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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1916
Page
5
An old advertisement touts Danderine as a dandruff remover and hair conditioner promising shiny soft hair after weeks of use. The page also lists community notes from Blanket, Brysonville, and Goldthwaite with visits, gatherings, seed potatoes, oat crop setbacks, and local sales including six pounds of soda for 25 cents.
The community enjoys a spell of sunshine amid farm activity and family sickness. Miss Effie Barker suffers tonisilitis while Mrs. Julia Pitman and Mrs. Linnie Dewees are at bedsides. W. G. Barker returns to Rucker to supervise the depot. Uncle John Lewis aids a relative in Haskell county. Local visitors attend a singing convention at Duster.
An old health elixir calomel is denounced for children while California Syrup of Figs is recommended as a gentle liver and bowels cleanser. The ad touts a 50 cent bottle with full directions for all ages and warns against counterfeits. Also includes local classifieds seeking reps and product offers from Davenport and Rawleigh Co.
Baxter Brothers announces the big clean up sale remains on with bargains across housewares though many items are sold out or going fast. The circular highlights special prices on select articles and calls out winter goods to be cleared, with some items deeply discounted to close out.
Not enough children receive proper food for growth and health. Pale faces lean bodies and frequent colds prove the need for Scott's Emulsion. It provides concentrated nutrients to enrich blood and restore strength. No alcohol. Scott & Bowne Bloomfield New Jersey.
The note lists community happenings weather and visits with several residents traveling to Comanche. It also includes a long political candidate slate for district judge to county attorney and commissioners. The ready to wear department and Higginbotham's offerings are mentioned alongside a lumber crusade reference.
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