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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1923
Page
8
Geo A Owens of Bridgeton New Jersey reports his wife suffered constant coughing and sleepless nights until Foley's Honey and Tar provided relief. He says he also benefited from the remedy and urges others to buy Foley's Honey and Tar sold everywhere.
The comanche county commissioners court will receive bids on August 27 1923 in Comanche Texas for a Best Tracklayer Tractor. J Reese county judge.
A prominent Texas financier Mr. T. J. Cole of Waxahachie and Dallas endorses Ferrasal as the best remedy for indigestion and related ailments. He reports relief from indigestion acid stomach constipation and kidney trouble attributed to acidity and signs his name in a Hamilton Drug Co promotion.
Relieved her trouble with kidney and bladder issues after two doctors could not help. Foley's Kidney Pills gave quick relief and stopped her bad habit at night. Mrs A Faust of Knoxville Mississippi recommends the remedy available everywhere.
An old advertisement promotes Herbine as a liver stimulant stomach toner and bowel purifier priced at 60 cents. It notes sale by eight pence business address or seller initials.
The USDA weather and crop summary for the cotton region ending August 7 notes near normal temperatures overall with dryness in the west. Precipitation was common from the Mississippi eastward, and conditions ranged from poor to very good across states including Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Georgia Florida North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee with varying wilting shedding and picking progress.
A. P. Graves of the Federal Land Bank and Marion Wilkerson toured Comanche County farms to inspect cotton. Graves covers ten to twelve counties from Coleman to Bell and McCulloch to the south. He believes Comanche will compare favorably with others in his district and expects higher cotton output with increased acreage this year.
Two Lamkin candidates Messrs Talley and Purcell joined the Comanche lodge meeting Tuesday night to observe the degree work. Brownwood visitors included J. M. White Paul Neel Mr McCarty W M Ellis Dr Hillman Lewis Roberts and Pete Ellis among others.
Comanche resident J M Grigsby writes to the Chief urging residents to take responsibility for their town. He argues towns improve when people work and avoid fear, noting true progress comes from collective effort and self change. Roost Comanche still lingers near Route No 4.
A White Plains Virginia woman writes she suffered with back trouble for four years and found kidney relief after using Foley Kidney Pills. She reports little trouble with kidneys since then and cautions against substitutes. Sold everywhere.
A dialogue fragment presents Smith asking about current employer while Jones replies he works for the same people, citing his wife and five children as dependents. The exchange hints at personal ties behind professional affiliations.
County agent J. W. Sauker and poultry leaders visited two Texas operations. At Argyle near Denton they inspected Carl Herman’s 350 acre farm with 20 acres of poultry equipment and a 10 000 egg incubator. At Bowie they toured the Johnson poultry farm the world’s largest with 3820 acres under poultry, hatching 40 800 eggs at once and a yearly capacity around a million eggs.
The Hicks family reunion near Old Cora will become an annual event. Next year’s gathering is set for the Thursday before the second Sunday in July at the same location. J. J. Hicks, 84, has lived in Comanche county 46 years and has five sons in the county. About 100 people attended this year’s reunion including relatives and friends.
Announcement to Postmaster Sullivan shows Comanche ranked second in the eleventh federal reserve district for the quarter among second class post offices in the cape jta sale of treasury saving certificates. Victoria held first place.
Thorp Springs Texas August 14 President A H Holton announced the college has elected two coaches for the session opening September 10 Jack Spindle a former Whitewright Texas football star now at the University of Texas will coach football and assume duties September 1 Terry Hill from the University of Texas will coach basketball and track and comes from Uvalde.
All teachers assigned to common schools or independent districts with fewer than 150 scholars in the county must sign and file their contracts with the county superintendent before September 1. Immediate attention requested by H I Gantz county superintendent.
A Dallas patient with a stomach ulcer and multiple hemorrhages reports spending over $1,000 on doctors and medicines before Ferrasal provided relief. After ten days he could eat peaches again and feels deeply grateful for the treatment from Burgess & Irwin, Hamilton Drug Co.
The Rustus Johnson Minstrel Company presented a humorous outdoor program on Tuesday afternoon featuring Donovan Palmer interlocutor Charles Klingman Jean Webb Jack Miller and Ory Masters in dances monologues songs and vaudeville skits They also performed as a stringed instrument orchestra A temporary outdoor theater was built on Andrew Palmer’s lawn with a screen dressing room and an audience of about forty enjoyed lemonade and cake Mrs Palmer served refreshments The company plans another matinee before school starts.
The Daniel Baker College Fine Arts faculty in Brownwood will present a recital at the Comanche High School auditorium next Tuesday at 8 15 PM. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend.
Kenny Campbell and family left early in the week to gather cotton in Jones County. Weather earlier in July left a rain strip about ten miles wide through Jones and parts of two neighboring counties, and the cotton crop in that area is reported to be well above average this year.
Advertisement notes indigestion from cold foods in heat and lists coated tongue bad breath and sour stomach as symptoms. Claims Foley Cathartic Tablets provide relief without gripe pain or nausea and are sold everywhere.
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