Letter from a Comanche Boy in Frio County June 1917
Moore Texas June 22 1917 a Comanche boy writes to Bill describing Frio County Texas. He notes cactus rocky hills mesquite flats cattle ranges and heat with little cold as Spanish Frio means cold yet locals feel heat. He mentions Route 2 and Route 1 landscapes and remarks on wildlife and farming potential in the valley areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
Texas
Bill
Frio County
San Miguel
Frio
Lizzard
Whole Family Benefited By Wonderful Remedy
A testimonial from Mrs. J B Hartsfield of Atlanta Georgia praises Anti Pain Pills and Nervine for relieving nervousness irritability and headaches. She notes they help her husband and two sons and keep housework possible when unwell. The ad claims twenty years of proven merit and urges purchase at druggists via Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Hartsfield
Plum St
Atlanta Ga
Deuggista
Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
Dangerous Calomel and Local Life in a Border Town
A rambling column mixes local color in a Texas town near the U S border with a sales pitch for Dodson's Liver Tone. The writer recounts diverse scenes including a school, shops, an aviation camp near San Antonio, and encounters with Mexican laborers, followed by a promotional note praising Liver Tone as a safe calomel alternative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Frenzy
Land of
Manana
Getell
Society
Uncle Sam
San Antonio
Laredo
Dodson
Hair Dye Ad Claims Youth Age Reversal
An old advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing promising to make users look ten years younger by darkening gray hair. The ad notes a price of 1.00 in parentheses.
Peanuts Shipped to France Aid Soldiers In Trenches
The Fort Worth Record notes sixty thousand pounds of peanut shipments to France for soldiers and outlines roasting instructions for small stoves. Texas remains the banner peanut state with a predicted bumper crop this year and in the Southwest, signaling greater prosperity and higher money crops than ever before.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
French Commission For Food Supplies
Texas
Commonwealth
Fort Worth
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days
Advertised remedy claims piles cure in six to fourteen days. Promises refund if PAZO MENY fails to heal any itching. Contains odd phrasing and likely old promotional language for a topical treatment.
Notice in Bankruptcy for Ww. T House in Texas
District Court of the United States Northern District of Texas notes Ww. T House of Comanche Texas filed a petition for discharge in bankruptcy No. 966 in 1917 with an order thereon dated June 28 1917. The record shows the debtor as W. T. House of Comanche County Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court of the United States
Texas
Ww. T House
W. T. House of
Comanche
Bankruptcy discharge urged for William Thomas House
Adjudged bankrupt under federal acts, William Thomas House seeks full discharge from debts. Creditors opposing discharge must file written opposition by July 31, 1917 with Referee W. B. Paddock in Fort Worth, Texas, with specifications due ten days after opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Thomas House
Fort Worth
Texas
W. B. Paddock
Citation by Publication for Hopkins Divorce Case 1917
State commands Comanche County Sheriff to publish weekly citations for four weeks in a local newspaper or nearest district paper. The suit No. 4299 in Comanche County District Court involves Haney Hopkins as Plaintiff and Jim Hopkins as Defendant. It notes marriage in Cherokee County Oklahoma in 1913 and separation after December 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Comanché County
Jim Hopkins
52Nd Judicial District
Comanche County
Comanche
Haney Hopkins
Texas
Cherokee County
Oklahoma
Woman Seeks Divorce After Years of Cruel Husband
Plaintiff alleges chronic harsh treatment by Defendant including curses and vile names, pipes of cocaine use, and failure to provide basic needs. She states living as spouses became insupportable, cites incidents in Collinsville Oklahoma and Gustine Texas, and requests dissolution of bonds and other relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ant
Collinsville
Cherokee Co
Okla
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Bevo
Anheuser-Busch
ST. Louis
Comanche, Texas
St. Charles Hotel
Waco, Texas
Waco
Higginbotham
A. D. Backstrom
Dr. Miles
Nino Cachita
Senora
Murt J. Sullivan
Gustine
Ing A
Itra
J. R. Eanes & Company
J. R. Eanes
Burks Mercantile Co
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