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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1916
Page
4
A local store touts a spring opening with daily arrivals in March and April bargains. It advertises low prices on cotton goods, linens, ginghams, calico, and bleached domestics, urging customers to investigate and note the affordable per yard rates and new designs.
At a Poultry Association meeting led by N L Clark in the president's absence, D F Eaton was named president and N L Clark vice president. N A Palmer became treasurer as dues stay at 1.00 per member. A fall or winter poultry show is planned with details to be set later. The next meeting is April 29 to announce committees.
An advertisement touts Le Creole Hair Dressing as the original for natural looking darkening without dye. Price listed at 1.00. The pitch warns against imitation as counterfeit and unworthy.
Advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless chill tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It promises liver support malaria protection blood enrichment and overall system build up for 50 cents.
A list of candidates for county and district offices is announced including District Judge J. H. Arnold. Representative W. T. Loudermilk. County Clerk W. L. Jackson and others such as T. J. Benton Stailey and J. E. Miller for Sheriff. Also named are Tax Collector candidates Be. C. Dodson Nugent Durham G. A. Cunningham and more across clerks, attorneys, commissioners, and superintendent roles.
An advertisement urges using Renovine at first symptoms to prevent heart damage. It markets Renovine as a heart and nerve tonic, priced 50 cents and 1 dollar.
notices of visits and gatherings across Brownwood and nearby towns reflect a busy social week. Families including Langston Bartlett and Redwines hosted parties. trips to Comanche carnival and Zephyr visits occur. church services led by Rev. Gardner and Rev. McClung mark weekend events. a large embroidery club gathering honored Mrs. Hill with a birthday, plus a rabbit drive at Vandyke reports five to six hundred rabbits culled to curb pests.
Last Sunday at about 11 a.m. a fence and small cow sheds at the Arthur House in Comanche were found on fire. A high wind hindered containment, but crews checked the blaze before it could devastate a large portion of the town.
WANTED Any kind of work listed as T. A. Huggins contact phone 348. FOR SALE Hen sler Yam Sweet Potato Slips pure stock $3.00 per 1000 paid A A Hensler Comand Texas. FOR SALE Rose Comb Rhode Island Red eggs Buckeye strain $2.50 for 15 phone 220 X N Mayberry. FOR SALE Single comb White Leghorn eggs Seidel strain $1.00 per setting Rush Hughes Blan ket Texas.
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