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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1915
Page
12
An old advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel for a sluggish liver. The copy warns that calomel causes salivation and sickness, urging readers to use the vegetable-based remedy for rapid relief and improved energy, even claiming it’s safe for children.
Notice to farmers advertising wood feed hogs breeding stock and farm produce appears in the Chief-Exponent. Prices for ads set at 25 cents. Ads in the Chief-Exponent get results.
Secretary Daniels repudiates Representative Hobson’s charge that the United States secretly bartered the Philippines to Japan for peace. Daniels recalls a warning Hobson had no basis for the accusation and says the government never considered the matter.
An old notice promotes Laxa E Bromo Quinine as a tonic and laxative with no head effects. It claims superiority over ordinary Quinine and urges readers to note the full name and look for E. W. Grove's signature on the product label.
Telegram from Vera Cruz confirms that General Jesus Carranza his son Abelardo and aide Ignacio Peraldi were executed by General Santibanez a defector to Zapata near Laredo on February 1 according to Carranza’s widow.
Official dispatches from Mexico City report Zapata forces occupying suburban towns south of the capital while Monterrey remains in Villa forces control under General Angeles. Carranza agency accounts say an attack on Monterrey is underway and Villa forces have routed from Monclova.
An old ad touts Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a remedy for heavy lung colds that were expected to cure themselves. It claims the syrup checks disease progression and aids nature, with bottles priced 25¢ 50¢ and $1, sold by Paris Smith.
Sears Roebuck & Co. directors unanimously approve a 50 percent extra stock dividend and set April 1 1915 as payment date for holders of record March 15. Capitalization rises by 20 million to total 60 million.
A short ad notes gas in the stomach or bowels as a symptom of a torpid liver and recommends Herbine as a liver stimulant and bowel purifier. It claims quick relief, prices at 50 cents, and lists Paris Smith as the seller.
The College of Industrial Arts at Denton, Texas, the state’s largest college for young women, opened in 1903 after the Twenty-seventh Legislature established it. It has grown steadily but faces financial strain as attendance rises faster than funding for several years.
An old advertisement promises rapid ease from bowel irregularity with a nightly dose of HERBINE. It claims you will feel better next day and lists price at 50 cents, sold by Paris Smith.
The state department of agriculture to establish a bureau of information to list live stock and farm products for sale or exchange. Commissioner Davis says the work will focus on farm produce in car lots and livestock of sufficient value to be profitably shipped between regions.
An afternoon gathering at the Chamber of Commerce rooms organized a Cooperative Shipping Club. Officers elected were Ben Ratliff as president J D Caldwell as vice president and Er i K Kirkpatrick as secretary treasurer. The aim is to help farmers and stock men ship hogs or cattle in small numbers by pooling cars to secure a minimum freight rate to the Fort Worth market. The attendees supported the plan and pledged cooperation.
A nationwide wave of affidavits claims 30 000 cases prove Doan's Kidney Pills ease kidney backache and urinary troubles. Comanche resident H J R Gille reports his family’s rapid relief and renewed energy after use. Price 50 cents at all dealers and Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY endorses the remedy.
A collection of testimonial letters extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from nervous spells kidney issues and bearing down pains. Mrs Waters of Camden credits two months of use with regaining health and weight, while Mrs Rickrops of Hanover reports relief after several bottles and a healthy baby. The note urges women to try the remedy before suffering further, noting many published endorsements are genuine.
Solicitor Robert Lansing acting secretary of state denied that Britain had informed the United States it would treat any purchase of interned German and Austrian steamships as an unneutral act. The denial was repeated to press and by House Majority Leader Underwood on the floor.
An advertisement touts Dr Porters Antiseptic Healing Oil as effective for old sores and various remedies failing. It claims relief of pain and simultaneous healing, pricing 25c for a 25 cent size, 50c, and a dollar option.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad plans to electrify 650 miles of its Rocky Mountain division at a cost exceeding 15 million dollars. It will be the world’s most extensive railroad electrification and the first mainline mountain grade project using 3000 volt direct current. Power comes from Montana water developments and will be transmitted over long distances to haul trains through the Rockies.
Leading French doctors prescribe a vegetable oil based treatment for chronic stomach trouble and constipation. One dose can convince and many patients improve within 24 hours. Sold by druggists with a money back guarantee if one bottle fails to satisfy.
Berlin reports that 115000 bales of American cotton have already been landed in Germany, carried by American vessels, according to leading German journals received in London.
A warning of slow healing from cold burns or severe cuts and a promotion for Ballards Snow Liniment bottles priced 25c 50c and 1.00 sold by Paris Smith.
Time it! Pape's Diapepsin digests anything you eat and over comes a sour, gassy or out of order stomach within five minutes. If meals don’t fit, or you feel heavy, heartburn or nausea, get a 50 cent case from your pharmacist and take a dose at once. Relief from stomach misery in five minutes and no sour breath follow.
A gray horse and two work mules, one red and one mouse colored, strayed two miles north of Comanche. Information appreciated. the stock likely headed south. Contact Dr. A. D. Gray in Comanche by phone or word.
Eggs from full blood black Minorca chickens offered at 1.25 dollars for 15 with delivery anywhere in the county by parcel post. Seller T R Lacy of Sidney Texas notes the offer in the county notice.
A notice announces a spin line line of Royal Society and D. M. stamped and embroidered items sold by Mrs C Cunningham. Contact phone 253 for orders and details.
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