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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1919
Page
2
Sunday visits and social calls fill the entry with neighbors and relatives. Mrs. Boynton hosted children, Mr. and Mrs. McGlothlin shared dinner, Edd Boynton and wife visited Mrs. F M Tiner, and more locals were seen at lifts to a speedway event.
An advertisement touts a Danderine hair tonic claiming to make hair soft glossy and full of life for a few cents. It instructs applying with a cloth to strands for instant fullness and promises scalp refreshment and reduced dandruff while boosting growth.
Local notes report mild weather and social visits including weddings at Comanche undertaken by Rev. Holland. Several residents, including McGlothlin and Boynton families, travel to Brownwood for events and a poultry show. An advertisement for Prickly Ash Bitters promotes digestion and vitality.
Mrs. Kate Wisdom formerly of Norman Oklahoma now in Clovis New Mexico credits Tanlae with ending two decades of indigestion bloating and breathing trouble She says the remedy improved her appetite and eased rheumatic pain and heart pressure She claims others have benefited and notes local sale by Hamilton Drug Co in Comanche.
The ad touts Brunswick tires as built on long standing quality since 1845. It claims the brand name guarantees superior tires and urges motorists to try one, saying it costs no more than similar tires and will impress with performance.
The ad touts Pape’s Cold Compound as quick relief for nasty colds and grippe. A dose every two hours, up to three doses, supposedly clears nasal passages, stops a runny nose, relieves headache feverishness sneezing and stiffness. It claims fast action and low cost with no quinine.
Robersonville Adlers column notes another rain this morning and forecast showers. Mr. Alex Roberson is improving. Mrs. Scott and her New Mexico daughter spent Friday night with A. TH. Noble. Mr. Walter Lane and family visited from Friday to Sunday.
When meals upset the stomach with sourness gas or bloating Pape's Diapepsia tablets provide instant relief neutralizing acids and easing dyspepsia. The pleasant tablets are inexpensive and widely sold at drug stores.
Irregular bowels blamed for chronic constipation and impurity buildup. Herb ine claimed to purify the system, vitalize the blood, and restore digestive vigor. Sold by Paris Smith.
Bilious attacks constipation and headaches are blamed on digestive trouble. Nature's Remedy NR Tablets claim to restore harmony to stomach liver bowels and kidneys improving digestion and blood vitality. A 250 box is sold guaranteed and recommended by druggists. SE WM. REESE COMPANY
A rain storm delayed cotton picking by a day or two in Arbor Springs. Churchgoers from the community attended services at Vandyke. Bob McNutt and family visited Mrs. Flanagan and family. Benton and Agnes Johnson visited Ethel Kemp. Mabelle Gressett visited Vera Corel. Rosa Flanagan visited Mrs. Jd. W. Brown. Lesley spent Saturday with sister Mrs. Jim Collins. Dean Collins and Jessie Horner joined singing at Belle Easley. Claude Kemp and Wesley Sledge attended singing at Sweetwater. Lorna and Sallie Gunn stayed with Golda Saunders one night.
A historical notice mentions a product titled Femenina priced at 50 cents and 1.00 for female disorders advertised to Spartan women.
In damp chilly weather there is high demand for B A Lard s Snow Liniment due to its claimed relief of rheumatic aches and pains. Prepared for immediate use at the first twinge. Sold by Paris Smith.
The ad claims catarrhal deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tubes and mucous membranes. It asserts only a constitutional remedy can restore normal function and offers a $1000 reward for a cure using Hall's Catarrh Medicine, with testimonials of efficacy and free medical tests.
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