Vandyke W O W Camp Hosts Soda Springs Visit
Local note reports W O W degree team from Vandyke visiting Soda Springs Camp on Thursday the 9th. A candidate was initiated and a fine supper followed. Crops including peanuts and feed look good as hay harvests near. Miss Nona Bullock visits Hood county kin. B M Johnson plans move to New Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hammond
Comanche
Soda Springs Camp
Soda Springs
Nona Bullock
Hood County
W. T. Howard
B. M. Johnson
New Mexico
Local Visitors Gathering for Church and Family
Sidney News notes Miss Willie Folmar of Mineola visiting sister Mrs. C. D. Staton this week. Mr. and Mrs. Watkin Neal of Fort Worth visiting relatives and attending Baptist revival. Jim Ross and son Charlie of DeLeon visiting his brother J. C. Grandpa Lacy visiting relatives. Mrs. Lena Rollins of Port Arthur visiting here. Mrs. Jim McCullough and child leaving for Oklahoma. Christian meeting begins Friday night before the first Sunday in August. all invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Folmar
Mineola
C. D. Staton
Lena Rollins
Port Arthur
Sisters Visit Dub lin Family. Rain Boosts Corn Crop
Misses Fannie and Myrtle Stew art left Tuesday for Dublin to visit sister Mrs. Jones for a week. Miss Emily Arthur of Sidney visits sister Mrs. Northcutt this week. A heavy rain Saturday night helps finish corn and feed. Everyone plans to attend the W. O. W. Log Rolling event this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie
Myrtle Stewart
Dublin
Mrs. Jones
Emily Arthur
Sidney
Mrs. Northcutt
Copperas Prairie and Gap News Dispatch
Rain boosts local feed crop prospects with corn maize and kaffir thriving. Cotton looks promising though outcomes remain uncertain. Local social notes cover visits, dances, campaign chatter, beekeeping, and talk of consolidating Walnut Copperas Prairie and Gap schools to extend schooling months.
Community Notes From Comanche Area
Sunday visits feature Vandyke and Thacker families while Allen, Bowling and Johnsons travel. Oak Valley attendees hear a political talk at Comanche and neighbors join an ice cream supper at Duncan. Roe Thompson recovers, and Carl Johnson visits Cottonwood friends as relatives gather in Comanche.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandyke
Robert Thacker
Willie Holland
Mary
Sidney
George Berrack
Henry Bowling
Mansfield
J. J. Johnson
Johnson
H. Lewis
White Point
Oak Valley
Comanche
Shack Howell
T. J. Howell
Frank Powers
Duncan
D. J. Stubblefield
Roe Thompson
Willie Roe
Bible
Carl Johnson
Cottonwood
Joe Robertson
Bryson School House Crops and Weather Update
A light rain Saturday evening helped crops while the wind toppled S P Burns barn. Families report readiness to thresh oats and need rain to break land and plant feed crops. Mr Crockett’s mother and sister visited Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. P. Burns
Mr. Crockett
W O W Picnic At Hamilton Drug Co Soda Fountain
Comanche residents praise the W O W group for a strenuous picnic held in hot dusty weather. They credit the organization’s success to cold well mixed sodas served in clean glasses at Hamilton Drug Co. and urge neighbors to visit the popular fountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.O.W
Hamilton Drug Co
Comanche
Voters urged to back James Swayne in Texas district race
A 1914 Comanche County appeal urges Progressive Democrats to unite behind Fort Worth candidate James Swayne to support Wilson Bryan policies. Signers warn a split vote could elect Calaway and harm the party, citing Burleson’s Dallas News rhetoric and local supporters in real estate, law, farming, and business.
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Comanche
Texas
Comanche County
Woodrow Wilson
William J. Bryan
Wilson
Hunter
Milam
James W. Swayne
James Swayne
Fort Worth
Swayne
Callaway
W. J. Bryan
Burleson
Democratic Party
Congress
Bryan
Albert S. Burleson
Dallas News
Houston
San Jacinto
W. R. Slider
Thomas W. Dunlap
G. H. Goodson
J. E. Chilton
J. J. Alexander
Tl. N. Goodson
Ino
P. Hart
D. Couch
J. M. Rieger
W. P. Payne
R. O. Edwards
W. Davis
S. A. Riley
W. G. E. West
Carpenter
Rain Helps Crops and Clears Dust in Saturday Shower
A hard rain fell last Saturday about seven o'clock in this area, benefiting crops and cooling the air while settling the dust. The brief shower brought measurable moisture and relief to local fields.
Spermatic Shield Promises Quick Rupture Closure
Chicago and Philadelphia truss expert F H Seeley lectures at the Commercial Hotel Dublin Friday July 24 offering the Spermatic Shield. He claims the device closes the natural opening in about 10 days without surgery or injections and provides free demonstrations for charity cases.
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F. H. Seeley
Chicago
Philadelphia
Commercial Hotel
Dublin
England
Spain
Serley
United States
Washington, D. C
List of Local Citizens and Occupations in Comanche Area
A long list names many residents and their professions including W. T. Irwin lumberman cashier E. E. Anthony, banker R. H. Kelley, physician J. J. Allen merchant and others. The compilation covers farmers merchants teachers ministers carpenters and hotelmen with several banks and financial roles noted. The political advertisement tag appears near the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.T. Irwin
E. E. Anthony
Cashier Fire State Bank
J. H. Dunlap
Ino
Hill Huddleston
J. F. Grisham
A. W. Palmer
C. O. Brightman
P. K. Couch
W. I. Wilkins
C. B. Guyger
D. 8. Jennings
F. L. Little
W. Z. Bolton
J. A. Rice
Drayman
D. W. Crabb
W. W. Tullos
E. H. Little
C. E. Terry
Joe Carlisle
R. H. Kelley
J. P. Brown
H. H. Duke
G. A. Tutwiler
P. H. Hutson
C. C. Speed
Bert Speed
I. A. Neel
Chas. H. Little
R. J. Adcock
J. J. Allen
J. M. Hall
W. F. Durham
J. E. Milton
W. C. Langston
W. C. Weaver
A. W. Wilkes
H. G. Jones
J.C. C. Martin
J. F. White
PF. G. Weaver
J. B. Laey
I. A. Herring
W. B. Hayes
Essaks Stewart
Jno
T. Roberts
J. W. Roe
R. P. Hamilton
G .B. Sanders
B. B. Wilhelm
W. Dunlap
Wee Cunningham
F. & M. National Bank
P. T. Sartwelle
Comanche National Bank
W. P. West
D. M. Herring
Ae ©. Montgomery, Farmer and Stockman. C. A. Greene
W. H. Slider
O. W. Greene
Real estate man touts LIV VER LAX cure
Prominent Dallas real estate man F E Gilmore testimonial claims LIV VER LAX cured his billiousness stomach liver trouble and constipation. He links malaria prevention to the remedy and urges keeping a bottle at home with weekly doses. Sold by Wm Reese Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grigsby
F. E. Gilmore
Slaughter
Dallas
Texas
Wm. Reese Co
Advertising drives success for 11 143 stores in this country
Statistics show half of the 11 143 failed stores did not advertise. Those that advertised used programs like circulars and street car cards. Stores that used newspaper ads consistently fared better, and the Chief Exponent advertising staff offers help with publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Merchant
Reply by J R McClellan on Campaign Circulars and Endorsements
J R McClellan denounces campaign circulars by his opponent Callaway for slander and seeks voter support with endorsements from local lawyers and grand jurors. He asserts his record proves qualification for district attorney and urges voters to judge by evidence and steady public service rather than naked claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton
D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Callaway
Comanche County
Hisself
Thomas Jefferson
Coryell
J. R. McClellan
Texan Senator H. H. Terrell Acknowledged Leader and Contender
Native Texan born 1869 near Alto Cherokee County Terrell farmed in McLennan County until 1890 elected to 27th Legislature served 28th 29th 30th Legislatures later rising to President pro tempore of the Senate He seeks the Comptroller post pledging strict enforcement of laws and businesslike administration to the People if chosen by the Democracy of Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Terrell
Alto
Cherokee County
McLennan
State Senate
Falls
Milam
Texas
Comtroller’s Department
Senate
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Vandyke News
Sidney News
Creamer
Copperas Prairie and Gap
A. Y. Parsons
Abilene
F. M Johnson
F. M. Graham
Morgan
John Morrison
Blanket
W. H. Reese
John
W. F. Vancleaves
L. D. Rasberry
R. B. Waldrop
E. L. Wallace
G. L. Garrison
Walnut
Copperas Prairie
Gap
Oak Valley News
Will Howard
12Th Congressional District
Seeley
Czar
Russia
Senator H. 8. Terrell
Waco
Comptroller OF Public Accounts
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