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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1918
Page
9
March dampness favors pneumonia germs and quick cold recovery is urged. Early use of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is recommended once cold signs appear. The notice also promotes Spring millinery at Slider & Lacy's under Miss Jones, inviting customers to view new ladies hats.
Higginbotham Bros. & Co offers storage batteries for sale charge rent and rebuilding services. Local shop advertises full battery service under one roof with pricing noted.
Indian Mountain reports late season sandstorms with field work starting slowly. Mr and Mrs Julius Underwood welcome a daughter. Frank Hagoof and Nannie Underwood wed quietly at German Sunday afternoon. Mollie Echols of Leon Community visits relatives here. Jim Powell family attends Midway Sunday School. Frank Files remodels his house. Echols relative visits Abilene near CC. Clinton Howell and baby Bowell Echols ill this week. Aunt Jane Lear of near Soda.
Springs resident Mrs. M. M. Poyner visiting daughter. she was stricken Monday with heart trouble. Miss Carrie Burks of near Duster visiting sister Mrs. Ida Echols. Herman Echols of Abilene visiting home folks. Mr. and Mrs. Naamon Echols and baby visited relatives near Duster Saturday and Sunday.
Cincinnati authority promotes free zone as a painless corn remedy. A quarter ounce clears hard or soft corns or calluses, loosens the corn for easy removal, with little cost at drug stores. No flame or irritation to surrounding skin. Also mentions Leather Goods at Slider & Lacy's.
Planting seed offerings feature maize kaffir millet and cane seed available at Slider and Lacy's store.
Just received. Some of the newest hats and hats accessories in stock at Slider and Lacy's millinery department.
Reports from Camp Travis recounts Harvey J. Durham’s promotion to private first class in the Medical Detachment of the base hospital. Other notes cover firings and inoculations, train rides, billets at Camp Bullis, and Alva the musician’s promotion. The piece also highlights the Camp Travis Hostess House serving families with information and comfort services.
Newark woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with relief from a three year nervous breakdown and daily fret. She suffered daily aches, was under a physician's care, then felt better from the first day of use and now works normally.
Residents like C. W. Carnes of Comanche endorse Doan’s Kidney Pills citing initial kidney symptoms and back pain followed by improved health after use. Carnes, later quoting over three years, says he still relies on the remedy with consistent results. Also notes Miss Thalia Kearby’s homeward trip, Mrs. James Lee’s burial from Electra, and local visits by Willis Walker and C. T. White with Horace White on business in Abilene.
The report notes ongoing training and promotions within Battery A 343d Field Artillery and Battery KB 345th F A. Sergeant T F Whitfield is set to attend the Divisional Auto Mechanical School at Fort Sam Houston Texas. Corporal Cox of the 345th Field Artillery Bard is promoted to corporal.
Proctor public school will participate in the inter-scholastic league meeting at Coman che on March 30. The play Claim Allowed will be staged Friday night in the school auditorium and is described as a well performed production. Winnie Walker visited Comanche last week and Dr Wright went to San Angelo on business. Singing is scheduled every Saturday night at the Baptist church starting next week.
Frank J. Cheney, senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co., swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. Gleason witnesses, Toledo Ohio. The remedy is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Testimonials offered. mail order FP to J Cheney & Co. Toledo. Specifically sold by all druggists.
J L Easley of Macon Tl lauds Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a long time favorite for colds on the lungs. He says his sister has trusted it for fifteen years and he has used it with prompt relief for his own colds.
A questionable ad urges readers to treat a weak heart with a so called Reno vine claiming a cure. It warns delay brings a penalty and promotes the remedy priced at 1 dollar and 50 cents.
Higginbotham Bros and Oe received a carload of corn chops and shorts. A large stock of other feeds arrived at Slider and Lacy’s and is now available.
A Comanche resident recounts a harsh hospital experience with limited nourishment and claims Mayr's Wonderful Remedy saved their life by removing intestinal mucus and inflammation. The testimonial promises a simple cure with money-back guarantee. Also note local ads for egg and butter purchases and a store greeting about eye care.
An old advertisement promotes femenina as a remedy for female disorders priced at £1.50. The brief listing highlights a single product line with the stated cost in predecimal currency.
The family thanks friends for supportive acts during the illness and death of Clyde Phillips. They specifically note appreciation for songs and flowers and send blessings from her brothers and sisters. A separate medical ad promotes Ballard's Snow Liniment with rubbing application for muscle relief, priced 25c 50c and $1.00 per bottle, sold by S P Smith.
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