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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1920
Page
15
About 50 million dollars is owed to Texas on public land accounts, with lands sold on 40 year terms. In January 320 patents issued and 2,439 patents issued last year closed to accounts. Most good land is taken. less than 500,000 acres remain, many rocky or barren and suitable mainly for speculative trading. A kidney remedy advertisement follows.
An old advertisement promotes Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It urges parents to look for California on the package and claims a delicious taste with full dosing directions on each bottle.
Advert says apply drops of Freezone to corns and the corn stops hurting instantly. A tiny bottle costs only a few cents at drug stores and can remove hard and soft corns and between toes without soreness or irritation. It claims to be a sensational Cincinnati invention.
The Indianapolis News comments on Dr. C G Abbott director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory arguing Mars cannot signal Earth. The piece mocks his reasons citing Mars coldness distance and lack of water vapor while suggesting Martians could be vastly different and possibly capable beings.
In damp chilly weather BAL LARD'S SNOW LINIMENT is in high demand for relieving rheumatic aches and pains. Many people prepare to apply it at the first twinge. Sold by Paris Smith.
Orville Harrington a United States mint employee in Denver admitted stealing about 100000 dollars in gold bullion. He hid the gold in a cavity of his wooden leg and cached more behind a false wall in his home cellar. Harrington a mining engineer and college graduate lived with his wife and two children in University Park and told Secret Service agents a tale of planning a life of ease for his family.
An early tonic promises to purify and enrich the blood to restore strength and energy. It advertises a strengthening invigorating effect and a price of 0c, indicating a promotional or introductory offer.
An OCR fragment describes excess stomach acid causing fermentation and misery, with relief promised by Pape's Diapepsin. It notes quick action after reaching the stomach and a price of $1.25 per bottle.
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