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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1921
Page
7
Goft drinks offered in all flavors with 32 glasses for 30x. A bath service for homes without plumbing priced at 8 dollars. Agents needed with 60 percent commission. Nell Davis earned 417.60 in July. A suite and 250 cash given to agents this year. T. EB. Garrett, M. D. Annada, Missouri.
For Sale or Trade offers a 160 acre sandy land farm southwest of Sipe Springs with six productive shallow dl wells. Property has potential for more wells and a reasonable price. Accepts a good well-located residence in Comanche as cash payment with easy terms on the balance. Laborious, but investable, offer from J. R. Banes & Co. 48tfe.
Schedule fragment lists St Louis Southwestern train runs with Comanche at 10:55 am, Guatine 11:34, Lamkin 12:01, Hamilton 1:06, Gatesville and Waco, then Santa Fe at 4 2:55 and Ar 6:40, McGregor.
A private boarding house for boys will be run in the Rauhut building with eight rooms a large dining room a study hall baths electric lights and other conveniences. Contact at Frisco depot or call Tom J Nabers at 606.
Advertises civil service tests for men and women over 17 with jobs as Railway Mail Clerk at $1000 and Postoffice Clerk Typist positions from $1400 to $1800. Experience not required. Free particulars from R Terry former Civil Service examiner 991 Continental Bldg Washington DC.
Public sale to satisfy City of Comanche judgment of $18.12 against Unknown Owners on property in Comanche County. Lots 5 B Fairland. 1 C Fairland. 1 N Fairland. Lots 1 2 4 5 7 Lakeside and Sanger Additions. Sale at Comanche court house on first Tuesday September 1921 between 10am and 4pm. Also First State Bank of Comanche executing a levy on property in Brinson partition No. 8 for $171.90 with interest and costs.
A garbled plea describes severe illness and a call for emergency aid. The message mentions a person named Vere and urgent help, with references to dogs and a yawn, suggesting distress and need for immediate medical or supportive action.
Dry hot Aug 23 1921 reports show many residents picking cotton while visiting relatives and hosting gatherings. Individuals named include Mabel Knight Beatie Masters Mickles Laughlin Turpin Anderson Brewer Bear Norwood Stewart Wilhelm and Alina Knight teacher of the Little People class with Sunday school improving and sixty enrolled with visitors.
Mrs. N. H. Martin of Denton attended the Cunningham family reunion last week and stayed as a guest in the home of R. T. Cunningham before returning to Denton on Sunday.
A pastor announces two sermons on a Sunday with morning focus on Married Life and an evening discussion titled Eternal Punishment. A voice from the back heckles about repetition.
In the Northern District of Texas district court, Joseph Cornelius Hardin of Comanche seeks a full discharge from debts proven in his bankruptcy case No 1067. Creditors opposing the discharge must file notices by September 19, 1921 with Referee Glenn Smith in Fort Worth, with separate specifications due ten days after opposition.
The article reports a surge of scarce overseas spirits entering the United States through inadequately guarded coasts and borders. Dry-law agencies, underfunded and shorthanded, admit limited ability to halt the influx as bootleggers offer rare Scotch Irish English and French brands at competitive prices.
A Dixie quotation from E G Senter calls for equal treatment of Southern farmers and laborers with those in mills and manufacturers. It asserts the South must demand parity in protection and opportunity across agriculture and industry.
A public notice from Boswell directs that all tree removal or passage on the Martin Springs property is strictly forbidden and will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. The warning emphasizes immediate cessation and enforcement.
A pastoral lyric depicts a maid approaching to hear a shepherd’s song as the hour nears. The sun sets and the breeze carries scent of orange flowers while lark and breeze bird witness the scene. The shy beauty, in her lattice, listens as love’s star reigns over earth and sky.
Greensboro North Carolina Judge James E B Boyd declared the new Federal child labor law unconstitutional in federal court. He had previously ruled the Owen Keating child labor law unconstitutional two years ago, a decision later upheld by the Supreme Court.
Aug 22 1921 note from Van Dyke reports farmers anxious as rain delays persist. Visitors include Mrs Sparks and Mrs Holcomb of Breckenridge and Miss Merle Dingus returning from Sweetwater. Free Will meeting led by Rev Rainey with others preaching.
Comanche Wholesale Grocery Co advertises Acorn flour available through local merchants. Consumers are urged to ask their store for a sack on their next purchase.
Mr and Mrs D B Moore attended the Cunningham reunion and visits with kin and old friends before returning Sunday to Garner Texas.
Liquid Boro zone is advertised as mending torn or burned flesh with promptness. Selling price options are 30c 60c and 1.20. Sold by Paris Smith.
Comanche resident Mrs Myriel Kelly visiting her father at Gorman was rushed to Blackwell Hospital after suffering appendicitis. Doctors removed a gangrenous appendix and her condition is serious.
A letter claims Tanlac helps a woman overcome severe illness enabling her to perform all housework for a family of eight after drinking the medicine. The ad notes Tanlac is sold in Comanche by Hamilton Drug Co and by leading druggists.
Washington August 20 conference report on the anti beer bill exempts a man s home from searches without warrants but allows warrantless searches of other property if an officer acts with out malice and has reasonable cause to suspect liquor presence.
J H Hoff advertises eyeglasses fitting services at Hamilton Drag Coe, inviting customers to get proper vision correction and frame guidance. The note underscores personal service and expert fitting.
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