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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1920
Page
6
An odd exchange features Gladys the cook mentioning room and hoard after six months, with references to jail and a confrontation with her husband. The writing captures a fragmentary era-style local column tone and terse dialogue.
An old advertisement for Stop that Hacking Cough Mansfield Cough Balsam promoting relief of inflamed membranes and irritated nerves, suitable for babies, priced at 25 cents.
Local notice shows Jim D Slack seeking Democratic Primary nomination for Tax Collector of Comanche County born in Comanche Texas with lifelong residence. He details work history including Neely Harris Cunningham Wm Reese and S P Smith firms and Looney Robertson role, asks voters to investigate character and pledges efficient impartial duty if elected. A second notice invites prize for Music Club name and a school bulletin promotes maintaining Comanche schools standards.
Horace Rogers and family thank friends for expressions of sympathy during their son Elva's illness and for the flowers decorating his grave. May you all be blessed.
The Chief Exponent announces a grave yard working at Newburg on Saturday February 21. It will not be held on February 22. Dinner on the ground. Everyone is invited to attend and contribute to the effort.
A 50 cent bottle of LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN is advertised as a pleasant to take liquid digestive laxative. The Paris Medicine Co manufacturers of Laxative Bromo Quinine and Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic promote it for indigestion constipation and biliousness.
Austin reports total 1919 receipts of 1 770 833 dollars with 1 339 972 still in the state treasury. Expenditures include salaries for three commissioners 310 per diem 19 561 administration 26 822 registration costs 98 516 and engineering 3 000 plus staff details. The registration system records every car, aiding theft recovery. freight 120 644 funded supplies and equipment, to be reimbursed by counties.
The report notes that various Texas counties refunded the state 57800 for road equipment including trucks cars and construction trackage. In 1919 the department paid 4523 587 from state funds to counties for approved roadways and 442 251 in federal funds for actual construction. this federal amount had not yet been received, requiring red tape.
Stage set for opening of the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth March 6 13 with top livestock from across the country. Rodeo horses bull riders and trick riders headline a strong field led by Eddie Mel Carty Ruth Roach and Kittie Canutt. premium lists expanded and crowds anticipated.
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