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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1919
Page
9
Promote health with Prickly Ash Bitters that quickly corrects stomach and bowel troubles. Every man should keep a bottle at home as the prompt dose prevents sickness, misery and expense. Price one dollar and twenty five cents per bottle. The Wm. Reese Co. and Hamilton Drug Co. special agents.
Lists of residents and visitors over a week including Charlie Hancock trip to Comanche Mrs J R Carver and daughters Grady and Gertrude to Ft Worth Mrs Termy Henry returning from Ft Worth Misses Salyer Velma Ima Love Collinsworth and Ronald Collinsworth Edna Hill at Joe Porterfield home Gladys Woodall San Angelo with Clara Richardson Rainy week in area updates on trips to Dublin Ste Phenville Hoboken and more residents visiting Hancock home for victrola night
Duge Halsey was discharged from overseas service and returned home Thursday as the community extends a warm welcome. Lottie Smith returned Wednesday from a three month visit in New Mexico, with her brother Roy Smith and family possibly to make their home here. Several local social visits and weekend guests are noted, including Mr. Ollie Lassiter and wife with the Beaty family, and Lawrence and Jesse Redwine from De Leon. Little Lawrence Hatley returned from Ft Worth after an appendectomy and is improving. Pearl Hatley also had surgery in Ft Worth and is doing nicely at home.
An older advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood purifier and strength builder. It claims quinine and iron enrich the blood, improve appetite, and provide reliable tonicity for malaria and general weakness, selling for 60 cents a bottle.
In Gum Springs the community enjoyed a Saturday singing at Charlie Horner's. Mary Elliott and Zenya Loftis stayed with Alex Lane Monday through Thursday. Ethingtons leave for Alexander Oklahoma then return home. Belle Rasco and Bess Rasco attended Hasse church. Dan Butler and Ranger kin visit J. T. Evans. Walter Cottrell and wife from Arbor Springs visited Charley Marshall. Milton Loftis and family stayed with Alex Lane. Tobe Stewart and family visited Monroe. Regular singings are the second and fourth Sundays with a Friday night session ahead.
Advertises Freezone as a cheap drug store solution for corns and hard skin on feet. Claims only a few drops remove corns and calluses leaving underlying skin soft and pink, with no irritation.
Rainy week hampers farmers delaying thrasher work and Sunday services. Locals include Aaron Massingill from Barleston visiting family, Wes Redwine back from France honored at a gathering, and Otis Robertson arriving from Mexico for threshing. Baseball from Center Hill won at De Leon. Several relatives travel and visit, with singing school to begin and a church service led by Rev. Walter Martin.
Millions of tablets labeled Bayer Tablets of Aspirin were later found to be mostly talcum powder from a Brooklyn manufacturer. Genuine American Bayer tablets are marked with the Bayer Cross and sold in original Bayer packages with proper directions and dosage.
An advertisement touts Disagreeable ah Trou b as diarrhoea remedy. It claims a speedy cure available in Mississippi Diarrhoea Cordial, priced at 25 cents and 50 cents.
Van Dyke reports ongoing rain and good health in the community. Mr. Preacher hosted a Saturday singing enjoyed by all. Sid Carter visited his aunt near Hasse and attended the Preachers' singing. Clara Johnson and Emma Fallis visited their sister near Gumm Springs with Emma staying overnight. Rev Carter will preach this weekend. everyone urged to attend Sunday school and evening singing. Mr Catton from Rising Star was in the area on business.
A terse ad style note claims Drageis offers a refund and promises pile cure in six to fourteen days. The fragmentary text references Af PASO SET and roy et al without clear context.
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