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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
6
A heavy rain Sunday night June 2 lifts spirits of residents. Crowds attend singing at Creamer on the first Sunday in June with locals from Creamer and nearby Fleming. Reports note livestock misfortunes from a snake bite and drowning while Rev. Frank Steele preaches. Next Sunday Rev. T N Carter is scheduled to preach.
Advertisement for Prickly Ash Bitters by the Wm. Reese Co Special Agents claims biliousness harms organs and that the tonic cleanses the bowels vitalizes the blood and makes users feel bright strong and hearty priced at 1.25 per bottle.
An old advertisement promotes LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine as a cure for colds with claims it stops coughs and headaches in one day. Druggists refund money if it fails. Printed with EH. W. GROVES signature on each box. Three cents.
Rains and sickness slow farm work as crab grass advances. Reports detail visits, relocations, and family updates including the Burton and Renfro families. The Walls household suffers illness and Will Walls registers for military service. New teachers Foantie Waldrop and Ramona Yarbrough are elected for next year. A death in the Arlington family prompts condolences as they move toward Arkansas.
Mothers are urged to give California Syrup of Figs for constipation in children with signs like coated tongue irritability and feverishness. The ad claims it cleanses the liver and bowels without griping, improves digestion, and sweetens the stomach with a pleasant taste.
The County Court of Comanche County Texas appoints J. B. Northcutt as Temporary Guardian for the minors Elsie Northcutt and Edith Northcutt on May 25 1918. The appointment becomes permanent unless contested at the next term starting July 1 1918. The notice commands publication weekly for ten days before the return day and provides court procedures for contest and filing.
Cyril McPherson, in military training at Philadelphia, visited relatives here last week. S. T. Hilliard and family attended Bible Sunday. Odell Spence is ill. Velma Smedley attends the normal at Comanche. Little Lee Ola Couch of Hamilton visits grandparents S. M. Couch. No singing Sunday night due to bad weather.
Mrs. P. H. Martin of Peru Indiana reports two daughters with whooping cough recovered quickly after taking Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The medicine was praised for keeping coughs loose and making expectoration easy.
Storage batteries for sale, charging, rental, and rebuilding offered by Higginbotham Bros. & Co. A compact ad promoting full battery services.
Drugstore ad promotes PAZO OINTMENT claiming cure of itching bleeding and protruding piles in 6 to 14 days with money back guarantee. The message notes test application details mentioning Hase and Rest. but ends abruptly.
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic drives out malaria enriches the blood and builds up the system. A true tonic for adults and children. 60 cents.
Sheriff announces bond election in Road District No. 1 Comanche County Texas to issue 140000 dollars in eighty 2 thousand dollar bonds for road construction and upkeep with a 30 year max term and a tax levy. Voters must meet qualification and residency rules and ballots read For road bonds or Against road bonds. Ballot notices to be published and posted as required.
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