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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1919
Page
4
Higginbotham Bros and Co this week received a modern auto hearse for their undertaking establishment. The hearse was bought weeks ago and has been on the road, filling a long felt need as Dublin and Brownwood hearses have been used in the past year. Citizens praise the company for progressiveness and service.
Four room house in fair repair with well water offered for five dollars monthly. Contact C. W. Innes for details.
A vintage remedy claim offers Reno vine as a heart and nerve tonic. The text lists price possibilities of 50 cents and one dollar for the product.
Mr. Robt Stroops recently back from overseas service visited friends. Mr. and Mrs Ode Faircloth of Carlton visited her parents Mr. and Mrs Jim Moseley. Jno W Mayes of Reward Ariz Miss Kate Bishop of Junction and Master Anton Rauhut of Comanche were guests of the McCrarys. Mrs J W Applewhite and sons Roy and Horace of Gustine visited the Miller and McCrary homes.
A. M. Lovelace and other Higginbotham Bros. buyers traveled this week to northern factories. They will purchase goods direct for their houses, a move viewed as a real service to Comanche and a sign of the chain’s strong local footing in competing with large national buyers.
Elkins Tin Shop advertises custom syrup evaporators built to any specification. The shop promises durable construction and tailored designs for local producers seeking reliable processing equipment.
In Brownwood Bulletin the Parsons Column extols practical labor, arguing that dirty hands show effort while neglecting to wash them is a larger disgrace, praising everyday toil and personal responsibility.
Last Monday afternoon a runaway team belonging to W. B. Cooper frightened at Ford Station ran into a Ford belonging to C. A. Warnken, wrecking the Warnken vehicle. Warnken escaped by leaping free as the collision occurred.
An advertising claim for Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic asserts that worm infestations cause unhealthy color and stomach issues, and that two to three weeks of the tonic will enrich blood improve digestion and strengthen the whole system to dispel worms and restore health, priced 60 cents per bottle.
In Brownwood Bulletin, Parsons laments the danger of a sharp tongue and notes readers who prize wit like a new toy, turning sharp speech into a prized instrument rather than a tool for constructive dialogue.
Rev John Power of Brownwood in the Buletin recalls a figure described as Jezebel who painted her face and turned her head to gaze from a window. The passage notes speculation she may have walked streets in semi transparent skirts.
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