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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1919
Page
8
The peanut market reports relief in congestion and readiness to buy nuts in any quantities. Sellers should ensure nuts are thoroughly dry if soft and sifted and cleaned if sandy or mixed with leaves before delivery.
Inventory complete with fall and winter goods offered at low prices. Remnants of piece goods on sale far below regular values at remnant counters.
A local grocer promotes low prices on staple groceries feed and seed for 1919. A large shipment of seed oats is due and customers are urged to visit or call for details.
A local hardware seller advertises a wide range of stoves including cook and heater models and oil stoves. The note touts satisfactory prices and promotes oil stoves as an affordable fuel solution with coal oil highlighted as a cheap option.
This splendid department upholds its usual high standard offering single pieces or complete house keeping outfits to suit every need and ensure total customer satisfaction.
Lumber department reports rapid demand growth and full availability of materials. Customers are urged to buy glass, lumber, lime, brick, and cement with the same careful service as for larger purchases.
We have four new model Chevrolets on hand ready for delivery. We do all kinds of repair work including welding by gas process. Bring us your broken castings and we'll make them as good as new under guarantee. We will recharge your battery or if necessary completely rebuild it. Bring us your battery troubles.
The notice lists numerous individuals visiting or returning to Comanche from Dallas Waco Ranger and El Paso sections. It notes military movements and leave, family visits, births, and a few relocations including Ed Wilkerson Donald Dingwall and B H Baxter.
Energy Camp No. 1463 elects officers at its December 28 meeting with S Anderson as C C and G T Rudd as G T Rudd Adv Lt Fred Brannan as Banker J R Vick Clerk A White Escort R R Hitt Sentry Ni Bryson Watchman T T Brown J S Moore and W D Howell as Managers W R Fowler as Physician Also advertises Ballard’s Snow Liniment price 25c 50c and 1.00 per bottle sold by S P Smith.
We express heartfelt appreciation to friends for tender love acts comforting words and flowers during our mother’s illness and death. Signed by Mrs. W. E. Connell Mrs. Brooks Lee Mrs. Sidney Connell Miss Larado Millican Claude Millican.
A brief classified note from C W Innes of Southern Square inviting property owners to bring rental listings as he has a dozen prospective tenants. He asks interested landlords to come and see him.
Local companies report marvelous stock sales fueled by a flood of orders by wire telephone and mail. Comanche Oil Association offices struggle to keep up as bankers lease and other firms rush to meet demand. Investors show fever over Comanche county holdings and the messages reflect intense activity.
Relatives learn of Pvt. David M Loftis death from influenza at Camp Mills New York on October 22 The message to his mother Mrs Ella Brewton of Uvalde Texas notes he was the son of the late David Loftis and grandson of Mr and Mrs G C Davis He was also nephew of Mrs W G Garner of the city.
Rev and Mrs Samuel H Austin inform of the death of Mrs J H Vaughn at a Louisville sanitarium. Residing in Munsfordville Kentucky she was fifty years old after years of illness. Sympathy extended to Rev and Mrs Austin in their loss.
Local druggists report falling calomel sales as Dodson's Liver Tone gains popularity. Guarantee offered, affordable bottle, and safe vegetable formula praised for gentle relief from liver sluggishness and constipation without calomel g weeks. Children and adults can take it with no violent aftereffects.
Grandma Reese returns home from a visit in Cross Roads. Joe Hardin makes a business trip to Comanche. The death angel claimed Burnell Odell and Harvey Odell’s condition is grave. The oil boom continues with the Gillett well on the Starkie farm progressing nicely.
An advertisement touts LAX FOS WITH PEPSIN as a pleasant liquid digestive laxative for indigestion constipation and biliousness. It is presented as a 50 cent bottle from Paris Medicine Co manufacturers of Laxative Bromo Quinine and Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic.
The Day of Glory is proclaimed with hope for peace and rain and oil development bring millions to Comanche County. Rowland's 5e 10e and 25e Store advertises daily new goods, cash sales, and friendly service as it invites customers to buy what they need.
A fragmented grocery ad lists Irish potatoes cabbage onions and other staples with prices. It promotes items such as coffee salmon crackers oatmeal tomato products and household goods with varied prices and occasional quantities.
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