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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
6
An advertisement extols Dodson's Liver Tone as a pleasant vegetable liquid that cleanses the liver without causing sickness or salivation, contrasting it with calomel, a dangerous mercury drug. The copy targets both children and adults and promises relief from biliousness, constipation, and headaches.
Local ad promotes B. A. Thom as Louse Killer to control lice on chicks at night and pests on cucumber tomato and squash vines. The Cash Store Comanche lists J. W. Carter Hasse and Stone Truett Proctor as sellers with a guarantee of satisfaction.
Residents express relief over Sunday night rain while noting generally weak health in the community. Various families report weekend visits and gatherings from Buffalo to Sardis and Vandyke, with a Friday night dance drawing a small crowd due to weather.
Several residents attended a singing session at Sardis on Sunday afternoon. Sarah Davis spent Saturday night with her cousin Mattie Bell Swearingen.
An advertisement urges readers to start taking Prickly Ash Bitters to purify the blood liver and bowels and prevent summer illness. The tonic is priced at 1.25 per bottle and promoted by The Wm. Reese Co Special Agents.
A heavy rain blessed Stag Creek on Sunday. Rev. Hunt preached to a large crowd at the graveyard. A boy was born to Mr. and Mrs. Summers on May 30. Visitors from Harmony, Bert and Mrs. Cox hosted a Friday party. The Jones family visited Bibb, and Henry Jones has mumps. Audie Collie stays with Mrs. Summers. Local singing drew a good turnout. a buggy broke while working a colt. Another singing is planned for next Sunday.
If you have the itch, don't scratch it does not cure the trouble and may bleed. Apply Ballard's Snow Liniment rub in gently on affected parts. It relieves itching instantly and a few applications removes the cause thus performing a permanent cure. Price 25c 50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by S. P. Smith.
Higginbotham Bros. & Co offers storage batteries for sale rent and rebuilding services. The firm advertises charging and rebuilding options for a range of battery needs.
COMANCHE CIRCUIT announces the Third Quarterly Conference on Saturday June 8 and Sunday June 9 at Harmony Church. Preaching at 11 a.m. by Presiding Elder Rev. Eli Williams. Dinner on the mat, 2:30 p.m. conference to be held. Sunday preaching and Sunday night. J T Ferguson, Pastor.
Dublin preacher Rev. E. P. Williams will deliver a sermon at Fellowship School House on Saturday night June 8. Attend for spiritual guidance and community message.
On Sunday at 3 p m the pastor will preach weather permitting. The congregation present will decide whether preaching continues if conditions worsen. J T Ferguson Pastor
Mrs. P. H. Martin of Penn Indiana reports two daughters suffered whooping cough. She gave Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and says it worked like a charm, keeping the cough loose and expectoration easy.
Eld. A. M. Fagan will preach on Harmony on the Third Sunday in June at 11 o clock. All are invited to attend.
For indigestion constipation or biliousness a 50 cent bottle of LA%-FOS WITH PEPSIN is advertised as a liquid digestive laxative. It is marketed by Paris Medicine Co. known for Laxative Bromo Quinine and Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic.
On June 1 1918 I was appointed guardian of Eldon Ferrill and Omar Ferrill and on June 31 1918 I applied to the County Judge of Comanche County Texas for authority to lease oil and gas interests. The land includes one half undivided interest in 426 acres of W Campbell survey and 287 acres of C E Anderson survey and 86 acres in E T Ry Co Lands. The County Judge will hear the application on June 14 1918 in his Comanche County office.
Public record entry dated day of May 1918 in Comanche County Texas shows B C Stailey as Clerk of County Court. No further details provided beyond administrative filing reference numbers (39 41).
The State of Texas to the Sheriff and Comanche County constables command publication of this notice weekly for ten days before the return day. J. B. Northcutt was appointed Temporary Guardian of Elsie Northcutt and Edith Northcutt by the Comanche County Court on May 25, 1918. The guardianship becomes permanent unless contested at the next term starting July 1, 1918, at the Comanche County Courthouse.
Notice in Probate states Mrs. B I Walker filed May 16 1918 in Comanche County Court for guardianship of M T Walker I Walker T L Walker and H C Walker minors. Hearing set for the first Monday in July 1918 at the Comanche Court House with all interested parties to appear and answer. Writ issued at Comanche Texas showing execution.
Sheriff notices an election on July 1, 1918 at voting places in Comanche box No 2 Hasse Proctor Vandyke and Whitville Road District No 1 per May 30 1918 Commissioners Court order. The description covers blocks streets and land parcels from Comanche town site to J W Barcroft survey and Indian Creek with meanders and right of way lines.
A public notice sets an election in Comanche County to approve 140000 dollars in road bonds for a road district. Candidates are to vote for or against road bonds, with ballots labeled accordingly, and notice details include polling officers and publication requirements.
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