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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1914
Page
6
An advertisement urges buying Studebaker vehicles noting models with electric lights and starter priced at 1050 and 1550 dollars. The same notice lists multiple land tracts with detailed bearings and distances as part of a property levy. Sheriff notice: S C and W W Ingram owe 948.10 plus costs. sale to satisfy judgment.
Two men in a car slow by a street worker. They ask for Bolton and joke about knowing his name Pat. He confirms and retorts with a quick line about guessing the way to Bolton. Scene from the Motor Dealers' Bulletin.
A product claim states that White's Cream Vermifuge destroys and expels intestinal worms in a child, leading to immediate improvement and thriving. The advertisement lists a price of 25 cents per bottle and notes Paris Smith as the seller.
Notice that under an execution issued Jan 29 1914 in the case Wm A Docking vs S C Ingram W W Ingram and H H Hardin No 995 the sheriff will sell on the first Tuesday in March 1914 at the Comanche county courthouse the described tracts in Gustine Texas totaling about 1 1 16 acres and another tract of similar size. Sale is for cash within legal hours.
The State of Texas Comanche County by alias execution issued January 10 1914 in W M Ellis versus J M Rieger et al No 895 directs a cash sale on March 3 1914 before the Comanche County Courthouse door The property is South East quarter block 91 Wrights Addition City of Comanche Levied to satisfy a 278 35 judgment in favor of W M Ellis and costs of salt Given January 19 1914 by the Sheriff
Lignite coal finds near Blanket are drawing state attention as surveyors confirm shallow deposits. Two men investigated, secured samples, and left this week. their identities remain unknown. Frisco Railway officials may consider a spur from Blanket if tests prove the mine worth pursuing.
A vintage ad promotes Hot Springs Liver Buttons as a cure for constipation, sluggish liver, indigestion, and related ailments. It claims physicians in Hot Springs prescribe them and urges a week of use for better appetite, sleep, and work, noting availability in Comanche through Wm. Reese & Company.
R McCullough writes that after thirty five years of stomach trouble he found relief with Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy. He reports improved appetite sleep and heart palpitations easing after three to four bottles and offers to provide details to any sufferer. Sold by the Wm Reese Co.
Children at play uncovered a human hand bone on the Goss farm west of town. Elders then found a buried skeleton several years old. Mr Goss dug it up and now keeps it at his home near the oil well.
In St Pauls Cathedral a guide explains Nelsons tomb to an American visitor. The marble sarcophagus weighs 42 tons and sits above a steel receptacle and lead jacket enclosing a moogany coffin with the ashes. The traveler quips about telegraphing if it ever "gets out."
A Comanche druggist reports Adler-i-ka as the best medicine sold, with locals praising rapid relief from sour stomach gas and constipation. Many say a single dose relieves symptoms almost immediately, confirming the shop as Adler-i-ka agents.
A travel story of S J Thomas titled Six and One Abroad can be obtained at the Chief Exponent office for 1 75. A yearly paper subscription in advance costs 2 50.
The Studebaker and Jeffrey automobile companies invite potential buyers in Comanche to schedule a demonstration. Patronize local agents Cunningham and Bell for deals and information.
The Summerland group in California comprises 141 producing wells located about eighteen miles off Santa Barbara in the Pacific. Each year 100000 barrels are pumped from oil sands beneath the ocean bed, with derricks visible from the Los Angeles to San Francisco train route.
A heavy cold in the lungs believed self curable triggers a sequence of diseases, culminating in fate. The text hints at a fatal outcome linked to respiratory illness and its progression.
The sensible course is to take frequent doses of Ballard's Horehound Syrup. It checks the progress of the disorder and assists nature to restore normal conditions. Price 25c, 50c and $1 per bottle. Sold by Paris Smith.
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