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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1914
Page
6
A large can of K C lasts longer than 25 cents worth of other powders. The spoonful remains just as good as the first and K C yields the nicest light biscuits cakes and pastry. It is guaranteed pure and wholesome. For goodness sake use K C.
Abilene resident Hardy Bonebrake writes to the Abilene Reporter denouncing what he calls double taxation on mortgage notes. He cites a $3000 home with $1000 down, noting taxes on the unpaid balance and on the note holder, arguing it robs the home seeker and asking lawmakers and readers for opinions. He urges adoption of a mortgage exemption similar to other states and seeks further correspondence.
The ad promotes Dr Porter s Antiseptic Healing Oil as a cure for old sores and various ailments. It promises pain relief and healing in one treatment and lists prices of 25 cents 50 cents and one dollar.
Marie aged eight tells her mother and sister that all couples marry and live unhappily ever after. The mother asks for meaning and Marie answers that is what all of them do. The exchange humorously questions fairy tale endings.
Mesdames Dabney and W B McCain visit Mrs C T Sams who is very ill. Taylor Miller son of Mr and Mrs Earn Miller died last Friday and was buried Sunday. Prof J Speed Carroll operated at Scott and White Temple and is recovering. Charles Ross to marry Miss Hall of Waco on the 22nd. Mrs A F Kay and C P Nelson travel to Mineola and Calhoun Ga to reside. Harve Nowlin marries Miss Bettie Carroll at Rev Nabors home. Lee Wright and others travel for business.
The fifth annual Texas Industrial Congress convention, postponed from December 13 due to Col. Henry Exall’s illness, meets February 21 at Fair Park during the National Corn Exposition in Dallas. Prizes totaling 10 000 in gold will be awarded for the largest net profit per acre across farming lines, with a memorial service for Exall to be announced. Delegates announced for December 13 remain. A full attendance will decide whether the Congress continues in 1914 and officers will be elected. The convention includes an exhibit at the Exposition, February 10–24, with reduced railroad rates to Dallas for visitors.
An old advertisement promotes Herb ine as a liver stimulant and bowel purifyer. It claims to strengthen digestion and restore vigor and cheerful spirit. Sold by Paris Smith for 50 cents.
Public Health Service reports a rapid Pellagra spread across 44 states with over 600 cases in a South Carolina county. It urges Congress to fund specialized study, hospital buildings in the South, and laboratories to isolate and treat cases, noting a 50 000 case six year history and a mortality over 35 percent.
Describes two sizable farm properties for sale. First: 147 acres 214 miles north of Gustine with 60 acres cultivated, extensive timber and grass, two-room house, wind mill, tank, and well. Second: 68 acres 614 miles south of Comanche with 40 acres cultivated, valley and sandy lands, orchard and berries, four-room house, and good well water. A fine home potential highlighted.
164 acres located 6 miles north of Comanche with 110 acres in good cultivation. Two sets of improvements and two wells, including a 12 ft windmill and tank. Described as one of the best farms in Comanche County.
Anxious sellers promise near market values and generous terms with substantial cash payments. The note emphasizes quick closings and noble cash portions to attract buyers.
The ad touts Peruna as a remedy used during grippe and in convalescence, with testimonials from Mrs. Jane Gift of Athens Ohio and Mr. Victor Patneaude of Topeka Kas praising quick relief and restored strength. It mentions Peruna Tablets as an alternative to liquid medicine and offers a Free Peru na Lucky Day Almanac for 1914.
Brown County residents say farmer Kopke, about twenty four miles southwest of Brownwood, has nearly solved cheap siloing with three underground cement lined silos of 100 tons capacity each. They are formed like wells and topped with cotton seed hulls until use of ensilage.
Sickly children urged to take White's Cream Vermifuge as a worm destroyer and stomach tonic. Price 25 cents per bottle. Sold by Paris Smith.
On his first day at school Tommy returns home claiming he learned nothing and did nothing. He recounts telling a woman how to spell eat, prompting curiosity about classroom activities from his teacher. The brief quip captures a child’s humorous view of early education.
Advertisements show women can structure buying as methodically as managing household chores. The text highlights the parallel between household work and consumer decisions guided by ads.
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