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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1913
Page
11
Sole agent for Marine Mills ribbed underwear markets vests pants and union suits plus ginghams percal es suiting and many daily needs. Large stock of calicoes sheeting towels linens and oil cloths offered at prices to defy competition. Limited silk foulards patterns remaining valued at one dollar.
A jokey column offers brief humor and tall tales. A fix-it anecdote features a car with a near miss on horsepower. A sheep riddle plays on arithmetic sense. A minister reads a Donkey Club notice amid a Sunday service. Willie learns about privacy from his mother in a child’s retort.
Citizens are urged to pay water dues at City Hall between the 1st and 6th to save 25 cents. Ady.
A compact verse urges kindness and optimism. It counsels not to dwell in gloom, noting sunshine follows storms and spring lightens nature. It promotes bravery, steady judgment, and looking up to meet reverses with resolve.
Comanche residents praise M. W. Carroll for introducing Adler-i-ka a buckthorn bark and glycerine mixture said to cure sour stomach gas and constipation with a single dose. The German remedy allegedly gained fame for curing appendicitis and now offers instant relief to upset stomachs.
The appeal warns merchants that mail order and Parcels Post threaten local trade. It urges action in 1913 by advertising through the county newspaper, contracting with publishers, and delivering by Parcels Post for large orders to boost sales and protect local business.
W O Moore offers buggy repair and painting services opposite Tate Brothers on Southeast Wain Street.
Col Jno L Spurlin postmaster of Hamilton accompanied I O Peek editor of the Hamilton Record and the Waco boosters on a trip to Comanche last Thursday to visit what they called the best town in Central West Texas. Dodson's Liver Tone was advertised at Carroll's Drug Store.
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