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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1921
Page
2
A reader questions high grocery costs arguing 8.00 buys as much as 10.00 and 500 monthly budgets can be cut to 2800 with careful planning. The note promotes delivery of groceries at the same price as self-pickup.
In Miami Florida on February 12 scientists and deep sea fishermen reported a mysterious large sea creature found near Soldier Key. Elmer E. Garretson of Huntington New York hauled a skull fragment measuring fifteen feet by seven feet and weighing about three tons. He estimated the monster could be up to eighty feet long before sharks began feeding on the carcass.
Partial text reports a drowning or recovery effort with skull exposure and a rescue party planned. It mentions Prickly Ash Bitters as a health product and notes J Thomas Davis and Franklin McTheney visiting Comanche from John Tarleton College in Stephenville.
Mr WT Lowdermilk reports a large rabbit drive in Downing last Tuesday with 100 men and boys using rifles. A De Leon railroad worker alone filed 99 rabbits from 110 shots. A community dinner followed, while locals push to control pests and rats. The ad promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as a liver stimulant.
Mr. W R Shoemaker from Harmony eight miles south visited Saturday to raise funds for Mr. C B Phillips after a Friday night barn fire. About 150 bushels of corn, 100 bales of hay, cotton seed, and a harness set were lost. 30 dollars, six bushels of oats, and ten bushels of corn were donated, with more expected. The notice also mentions worm remedies and livestock sales in the Texas Plains region as signs of local breeding progress.
Mr R V Adams Studebaker dealer and A M Co proprietor visited Detroit and South Bend to inspect Studebaker factories and attended the Chicago National Automobile Show. He praised Studebaker cars as best for the price after viewing a 20 million dollar plant.
Mrs Ros Block of Hopkins Minnesota reports relief from hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She endorses the medicine to friends and invites others to write to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. for guidance.
Property owner warns hunting and fishing on premises is forbidden and trespassers will be prosecuted. A $25 reward is offered for information leading to conviction of violators. Message from Mrs J F Bryson promoting horseshoeing services at Garner's.
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