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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1919
Page
9
A patient recounts two years of severe stomach pain and digestive trouble, saying Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured him. The ad claims the product clears mucus and inflammation, promising a full refund if not convinced. Also notes other local notices and a bowel movement ad for Herbine priced at 60 cents by S. P. Smith.
Cross Timbers Pvt. Austin Beattie recently returned from France. Roy Hayes and his wife visited J. M. Ed Pome and family in Edna Hills this Sunday night. Elbert Porterfield spent last week with J. C. Collinsworth family. Mrs. Cora Henry shopped in Dublin Tuesday. Mrs. Richardson, previously ill, is now up. Mrs. Levie Boynton and son J.
Advertises a stomach remedy priced at 25 cents and 50 cents. Notes the product is handy for all stomach complaints and marketed as a cost saving alternative to physician visits.
An advert promotes LAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN as a remedy for habitual constipation. It claims prompt relief with regular use for 14 to 21 days to establish regular action and notes pleasant taste and a price of 60 cents per bottle.
The Arbor Springs column notes heavy rainfall slowing crop work. Social visits include J H Catrell and family to Albert Catrell, Tatum Grissitt of Brady visiting, and Frank Cox returning from overseas stopping by. Nannie Grissitt and T Grissitt join J T Grissitt in Brady. A singing gathering at Sweet Water drew youths, with a fifth Sunday meeting planned for June 26 and a ground spread meal. Mrs Pat Johnson dies at J L Johnson’s home. condolences extended. A L Cottrell visits George Dingus and family. Fannie Johnston visits Willie Cottrell.
Advertisement notes hard work depletes the body causing biliousness and constipation with low spirits and fatigue. Prickly Ash Bitters is pitched as a system cleanser and energizer, increasing appetite and cheerfulness. Priced at $1.25 per bottle from Wm. Reese Co and Hamilton Drug Co. Special Agents.
County Engineer H C Robertson notes that paying the square requires a number of stakes to fix alignment and grade. He urges avoiding disturbance to stakes if possible due to the cost and trouble of resetting them.
The article explains constipation results from low moisture in residual food matter. It advises drinking water, eating raw fruit, and outdoor exercise to improve condition, while recommending mild laxatives and Chamberlain's Tablets as a pleasant option to try.
A fragment notes a so called remedy titled Femenina for female disorders priced at 50 card units. The terse item suggests a dubious medical claim and a price point without additional context.
Teething babies suffer in heat with gum pain and upset stomach. Me Gee’s Baby Elixir is advertised to correct sour stomach, cool and quiet the bowels, and aid digestion. Sold by S. P. Smith for 25c and 50c per bottle.
Local notices recall the memorial service for John F. Kennedy and others who died from the flu. Comrades Henry Nelson of Gustine and Walter Loudermilk return from France's 359th Inf and 36th division to join relatives. Visitors and trips recount past week visits across Beattie Dal las De Leon and East Texas.
An old advertisement urges readers to try Renovine a tonic for heart and nerves priced 50 cents and one dollar. It urges action with phrases about mending nerves and renewing vigor and mentions immediate use to reset health.
Dust the hen at night with Lice Killer from B. A. Thomas to kill parasites on chicks and bugs on cucumber tomato and squash vines. Sold by The Cash Store Comanche J. W. Carter Hasse Stone and Truett Proctor promising refunds if it does not work.
Readers celebrate rare county grown beets sent by J. S. Redwine of Sidney. A five pound common table beet and a seven and three quarter pound sugar beet drew attention as impressively large in size for the average passerby.
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe herbal substitute for calomel. It claims calomel is mercury and harmful causing sickness and salivation, while Liver Tone cleanses the liver without side effects and can be given to children.
A patent medicine advertises No Malaria No Chills Plantation Chill Tonic claiming to drive away chills and fever with a money back guarantee. Priced at fifty cents.
In Comanche County Texas Mrs Sophronia Daniel guardian seeks authority to lease a one half undivided mineral interest of 168 1 2 acres from the James Madison Survey for the minor Flossie E Daniel. The court sets July 7 1919 to hear objections and grant lease terms.
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