relieves pain and promotes healing. The product is described as a reliable old remedy and offered in 25 cent, 50 cent, and one dollar sizes.
A nostalgic ad promotes BAL LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT as the best pain reliever for stiff necks and sore backs from drafts. It urges fixed belief in the product and lists prices of 25c, 50c, and 1.00 per bottle, with Paris Smith as the seller.
The Torbett and White Theatre Company plans outdoor performances in the city next week on the old baseball park lot. Promoters call the troupe one of the strongest in the state and promise entertaining shows for attendees.
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