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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1919
Page
2
A citizen urging Congress to donate one of the surrendered German U boats to Brown county for navigating mud holes on Brownwood roads frames the request amid wartime sentiment. The note cites 500000 soldiers returning from France by July 1 and the need for jobs and recognition for those who fought.
The Brownwood News notes Texas prohibition statutes are flexible enough to limit druggists and grocers from selling toilet lotions and flavoring extracts due to alcohol content, suggesting further strictures on cosmetics and beauty products could prompt new liberty challenges.
A World War I veteran writer recalls sea travel to England and France, gas school, long hikes, the first major battle on July 15, and a lone patrol in No Man's Land. He describes fear, rain, fatigue, and sleeping in a shallow water-filled trench after weeks of combat.
Moss Hanson of Seminole County Oklahoma writes to the Comanche Chief recalling his Comanche county roots near Proctor and the old Hanson family. He mentions kin in Petrolia Texas, his past as undersheriff, and his wish to receive the paper and hear from relatives. He signs from two years as Seminole County official.
An old promotional lotion recipe advises mixing lemon juice with orchard white to create a skin whitening and beautifying lotion. It suggests straining pulp, bottling three ounces of lemon juice with three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. Daily application to face and arms promises clearer, smoother skin.
Health of the community is reported as good. Joe and Fred Porterfield were in Dublin on business Monday. Miss Ztuna Hancock from the Chapel community visited Misses Maggis and Nettie Hayes Sunday. Mrs J N Porterfield is spending this week with her daughter Mrs Edd Gilbreath. Private Bert O Hayes returned.
Sunday arrivals from San Antonio and a party at Edd Stephens last Saturday are noted. Fines and Minor Pickardson spent the night with sister Mrs. Mary Higginbotham at Harbin. Private Bert Hayes and wife visited J. M. Hayes and wife at Gustine Tuesday night. G. H. L. Ferrill showcases old style bureaus repurposed as vanities at Furniture Hospital.
Coal arrives at Meadows Grocery Co to fulfill local orders. Customers can place requests for delivery or pickup of coal supplies as stock is received at the store.
An old advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing as the original product that darkens hair naturally without dye. It emphasizes imitation as counterfeit money and prices the item at $1.00.
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