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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1917
Page
7
Mrs Amanda Gierhart of Waynesfield Ohio reports Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy has cured coughs and colds in her family for 20 years. The product is advertised as widely available.
The writer visited Hasse Sunday afternoon to deliver an address on Christian Education. Pastor Martin is well loved and leads the Hasse church admirably. The District Meeting of the W M A will be in Brownwood next week on the 29th and 23rd. The Y W A will host a Colonial Tea at the Pastorium next Thursday February 22 from 3 to 5 and 8 to 10. You are invited. Bible readers will read thru.
An advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary quinine with tonic effects and no head nervousness. It claims a calming tonic and laxative action and invites readers to remember the full name for H W GROVE signature. It lists a price of 25 cents.
The message urges all members to contribute to Christian Education Sunday and support a Texas Baptists appeal to raise 250000 by March 1 for their sixteen schools. Every church in the association is urged to participate.
Many children suffer constipation and a gentle laxative is advised. Sisters of Christian Charity praise Dr Miles Laxative Tablets for their candy like taste and easy administration to kids. The tablets come in chocolate flavor and are not sold in bulk. A box of 25 doses costs 25 cents and a money back guarantee applies if the first box fails. Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
A letter from J C Riley of Logansport La recalls The Pioneer Exponent published November 10 1898 and mailed to the editor. He notes Comanche County Publishing Co with Fred Grimm as president and lists key officers and directors. Next week will publish excerpts.
At a Monday meeting the Y W A voted to educate a native ministerial missionary student in China, with tuition set at $20. The group asks offerings to be rounded up and sent to Treasurer Wm Reese by Wednesday. Morning sermon topic is Who is Responsible preceded by an evening talk The Whole Man for God. Invitation extended by Pastor George A Curlee.
Pitched as a 10 cent box, the ad targets men and women with bilious symptoms. It claims Cascarets cleanse the stomach, remove sour undigested food and foul gases, and aid liver bile and bowel regularity by morning. Children are urged to use them because they taste good and never gripe.
The notice asks correspondents to send news budgets promptly, preferably by Tuesday, since Wednesday morning submissions are not guaranteed to be printed. It emphasizes timeliness to ensure stories appear in the next paper.
A heavy lung cold often led to fatal disease. the recommended remedy is Ballard's Horehound Syrup taken in frequent doses to check disorder progression and support natural recovery. Available in 25¢ 50c and 1 per bottle from S P Smith.
An ad appeals to mothers to switch from harsh calomel and castor oil to California Syrup of Figs. It claims the fruit laxative cleanses the liver and bowels, sweetens the stomach, and suits babies to grownups, urging readers to buy a 5 cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company and beware of counterfeits.
The Y. W. A. will host a colonial tea at the pastorium on Thursday February 22 with two sessions from 3 to 5 p.m. and 8 to 10 p.m. An excellent program is planned and a free will offering will be received.
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone as a painless remedy for corns and calluses. Apply a few drops on the tender area. the corn loosens and lifts out root and all without pain. A trial bottle costs little and should not irritate surrounding skin. If unavailable, ask your druggist to order a small bottle.
An advertisement promotes Laxative Quinidine Tablets described as providing prompt relief for coughs colds grippe and headache. It warns that neglecting a cold can lead to pneumonia and lists a price of 25 cents.
L A Gleaton reports a remarkable event near Lucius’s hog farm south of town. Using a shotgun he killed 54 blackbirds with a single shot, a new local record. The story notes the birds flocked at feeding time and mentions the idea of blackbird pie as a pointed reference.
Have your auto and buggy tops and curtains repaired at Kilpatrick's. Quick service and reliable workmanship for carriages and early autos.
Card of thanks to friends and neighbors and doctors for kindness during illness and death of a daughter and sister of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Mel family.
A rugged notice advertises Zone Antiseptic and Borozo Der dressings for wounds. It promotes quick healing for cattle or people, with packs sold at $1.00 to $1.50 per pack.
A noted listing describes rubber heels sole leather shoe tacks strings and other repair materials offered by J H Alside Square. The itemization suggests a small hardware and cobbler supply stock available locally.
Industrial buyer Kilpa seeks best grade sole leather serials for shoe production. Contact details not provided.
A shipment of gloves arrived direct from a California factory. The items promise satisfaction and are offered to buyers seeking reliable handwear.
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