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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1913
Page
11
A humorous poem about a mother tidying the home year round, turning the house upside down and forcing her hungry children to fast while she cleans. The children sneak meals at night, seek a baker for ginger snaps, and endure a daylong cleaning spree. Ends with a product ad for Take Herbine for indigestion sold by Paris Smith.
Frank J. Cheney sworn this December 6 1886 as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co stating the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall s Catarrh Cure. Toledo Ohio Lucas County Illinois? (Seal)
On February 10, 1913 a new school building opened replacing the old shack. A twenty-five cent bond tax funded the project and bonds sold quickly, with eight months from election to occupancy. Local leaders praise the facility while Dr. Yarborough and Mr. Swain Indian Gap visit to model the design. The Comanche Chief added a No. 5 Mergenthaler linotype to handle growing business.
A Caldwell pastor patted a young girl and called her father a wayward sheep. The girl sharply replied that her dad is a Bull Moose, highlighting a witty family defense in a Kansas City Times report.
A quip from the Manchester Guardian imagines a missionary clergyman question to a Scot and an Irishman. The Scotsman would be an Englishman, the Irishman says he would be ashamed of himself if not Irish, delivering a humorous stereotype flagged as a newspaper joke.
Local advertise offer touts 100ths best cow feed in the world for $1.00 at D M Her Rings. The brief notice highlights a budget feed deal promising value for farmers seeking economical nutrition for cattle.
The juror roster for the first week of County Court convening April 7 includes R J Lynch Carlton Route 1 W B Mull DeLeon Route 1 W A Watters DeLeon Route Hickman J I L Fleming Garner V Comanche Route 2 Reid W H L DeLeon Route 4 Bain H S Comanche Route 6 Montgomery Geo Comanche White J M Carlton Route 1 McCollum C J Comanche Loudermilk W H Comanche Route 4 Reid A L Preetor Moore J S Energy Luker C T Preetor Route 2 T J Cunningham of Palo Pinto served as district court stenographer Saturday returning same day praising the work but missing the paste pot and print shop odor.
L. B. Russell, stating his three years of service and adherence to public duties, seeks another term as City Secretary, tax assessor and collector in Comanche. He cites recordkeeping, law knowledge, and willingness to expand efficient service, urging voters to reelect him or accept his successor.
Alpine reports the sale of the Tron Mountain Ranch, 15000 acres, for about 200000 pounds. Fort Worth breaks ground on a 130000 building for the railroad and a city paper. Other notes list commercial clubs in Stanton, officers in Abilene, rapid shop construction at Big Spring, an eight story Fort Worth building plan, a two story shop in Jonaumont, TiogaOil and Gas inc prospect, and Temple plans to extend the Gulf line to Gatesville.
Old Standard tonic claims to strengthen the system and build appetite. Markets itself as a true tonic for adults and children, said to drive out malaria and improve appetite.
Mrs. W. J. Lovelle from Carbon visited her brother X. N. Mayberry and departed by Cotton Belt for Gatesville for another visit.
The Higginbotham Cattle Co sold 3500 head of four year old white faced Hereford steers from Cochran county at $55 per head with delivery planned April 1. A Kansas buyer recently resold the lot at $7.10 per hundredweight, averaging $75 per head on foot, hoping to ship soon and gain $20 per head from weight gains. The firm still holds 9500 head unsold on the ranch.
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