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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1917
Page
5
The display highlights strictly tailored spring suits in wool jersey velours gaberdine taffetas serges and poplins in gold green mustard electric blue purple navy grey tan brown copper and rose. Coats range seven-eighths to full length with many sport coats belted or half belted and pockets as a new feature. Prices run 6.50 to 35.00 with new hats and exclusive Gage brands also showcased.
G D Munn born January 11 1846 in Arkansas served as a Confederate lieutenant. He fought in the Civil War then supported Reconstruction. He moved to Comanche county in 1884, married Annie Snell in 1876, joined the church in 1896 and was laid to rest by Rev H S Anglin. He was a master Mason and honored by Sipe Springs lodge.
An old advertisement promotes a bull for service at a northwest corner yard with a contact number for Wood’s Feed Yard. It notes no price change for Neatsfoot harness oil and highlights ready to wear items including ladies skirts spring coats dresses and tailored waists from Higginbotham’s.
Local shop advertises saddles purchased before leather price surge. Highlights work shirts from Slider and Lacy, factory gloves from California, auto tops and curtains, soft finish bleaching, school dresses, leather for shoe repair, cotton seed and peanut meal, and a broad list of hardware and automotive items.
Handsome country land listing by J. R. Eanes & Co. offering 160 acres black land with 110 cultivated, a well and wind mill, good grazing, not all in cultivation. Cheap sale and easy terms. See before buying.
New season styles arrive from Hart Schaffner & Marx at Higginbotham's featuring snappy spring clothing selections for men.
A village audience weighsJimmy Wallace quitting barbering to study dentistry with mixed reactions. Si Wallace jokes the switch is easy since he already knows how to work the chair. Kilpatrick's markets good neatsfoot oil promising longer life for harnesses and shoes. butter and eggs bought.
A cynical gentleman at a local art talent show labeled Art Objects quips that art would object, noting the joke to the attendant in charge. The remark appears in Harper's as a brisk, period-voiced aside about wit and art.
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