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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1917
Page
3
The church invites members and friends to attend services by evangelist Alex Coster next Sunday at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. He has recently moved into the city and aims to meet locals to establish early acquaintance as a prominent citizen. Elder officiates.
An old style 10 cent advertisement touts Cascarets as the best laxative for liver stomach and bowels claiming relief from headaches biliousness dizziness and bad breath. It urges nightly use for lasting health and promotes that all druggists carry the product including gentle cleansing for children.
For hoarseness inflamed lungs or irritating coughs Ballard's Horehound Syrup is a healing balm. It does its work quickly and thoroughly with bottles priced at 25c 50c and 1.00. Sold by S. P. Smith.
This item notes an advertisement for La Greole Hair Dressing with a price of $1.00. It lists farm work and recent social visits including Mr and Mrs Wofard, Mrs Hoover and children with Mr Wash Rock, Mrs Lena Henson ill, singing attendance, a local show in DeLeon, visits by Bannowsky to Brown, Hodges illness and improvement, and Sneeden with Cole visiting Mrs Hodges.
A rubbing application of Ballard's Snow Liniment eases a side or back pain that catches when you straighten. It relaxes contracted muscles and allows ordinary bodily motion without suffering. Prices are 25c 50c and 1.00 per bottle, sold by S. P. Smith.
George Montgomery drove a carload of Polled Angus calves to the Ft Worth stock show market where they sold for 10 cents a pound, about 2 cents above the average. He did not enter the calves in the show but believes his stock could have won, noting he could have cut 15 calves that would have beaten the entries.
A chest plaster and Horehound Syrup promise relief for lung congestion and chest tightness. The offer includes a free porous plaster with each bottle, sold by S. P. Smith.
Mrs. Jno Waring learned this week that her brother N T H Hall was appointed Lieutenant Colonel in the Marine Corps. Hall is noted as one of the youngest to hold the rank and has spent four years in troubled zones including Haiti where his reputation earned him swift promotions.
Morning hour given to Woodmen of the World Memorial service with county camp representatives and church members. Bible school starts early to finish before the 11:00 a.m. memorial. revival begins 7:30 p.m. daily with themes on Christian faith and church membership. Services run Sunday to Easter. Samuel H. Austin, Pastor.
An advertisement promotes Pape’s Diapepsin as fast relief for dyspepsia and sour stomach. It claims to neutralize acidity, stop fermentation, and settle digestive distress within five minutes, with a large case priced at fifty cents.
An advertisement urges readers to avoid a doctor’s bill by buying Mansfield Cough Balsam now. A bottle costs 25 cents and another 50 cents, offering relief for a hacking hollow cough.
A vintage advertisement claims St Jacobs Oil instantly relieves rheumatism pain with penetrating application to tender spots. It asserts most cases do not need internal treatment and promises relief from soreness stiffness and swelling for backache sciatica and neuralgia.
Community health updates report several residents, including W I Davis family, J R Horner, and Connie Vineyard all affected by measles. Visitors and visits occur across local households with relatives in Briar Grove and Comanche, Hasse, and Dublin areas.
An advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as a tonic laxative with no head nervousness. It claims superiority over ordinary tonics and notes signature reference to KR W GROVE.
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