LON GROWERS TO ORDER SEED IN BULK
Members of the Runnels County cooperatives held a regular meeting at the Bus ps League office on Saturday afternoon. They voted to order seed in bulk from a Georgia seed dealer quoted at 50 cents per pound in 100 pound lots. Fifty pounds were purchased and dispatched. the order should be sent by February 15, with other growers urged to act quickly. Ballinger Ledger.
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Runnels County Uce Association
Busps League
Georgia
Tom Ward
Ballinger -Ledger
Man Restored by Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
Hensley of Alvarado Texas reports long digestive troubles eased after a first dose of Mayr's Wonderful Remedy. He describes prior liver inactivity and pain after meals, and says he now feels a new man and would recommend the treatment to others.
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Hensley
Alvarado
Oak Mayr
Children Need Now Care In Harsh Weather
A fragmented local note from Eau Claire Wisconsin highlights parental concern for children facing harsh weather. It mentions Foley’s Honey and Tar as a preferred remedy and references other cited treatments as insufficient.
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Eurener
Eau Claire
Wis
Foley
Will Run for District Attorney in Coryell County
Hon Gib Callaway of Comanche visited the county after a successful term as district attorney. The Hollinsworth case closed the criminal docket and the jail is empty for the first time in a long period. Callaway’s leadership earned widespread praise, and he indicated intent to seek re election before the July primaries. The Messenger and Star-Forum urge unanimous renomination.
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Gib Callaway
Comanche
Hollinsworth
Callaway
Coryell County
Messenger
Star-Forum
Coryell
Gatesville
Casearets Offer Quick Headache Relief and Liver Cleanse
An old advertisement promotes Casgarets as a 10 cent remedy for headachy biliousness, constipation, and a coated tongue. It claims the product cleanses the stomach, removes sour undigested food and foul gases, relieves liver congestion, and clears the head by morning while you sleep.
Now Shell Be Good. Wife confronts husband in kitchen kiss
A nearby wife suspects infidelity and secretly follows her husband to the kitchen. She bursts in with a shawl and matches, is embraced and kissed by the servant’s admirer, then strikes a match in a fit of rage and is met with a surprising reaction from her spouse.
Grove’s Malaria Tonic Ad Claims Protection
Fragmentary old advertisement promotes Grove’s Tonic as a malaria fighter and system builder. Phrases mention malaria drive out and a printed formula on labels, though surrounding text is incomplete.
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Iren
Positive statement by a big business man cited by Atlanta druggist
A prominent Atlanta druggist endorses Rexall Orderlies as a remedy for constipation linked to business decline. He poses two questions about health and suggests that neglecting minor conditions harms growing businesses. Rexall Store offers trial tablets at 10 cents with exclusive selling rights.
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Atlanta
Rexall
Weather Delays Hit Copperas Prairie and Gap Farmers
The recent freeze damaged late sowing and ruined early crops causing a major loss for local farmers. Groundhog sighting indicates a late spring while principal crops shift to corn maize oats peanuts hogs and poultry. Wolves intrude on the area as residents report illness and travel for market prices and family visits.
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R. D. George
Bud Graham
Bud
Girlie Graham
C. J. Graham
Vencle
Bill Dobbs
Lona Reece
J. F. Murphy
A. A. Hilley
Sidney
H. H. Burnett
Recipe for Gray Hair Preparation
Instructions describe a hair darkening mixture using Bay Rum Barbo Compound glycerine and water. Apply twice weekly to gray or faded hair to darken gradually and reduce dandruff. Sold by druggists or mixed at home. directions accompany each Barbo Compound box.
Winter Weather and Farm Losses Dot Democrat News
The Democrat community reports ice on everything, farmers resewing oats frozen out, and losses including a mule to paralysis and a cow. Socials continue with dances, a pound supper, andVisiting relatives. Ed Dudley and Bob Willis ship oats to Mullin for favorable prices while evangelists Miss Luh and Gerlach finish three weeks of services.
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Lady Evangelists
Luh
Gerlach
Jim Collins
Winnie Aldridge
Collin
Kilmer Swamp Root Aids Kidneys in Herbal Remedy Ad
Distressed by kidney and bladder symptoms, ad promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a gentle herbal remedy for kidneys. Claims quick relief and total recovery, urges readers to buy at a drug store or request a 10 cent sample by mail to Dr Kilmer Co. in Binghamton New York citing The Comanche Chief Exponent.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Porters Oil Promises Relief For Prin Attic Sore
An old reliable Dr Porter antiseptic claims his 4 in 1 oil cures persistent wormences and related ailments. The advertisement touts quick relief for pains and itching with a 25c to 50c to dollar price range.
Duster Dance and Local Gatherings Highlight Week
Arthur Hodges hosted a Friday night dance for the young folks while Miss Laura Foster visited her brother Emory Foster. A district singing convention with a basket dinner drew singers from surrounding communities. Uncle Allen Richardson visited Mr. Presley near DeLeon. Hog prices rising benefited local farmers as many households sold hogs. Bird hunters from the city arrived, though rabbi hunters were preferred by some. Weather delayed farm work but efforts to catch up continued.
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Arthur Hodges
Laura Foster
Emory Foster
Uncle Allen Richardson
Presley
DeLeon
Invigorating to the Pale and Sickly Old Tonic Taster
A fragmentary ad note describes a tonic marketed as invigorating for the pale and sickly, referencing a 3008 tester and chill tonic. The garbled text suggests a promotional claim and product naming typical of early patent medicines.
California Syrup of Figs and Zone Antiseptic Sale Notice
An old newspaper item promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults, urging mothers to stock it for upset stomachs and constipation with warnings about counterfeits. Also advertises Zone Antiseptic dressings for wounds and barn stock care, priced at $1.00 and $1.50 per package through S. P. Smith.
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P. Smith
Prize winning seed corn for sale at two fifty
Local ad offers prize winner seed corn for sale at 2.50 per bushel. Samples available at the Chief office. Seller J. B. Cooper of Carleton Texas Route 1 invites orders through the Chief office.
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J. B. Cooper
Carleton
Texas
Frequent Misapprehension on Wives and Mothers in Law Speech
The March Woman's Home Companion quotes Rev. Dr. Charles E. Jefferson who says many mothers doubt their son's wife is good enough and view the wedding as a calamity. She remains unhappy despite her son's happiness and believes he will repent.
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Charles E. Jefferson
March Woman's Home Companion
For Rent in Comanche County Texas 200 Acres Blocks Near Hasse
Comanche County Br offers 200 acres in several blocks for two season tenants in 1916. Land two miles north of Hasse and nine miles northeast of Comanche, former Gaines property now owned by a new buyer. Smooth sandy upland, cultivated in 1915, landlord seeks reliable tenants with teams tools and feed details. Write W P Long banker Hasse Comanche County Texas with name P O address and prior crop info.
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Comanche County
Uar
Hasse
Comanche
Texas
New Buyer
M. S. Gaines
Johnson and Bermadale
W. P. Long
P. O
Laxative Quinidine Tablets Advertised For Colds
An early 20th century advertisement touts Laxative Quinidine Tablets as a prompt relief for coughs colds la grippe and headaches with a price of 25e.
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THE
WM. Reese CO
W.S. Elkin, JR
Copperas Prairie and Gap
W.H. Young
W. J. Steele
H. B. Jones
Democrat
Duster
Bob Stantic
California
California Fig Syrup Company
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N. J
Fiow
Your Land
Comanche County Abstract Co
J. R. Kanes
A. Hirt
J.F. Redwir
Jno
D. Waring
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