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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1925
Page
8
Seed catalog entry boasts top quality SEED with high germination and testing. Prices list Suda 86.50 and various millets and kafirs from 3.50 to 5.00 per hundred, freight paid Texas points. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Pikins Tin Shop offers chicken feeders suitable for large and small chicks. Durable metal construction designed for farm use.
A list of names and towns shows a commemorative note for the Lions Club first anniversary. Participants span Comanche Brownwood Fort Worth and nearby communities, including organizers and members such as W. J. Fritts J. Little D. Morris and many others across Texas.
President Coolidge filled the Cabinet for his March 4 term naming William Jardine of Kansas as Secretary of Agriculture and Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota as Secretary of State. Charles B. Warren’s Attorney General nomination faced opposition and may await a later session. Senate leaders foresee confirmation for Kellogg and Jardine, while Warren’s fate remains unsettled amid party divisions.
Mrs. Sarah Bowers died Tuesday morning at her son D. C. Hurst’s home after a weeklong illness. Born in Tennessee, she came to Texas 82 years ago and lived in Comanche the past five years. Burial followed at Cox graveyard with Rev. S. J. Hurt conducting funeral services.
Sheriff Gilbreath warns car owners to display two numbers clearly on each vehicle one at the rear and one at the front to ensure visibility and identification for public safety.
Miss Helen Swift district home demonstration agent said recently compiled data show agents add 45,000 yearly value to each county. Distribution of value includes canning 18000 poultry 9000 clothing 8000 gardens 5000 dairy 2000 with emphasis on diverse local tasks.
A local barber shop led by George Wetzel aims to attract several thousand new customers. The plan involves promotions and extended hours to boost patronage and grow the client base in the coming weeks.
Friday night brings finals in Declamation and debate for rural schools. Tennis for boys and girls concludes Friday. Saturday hosts track preliminaries for class B, and finals for basketball girls and junior track. Afternoon field events and finals in track for classes A and B.
A vintage notice promotes Liquid Borozone as a fast healing remedy for humans or animals. It claims rapid action on severe wounds, sores, cuts, or lacerations with prices listed as 80e, 60e, and 1.20 dollars, sold by Paris Smith, dated February.
A brief literary line reflects on how society shapes virtue and solitude teaches acceptance. The verse echoes Byron's meditation on death and personal restraint as guidance from isolation.
Twenty one employes of the Markets and Warehouse Department are dismissed as part of a department reorganization. Commissioner W. D. Cowan cites retrenchment and a projected $15,000 savings for the last six months of the fiscal year ending August 31. He emphasizes efficiency, economy, and maintaining good service levels.
Lesson text on Romans 13 1 14 stresses Christians duty to state as God ordained rulers and citizens Paid taxes duties to authorities and honor for magistrates The Christian obligation to fellow citizens centers on love urging prompt debt payment and honest living The call ends with awakening to eternity casting off darkness and putting on Christ
Census Bureau reports 1921 to 1923 biennial figures show cane sugar value up 18.7 percent while production declines. 1923 total products valued at 27,251,274 dollars with cane sugar output dropping from 260,089 tons in 1921 to 169,574 tons in 1923, a 48 percent fall.
A Presbyterian Record aphorism notes that trials act as a thorn hedge to keep believers in the good pasture, while prosperity can become a gap that tempts them to stray. The saying reflects Protestant moral emphasis on discipline and restraint.
A compact reflection on faith describing love as twofold divine reciprocity. The text contrasts human devotion with God’s unwavering and personal response to believers. It reads as devotional meditation rather than a narrative or report.
A compact spiritual note asserts that God never prompts actions contrary to His written Word, underscoring Scripture as the standard for belief and conduct.
Brunk's Comedians open a week long engagement here next Monday with Chas Brunk arranging, at the usual show lot. The tented venue, heated by underground furnaces, promises full crowds after similar success in De Leon and Comanche. Admission is 80 cents for adults and 10 cents for children, doors at 7 and show at 8.
Farmers around Comanche ready ground for water melons this year and many have secured seed. Reports say six to seventy pounds of seed have been purchased and can be obtained at Comanche banks. Keep reading the Chief for neighbors news.
Cold changeable weather causes illness described as roup and described as deadly. The notice declares Jauhnke's Roupe Remedy will cure it or money back. Sold by Wm Reese Drug Co.
See F. E. Adams at the First National Bank for first year high grade cotton seed ginned on new Pratt gin. Seed sold in three bushel sacks at 2.50 dollars per bushel. Kaseb, Mebane and Rowden Seed, F. FE. Adams.
Mrs. William Butts of Wellston Ohio reports severe back pain weakness and irregularity eased after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says it strengthened her, improved energy and ability to care for her family and hints she would respond to other women seeking advice.
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