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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1915
Page
3
The ad notes strong customer demand for Peacemaker flour since a new shipment arrived. It emphasizes the store’s commitment to quality and serving customers with the best goods, plus encouragement to do more and be conscious of actions.
Comanche women report better cooking with Peace Maker flour now in their homes. Peacemaker Flour is billed as the best in the field, with a long record of premiums and contests won. Try a sack and let Peacemaker speak for itself.
A. A. Hensler, famed for a special potato variety, displayed a peculiarly formed root resembling an armadillo on city streets. The hill contained 22 1 2 pounds of potatoes. the exhibit included five potatoes making one bushel, gaining notoriety for the Hensler yam variety.
Pittsburg Tex Press lauds R C Campbell Comanche High School superintendent and Comanche native for securing 22 affiliating credits within three years placing the school among the Souths top public schools. Campbell, from the notable Campbell family of 21 children, has long served as educator and administrator in Comanche and nearby towns.
Dandruff dries the scalp and weakens hair causing itching and loss. A 25 cent bottle of Knowlton's Dandeline promises to restore luster and fullness after first use, with new hair growth visible after a few weeks.
An old ad touts Prompt Relief for colds coughs la grippe and headaches using Laxative Quinidine Tablets claiming no head or stomach effects. It urges buyers to stock up for winter with a price of 25 cents.
The gin report for Comanche county from Mr. Switzer shows 5,557 bales ginned to Navy 14, 1915, versus 14,027 by the same date last year. The drop is noted while mentioning high sales of turkeys oats peanuts hogs and limited purchases.
A reader from Parker County Texas shares a detailed bacon curing process. Build a sloped drainage platform, pack middlings tight with salt, six weeks curing, wash and dry, then dip in pepper solution and dry. Smoke with hickory so the meat sweats brown and preserves well for long keeping. The method promises zestful flavor without rankness. A note adds a new meat selling idea elsewhere in the paper.
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a gentle inside cleansing for children and adults. It promises relief from constipation, feverishness, and stomach trouble, claiming quick bowels movement and a playful child after use. The copy warns against counterfeit fig syrups and urges buying only the 50 cent size from the California Fig Syrup Company.
An advertisement touts a remedy labeled Bromo Quin ine with prompt action against cold symptoms. It mentions a full name Laxa Tive Brad Quin ine and a signame E W Grove claiming to cure a cold in one day, stop cough and headaches, and work against a cold.
The article praises peanut oil and meal as vital cattle feed and profitable products. It notes a major mill in Houston using Erath county peanuts and a Comanche peanut oil mill. Ten thousand acres are to be grown near Stephenville in 1916, with Comanche county highlighted as a pioneer and credit given to W. E. Lowe of Deleon and R. E. Coleman of Comanche as early leaders.
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a harmless backache and lumbago cure. It promises quick relief from soreness stiffness and pain with a gentle rub and urges readers to obtain a trial bottle from a druggist.
Lamkin Shipping Association held hog shipping day on Monday November 28. A mixed car carried thirty hogs and thirteen head of cattle. Agent Mr. Smith and Terry Brant accompanied the shipment to market with D F Eaton assisting in classification.
Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic marketed as a general tonic with quinine and iron. Claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the whole system. Price listed at 50 cents.
This ad urges mothers to ignore aches and pains and seek Scott's Emulsion to combat fatigue nerves and low spirits. It claims the product nourishes blood tissues and nerves without alcohol and strengthens thousands of mothers, from Scott & Bowne of Bloomfield New Jersey.
An advertisement promotes The Williams Treatment claiming to cure kidney and bladder troubles rheumatism and uric acid problems. It offers a free 50c bottle with no obligation and details about sending name and address to The Dr A Williams Company East Hampton Conn. One bottle per family.
Directory lists weekly church schedules and service times for area congregations. Includes participating churches and contact details for worship, Bible study, and community events.
Rev. L. G. White leads Sunday School at 9 30 morning service at 11 and evening service at 7 p m O M Simmons announces September events Junior League meets 3 p m Senior League 4 p m Women’s Missionary Society at 3 p m Tuesdays Mrs I T Clemons presides Prayer meeting 7 p m Wednesdays
Sabbath School at 9 45 with D Chas Clarke as superintendent Morning Service at 11 a m Evening Service at 7 45 p m every Sunday led by Pastor K Tenny and the church board
Rev Geo A Curlee pastor leads Sunday School at 9 45 a m. Sept morning service at 11 a m titled One Year We Have Walked Together and evening service at 7 30 p m titled Being Uplifted. B Y P U meets at 6 p m Velma Her ring president Ladies Aid Society Tuesday 3 p m Mrs Wm Reese president Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 30 p m.
Dr Clinton Lockhart pastor to preach next Sunday. Sunday School at 10 am led by R F Holloway. Morning service 11 am. First Sunday church services. Evening service 7 15 pm Dec 5. Bible study Wednesdays. C W B M president Mrs Chas Ory meets first Tuesdays at 4 pm, next Dec 7 with Miss Mae Hall.
St Mathews Episcopal Church lists Sunday School at 10 a.m. Rev John Power rector. Jno D Waring superintendent. Services on the third Sunday monthly at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Ladies' Guild meets Monday December 13 at Mrs Edgar Blue's.
The Church of Christ holds a communion service at 11 a.m. every Sunday.
Laughter aids digestion and is a healthy exertion. A dose of Chamberlain's Tablets provides effective help for indigestion. If troubled, give them a trial. They cost a quarter and are available everywhere.
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