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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1920
Page
3
Regular correspondence notes a slow rain Saturday night and Sunday reducing activities. Miss Addie Moore visiting from Denton over holidays. Luker and Ewing home from A and M College for holidays. School attendance fairly good as Mr McKenney moves from Board Church community to the area.
An old advertisement promotes Bayer brand aspirin as genuine aspirin in Bayer tablets with directions for headache cold pain neuralgia lumbago and rheumatic conditions. It notes Bayer’s nineteen years of physician prescribed use and mentions handy tin boxes of 12 tablets priced at a few cents.
The note hopes for several days of pleasant weather following a cold rainy spell. Rev Rainey will lead the regular service next Sunday and a singing event is planned for Sunday evening. Local visits include Marion Jackson of Gum Springs seeing his grandfather, Mr Tullis, last week. Mr Jeff Cottrell traveled to De Leon for business last Monday. Mrs Hammonds remains ill though showing slight improvement. Clean up day at the school last Saturday saw broad participation and satisfactory effort.
A small bottle of delightful Danderine sold at drug or toilet counters claims to stop hair loss and dandruff after several applications. The ad urges applying a little to the scalp to grow hair strong and long, promising soft glossy results. Broken Blossoms plays at Majestic Theatre on Monday and Tuesday January 19 and 20.
Advertisement claims cold relief starts with the first dose and a schedule of dosing every two hours for three doses. It promises instant nasal relief, stops a runny nose, eases headache feverishness sneezing and stiffness, and touts low cost and ease of use with no quinine.
An ad promoting Cascarets claims to relieve constipation headache colds and biliousness. The message presents Cascarets as a universal remedy and lists multiple symptoms it supposedly alleviates.
An advertisement promises relief from biliousness headaches and constipation with Cascarets. It claims the laxative is gentle, nongriping, and works while you sleep, unlike salts oils or calomel.
A garbled promotional note offers eggs from Martin's Egg Producer with a money back guarantee. It promises cash or eggs and claims guaranteed quality backed by drugstore authentication.
Sunday school at 10 oclock in the morning. Attendance at 11 oclock in the terets of the Woman's Missionery. The pastor will preach a short sermon and the society officers will be installed by Miss Agnes Graham. No service Sunday night but a union service at the Christian church led by the Methodist pastor. Emmet L. Lloyd, Pastor. Theatre Monday and Tuesday January 19 and 20.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as fast relief for indigestion sour stomach and gas. It claims a couple of tablets neutralize acidity and end heartburn belching and pain with no waiting. It urges readers to buy a box and enjoy favorite foods again.
Scrapple is made from trimmed ham and shoulder scraps plus head, heart, liver, skins and sausage meat. Boil meat, strip from bones, boil liquor with corn meal to a thick mush, mix with meat, season with salt pepper marjoram or thyme, chill in pans, and slice to fry.
A legal notice from the District Court of Comanche County dated December 19, 1919. The petition by J A B Reid versus El livan Jno W B Elizabeth J Hill and Hammon seeks title and possession of land described as part of the A W Sullivan survey. The writ commands return on execution and states the case will be heard at the next term. Clerk A J Lloyd signs.
The notice summons the defendants J B Huling Elisabeth Huling J C Bartlett Louisiana Allen and heirs of each party in a trespass to try title suit filed December 19 1919 in district court Comanche County Texas docket 5046 regarding 153 3 4 acres and 38 1 2 acres of land in Brown and Comanche counties with the next term set for April 1920.
If you have no appetite for meals, a note on digestive trouble. Take Prickly Ash Bitters, medicine for men. It cleanses stomach, liver and bowels and helps appetite and cheerfulness. Price $1.25 per bottle. Sold by Hamilton Drug Co and Wm Reece Drug Co as special agents.
A brief warning describes calomel or mercury as a dangerous remedy causing sour bile cramps and illness. It cautions readers that calomel can harm bones and should not be used.
A questionable vintage ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a gentle vegetable remedy for biliousness constipation and fatigue. It markets a “perfect substitute” for calomel and uses bold health claims to lure buyers.
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