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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1917
Page
3
For sale a 7 foot Acme binder a 12 disc six inch grain drill and a Sanders double disc breaking plow. Sell any or all at bar gain. See Ernest Carpenter.
Health of this community is good at this writing. J N Porterfield was in Dublin on business Friday. Mr McCurdy and sons Elmer and Cecil were in Dublin Saturday. Charley Henry and wife visited Mr W L Ewing Sunday. Miss Jewel Henry spent Saturday night at the home of J M Hayes. William Hancock and wife were visitors in the Chapel community Friday night and Saturday. Mrs Viola Hayes and Miss Nettie Hayes were in the Chapel community Saturday. Linton Whitfield and wife are spending Christmas with T B Hancock and family. Miss Gladys Currier left Sunday for Camp Bowie to visit Mr Bert A large number from this community attended the funeral of Mr Bud Hancock Sunday afternoon. Miss Clara Richardson visited Miss Lillie Ewing Saturday night and Sunday.
An advertisement extols Prickly Ash Bitters as a remedy for poor digestion and weak bowels. It claims cleansing of vital organs and restoration of vigor and cheerfulness, offered at 1.25 per bottle by the William Reese Company as special agents.
Frisco will run stock trains on Tuesdays Thursdays and Sundays along the line. No stock will be accepted on other dates unless in 20 car lots, when special trains will be arranged. Unofficial word says 700 Type engines will be used on this branch.
Surgeons urge prompt first aid for cuts burns and bruises. BoroZone marketed as the ideal antiseptic and healing agent for humans and animals. Available at 25c 50c 1.00 and 1.50 from S P Smith.
Advertisement claims stomach liver and bowels are clogged with bilious impurities and offers Prickly Ash Bitters to clear obstructions. Priced at $1.25 per bottle with Wm. Reese Co. as Special Agents.
A roster of pairs granted marriage licenses includes E. B. Neal with Claudia Mae Nance, J. P. Parker with Viola Hartman, T. T. Carnes with Sadie Weatherford, E. V. Carter with Mattie James, R. E. Coleman with Ola E. Lewis, Antonio Salasar with Maria Antonia Arellano, Walter Prater with Eunice Evans, A. T. Carson with Ravenna Brown, Vinson Howard with Mamie Wallace, J. Lee Neeper with Anna Stewart, and Hubert White with Anna Rambo.
Chamberlain's Tablets target stomach troubles biliousness and constipation. The ads claim many years of suffering cured and promote permanent relief when used with bottle directions. The product is described as valuable for biliousness and chronic constipation.
Attention W. O. W. members, especially new arrivals from Duncan and other camps, are invited to the last meeting of 1917 on Monday night December 31 1917. Comanche Camp No. 60 celebrates a bumper year and begins its 25th anniversary campaign with enthusiasm. Fraternally yours S C Findley Clerk America First W O W Next.
An advertisement touts Pep Systemic Pills as an iron tonic and biod purifier that strengthens the body, boosts energy, eases nervousness, stomach troubles, sleeplessness, and impure blood. It claims immediate relief and urges trying a bottle sold by The Wm. Reese Co. and other druggists, warning to accept no substitute.
An early advertisement touts Femenina as a remedy for female disorders priced at one dollar and fifty cents. The copy emphasizes quick relief and broad effectiveness for women seeking treatment.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment that reaches the disease through the blood. It claims strong tonics and blood purifiers, with testimonials available, from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio, and mentions Higus family pills for constipation.
Mrs. G Williams of Tulsa Oklahoma says after months of pain and weakness she found relief taking seven bottles of Tanlac. She reports improved appetite sleep and energy and credits Tanlac with driving away rheumatism and restoring health. The report lists multiple local druggists and towns where Tanlac is sold.
Higginbotham Bros. & Co offers sales, charging, rental, and rebuilding services for storage batteries.
An old ad claims Lavoptik eye wash brightens and beautifies tired eyes after one wash and a week of use. It promises healthy, sparkling eyes and includes a free aluminum eye cup, advertised by City Drug Store in Proctor Texas.
Lieut. Carl Lee of Camp Bowie spent several days in Comanche this week while en route to Blan ket to visit his sister, stopping briefly in the town during travel.
Advertisement claims heartburn is indigestion with instant relief from HERBINE. The text promises quick pain relief and improved vigor and cheerfulness with a 50 cent price, sold by S P Smith.
H. G. Switzer arrived to spend the holiday season with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Sam Switzer.
Advertisement for White's Cream Vermifuge selling at 2 shillings per bottle through S. P. Smith. The product is pitched as destroying worms and acting as a strengthening tonic for the stomach and bowels.
Armstrong Cox of Dallas Cecil Cox of Stephenville and Elbert Cox of Camp Bowie spent Christmas with their parents Mr and Mrs Jim Cox describing a family gathering across three Texas locations.
An old medical advertisement claims impurities in the stomach liver and bowels drain energy. It touts Prickly Ash Bitters as a cleansing remedy that will renew life and vigor, offered with a special price and office contact details.
Advertises Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic priced at 60 cents claiming quinine and iron boost liver function malaria defense blood enrichment and overall health. Promotes as a reliable general tonic for the whole system.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Childers and son Homer of Smithfield spent Christmas with J. M. Childers and family.
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine as a one day cure for colds claiming it stops cough and headache and relieves the cold with a money back guarantee. It bears W. GROWN'S signature on each box.
Blank oil leases are kept on sale at The Chief Exponent office for purchase by interested buyers.
Mrs. Walter McCoy and baby of Sweetwater visited Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Grisson this week. Deep seated coughs that resist ordinary remedies require both external and internal treatment. If you buy BAL LARD'S HOREHOUND SYRUP you get a free HERRICK'S RED PEPPER POROUS PLASTER with each bottle, sold by S. P. Smith.
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