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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1918
Page
5
WANTED men with families to clear land this summer and to help gather a bumper crop in the fall. Will rent land to parties clearing same for next year. Good wages and work every day. Clarksville Texas.
Three second hand roadsters listed for sale including a Little Saxon Roadster a Saxon Six Roadster and a Chevrolet Model 490 Roadster all reported to be in good condition by Higginbotham's.
Mothers urged to replace castor oil and calomel with California Syrup of Figs for cleansing stomach liver and bowels. The ad claims it is gentle effective and loved by children and cautions buyers to buy only the California Fig Syrup Company product to avoid counterfeits.
Sunday evening rainfall noted in Arbor Springs while residents recount gatherings meetups and family visits. Among those mentioned are Mrs Bowlwear visiting Mr Jim Guthrie and clusters at Comanche and San Angelo with kinfolk like Ruth and Grace Jenkins and Mollie Scott.
Local dealer Atwood Brothers advertises a large consignment of oats priced at one dollar per bushel. The notice emphasizes savings for buyers and invites inquiries.
The Chief Exponent notes in stock adding machine paper rolls available in any quantity from a single roll to case quantities. Savings offered on every order.
Leases and assignments listed for record include Oscar Callaway acquiring numerous tracts from multiple grantors for nominal sums, with extensive properties across H. T. & B. Ry Co. surveys, Comanche Trust Co., and other surveys. several entries note transfers to J. W. Taylor, Roxana Petroleum Co., and the Texas Company among others, mostly dated December 1917.
Legal notices detail multiple property conveyances and leases across Rusk County surveys. Transactions involve S J Thompson, Chas W Hardy, Gulf Production Co, J M Vanderslice, Deaf & Dumb Asylum land, J G Bishop, H R Kerstetter, W H Roest, J S Cosden, R T Jones, C C Shankles, J G Hardin, C W Harkrider, trustee, and C E Scott with various acreages and nominal consideration.
Humble Oil and Refining Co releases two tracts leased by J L Joplin to J A Fisher and others. W E Tyler assigns one contract to J G Webster for 100 dollars. Release of 106 acres from D and D A Land by J G Bishop to G H Mayes and J B Wilbanks. Humble Oil also releases 375 acres in the Jas Thompson and J N Marshall surveys to Mrs HL Foster et al. Release of R W Dick to Jean P Day from Vol 113 page 24 Comanche County Deed Records. Ad for Herbine laxative.
Notice states a date mistake for the Apostolic meeting. The gathering now starts on Tuesday July 30, as announced by W J Carleton.
Mr. Charlie Galloway and family from Brownwood visited friends Saturday night and Sunday. Zed Robinson and baby with wife visited Mr. Sam Davis from East Texas. Wid Spivey from Brownwood dined with Roy Johnson. Audie and Cleo Greer from Comanche stayed with Ruben McPherson. Baptist meeting continues at Oak Valley. Janie Stewart from Comanche visited friends. Vera Kathleen Beene Mattie Kate Odell Spence Geraldine Dabney Maggie Hilliard Janie Stewart were with Odessa Johnson Saturday. D P Lloyd and family from De Leon spent with W S Beene family. A D Dabney of Eastland visited with F J Spence. Ladies from Comanche visited Opal Glasgow. Sallie Shackley and brothers stayed with uncle S T Hilliard.
Steve Hoover of Mt. Pleasant Iowa writes that after two months feeding his herd of about 100 hogs B A Thompson s Hog Powder fifty were sick and off feed yet none died the hogs are well and growing fast nearby herds had cholera for sale by The Cash Store Comanche J W Carter Hasse and Stone Truett Proctor
Reports say a Texan forced a Kansas City girl to consent with a pistol and then coerced a justice of the peace to wed them. The incident highlights a drastic, violent effort to secure a wife amid regional contrasts and social perceptions.
Despondency is often caused by indigestion and constipation and quickly eases when Chamberlain's Tablets are taken. The tablets aid digestion and promote bowel movement.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claims to destroy malarial germs transmitted by mosquitoes. The label notes price as about a certain amount but provides no exact figure.
A wartime lyric extols unity and fighting the Kaiser with Allied forces and flags. It ends with a patriotic chorus led by Uncle Sam. The piece also advertises Prickly Ash Bitters as a digestive remedy priced at $1.25 per bottle from The Wm. Reese Co. special agents Laura Emert Faulkner Comanche Texas.
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