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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1920
Page
2
Promotional note touts ongoing price cuts across items and departments. Urges shoppers to act quickly to access discounted goods and special deals available immediately. No specific products or dates provided.
Regular Correspondence reports residents traveling to Hamilton for shopping and greetings, relocations nearby, and the Boyd hotel fire in Hamilton where Grandpa Trimble and Ira Moore were burned. The community offers sympathy while details on cause and injuries remain unclear.
An advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated with an internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is said to act through the blood on mucous surfaces and is prescribed by leading physicians. It touts tonic and blood purifying ingredients and offers testimonials upon request.
The Brownwood Band invites Comanche people and the public to a free concert at the Lyric Theatre next Sunday afternoon at 3:30. The organization is highlighted as one of the best in the region promising a musical treat for attendees.
A large stock of books totaling about 1000 items is listed at Wm Reese's Company in a catalog or advertisement. The notice highlights a broad selection and volume available for purchase.
Mrs. Matt Sherrill of Comanche reports severe back pain easing after using Doan's Kidney Pills. She notes daily weariness and relief after short treatment with Doan's, urging neighbors to try the same product. The ad includes price and availability at Buffalo NY dealer Fos ter Milburn Co. and mentions a separate eye test offer from J W Hupf in Hamilton.
Mas ter builders of Atlanta announce wage reductions for all workers effective January 1 1921. Common laborers drop to 30 cents an hour plasterers cement finishers and bricklayers to 90 cents an hour painters face the largest cut from 1 to 60 cents per hour a daily loss of 3 20.
Advertisement notes Prickly Ash Bitters to correct stomach upset and restore appetite. Bottle priced at $1.50. Hamilton Drug Co. and Wm. Reese Drug Co. listed as agents. Seamae location referenced.
In Stephenville Texas wages drop from 3.50 to 2 dollars per day causing men to seek work on farms. Farm wages also decline as tenant farmers, lured by wartime high pay, lease land for next year’s crop.
The Sidney basketball team defeated visiting Sipe Springs 55 to 2 on a Friday afternoon. The page notes many local movements and visits, including editor Finley of the Comanche Enterprise and arrivals from Comanche, Ranger, and Graham.
Dec 13 notes pleasant sun shine and steady weather in the immediate area. Rev Creamer preached here last Sunday and Rev Rainey will lead services next weekend with four sermons. Oil activity rises while farming slows as residents move and roads improve with new bridges and culverts. Grandpa Fagan buried in Comanche last Monday. Mrs Starr and children visited Mrs B F Amos in Comanche last Saturday. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to readers and editor.
Judge J O Woodward addressed the Brown County grand jury urging investigation into carnival activities. He warned merchants and residents that violations would lead to arrest and fines, and said such events bring shame to law and moral standards. He praised Brownwood and Coleman as good places to settle.
The Atlantic Oil Producing Company No. 3 at Sipe Springs flowed 60 barrels per hour after a stuck drill pipe incident. Drilled last summer, it initially produced about 1000 barrels daily but later declined. If cleaned and shot, it may rival Stephens County gushers, potentially spurring more drilling in this previously condemned area.
Elgin Waltham and Hamilton bracelet watches are advertised at Hamilton's Drug Store, with D. H. Huff listed among the items or staff.
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