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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1914
Page
3
A fragment describes a jelly roll method with sifted flour salt baking powder eggs sugar milk and jelly filling. It notes a hot milky batter, rolling while warm, dusting with powdered sugar, and references KC King Powder and KC Cook's Book available via mail offer from Jacques-Mec Co Chicago Illinois.
A quirky note from a North Dakota paper describes a married local woman kneading bread with her eyes on, while the editor supposedly needs payment from delinquent subscribers to avoid further trouble. It mulls over winter hardships and the appeal for funds in a tongue in cheek exchange.
Sallow complexion traced to torpid liver. Herbine purifies and strengthens the liver and bowels and restores rosy bloom of health to the cheeks. Price 50c sold by Paris Smith.
The Comanche Normal will convene in this city June 2 for six weeks of sessions. Many teachers will attend and boarding places are needed. If you can provide board or lodging, contact Prof. R. F. Holloway.
Barbed wire injuries and harness galls heal quickly with Ballards Snow Liniment which is described as healing and antiseptic. Available in bottles priced 25 cents, 50 cents, or one dollar and sold by Paris Smith.
A Baltimore American item jokes about a bride not selecting the best man, framing the quip as a light social aside about weddings and marital luck.
Reader urged to avoid medicines with alcohol or drugs and to use Scott's Emulsion for nourishment to strengthen the nervous system. Emphasis on pure nourishment to create new blood and refresh the body.
The Comanche Chief questions the meaning of pro and portrays a pro as someone who never drank, never misbehaves, and always acts with patience and charity. The piece satirically contrasts idealized behavior with real worldly experiences, reflecting a philanthropic stance via the Hamilton Record.
An advertisement argues honesty energy and ambition hinge on liver health. It credits a German scientist and promotes Grigsby’s Liver-Lax as a safer alternative to calomel. Sold by Wm. Reese Co in 50¢ and 1.00 bottles with money back guarantee and L. K. Grigsby likeness on each bottle.
The notice asks subscribers to check the yellow address label date on the paper to see when their subscription is paid and to renew before it expires. It also advertises cleaning and pressing services by phone and pickup at Wetzel's Barber Shop, Blue.
A letter from Mrs. Mueller describes severe stomach and liver illness years earlier, noting she grew weak but recovered after using Peruna. She kept Peruna at home and credits it with helping her sleep and ease nervousness, urging others to obtain the Ills of Life and Peruna tablets as alternatives.
A playful poem listing destinations for various social types with ironic travel assignments. The verse pairs professions and groups like spinsters to the Needles and bachelors to the United States, ending with Halifax as a last resort.
The Texas Wonder claims to dissolve gravel cure diabetes and rheumatism and regulate bladder irregularities in men women and children. One bottle equals two months treatment and is available by mail for one dollar from Dr. E W Hall 2926 Olive Street St. Louis MO. Sold by druggists.
Mayor Geo Cunningham received a letter from C A Gray chairing the Peacock Relief Committee detailing widespread destruction in Peacock Stonewall county Texas. Homes and all but twenty five stores were destroyed with losses exceeding 100000 dollars and organizers appeal to Texans to send donations to C A Gray Peacock Texas.
One hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsed by F. J. Cheney & Co and National Bank of Commerce Toledo. Cure taken internally. 7 cents per bottle. testimonials free. Take Hall's family Pills for constipation.
The ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe natural remedy to replace calo mel poison. It claims the vegetable liquid is pleasant tasting, easy on the stomach, with no griping and no after effects, built to strengthen rather than weaken. Paris Smith guarantees refunds if dissatisfied.
A Comanche Texas resident, H. J. R. Gille, testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved dull backaches nervousness languor and low mood in a family member. He recommends the product and notes continued endorsement. The remedy costs 50 cents at dealers and is distributed by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York.
A Pineville Herald notice notes Georgia towns voting for saloons and quotes a resident arguing that permissive morals and social dances will degrade society if women wear shadowy fashions and youths imitate dances. The remark frames saloon approval as a broader cultural decline.
An advertisement urges readers to use Hot Springs Liver Buttons to stimulate liver action and relieve constipation. It claims the product cleanses bowels and reduces stomach gas, offered at 25 cents by druggists with distribution by the Wm. Reese Co in Comanche.
Mrs. Willis of the ladies aid society asks how the group can help the front line troops. Mrs. Gillis recalls reading about soldiers making sorties and suggests obtaining and sending the recipes for those foods to the troops.
Health determines success for a man as regular bowels aid vitality and appetite. Constipation weakens health. Chamberlain's Tablets are advertised as moving the bowels improving digestion and boosting appetite. Sold by all dealers.
In Ironton Ohio Mrs Rena Bowman reports relief from nervous issues and better health after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She gave it to her thirteen year old daughter who slept better and improved quickly. The letter invites similar readers to write for confidential advice from a woman.
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