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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
8
The piece extols Brin's One-Price Store as a cost saving solution through large stock variety and foresight in buying. It promises savings on both high and low priced goods and encourages customers to MAKE EVERY CENT COUNT by purchasing quality items at the lowest comparable prices.
Three day sale offers discounts on 10c ginghams to 1.98 dollar skirts. Goods include 19c paisley voile, 48c country club skirtings, 98c novelty cottons, 1.89 to 1.98 women’s skirts, and 1.98 white voile with collars and cuffs. Bargains marked for three days only.
Bargains listed for three days include 98c dresses in ginghams, Perecales and Madras plus 1.98 and 2.50 items. Also 65c Percale house dresses, 89c breakfast sets, 48c coverall aprons, 75c bath mats, 1.13 shirt value items and 10c children’s undergarments.
Local notes list numerous residents and visitors across Comanche and nearby towns. Names include Hickey, Cooper, Montgomery, Simmons, Waldrop, Lizzie Ford, Paschall Reese, B. Saylor, Vinson, Chilton, Grisham, Grisham, Boatwright, Floyd Carpenter, Hoff, Tunnell, Burks, Knutson, and Gage, with trips to Rule Dallas Fort Worth Brownwood and Alpine.
W. F. Elkins & Son offer a free booklet of canning recipes to customers. The note invites readers to request the publication, describing the edition as tested and successful for home canning.
Local shop displays Econom Easy seal lids alongside Schram Tide products for Tak jars. Prices listed at five and ten cents. Store ad highlights affordable packaging options for home canners.
A D Backstrom of Comanche Texas offers photo services for family portraits and keepsakes. The note asks for a picture of father and mother and mentions contact details for sittings or inquiries.
An old advertisement promises piles relief in six to fourteen days claiming a product from Satan Snenny at 2420 Sosa. The terse copy offers no medical credentials. It reads as a simple health cure claim with location details.
Editor of the Chief urges young county men to enlist for a Texas company for the War Department draft quota. Enlistment week is June 23 to 30, with local examinations by a Federal Surgeon. 25 non commissioned officers will be chosen from the first enlistees. office at the Court House provides details. two mechanics, two buglers and three cooks are needed.
A promotional note states that a bilious half sick feeling with low energy and constipation can be relieved quickly by using Herbine. The first dose brings improvement and a few doses restore vigor. Price 60c. Sold by S. P. Smith.
An old advertisement touts a quinine tonic labeled LAX A ae GUINING claiming strong tonic and laxative effects without nervousness or aging. It advises readers to remember the full name and look for the signature of RE W GROVE and lists a price of 25c.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. It is a constitutional disease needing an internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to cleanse the blood and reach mucous surfaces. The product, produced by J Cheney & Co of Toledo, advertises testimonials and a family constipation remedy.
Advertisement from Wm. Reese Co Special Agents touts Prickly Ash Bitters as a cure for sour belching and throat burning, claiming it corrects indigestion, purifies stomach and bowels, and makes you feel well.
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