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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1913
Page
4
The Chief Exponent invites readers to become live correspondents in every community. Send your name if your town is not represented, with stamps and stationery provided and the paper sent free on request. Submit local news from your area.
Barbed wire cuts and ragged wounds heal fast with Ballard's Snow Liniment. It acts as a healing antiseptic. Priced at 25e, 50e and $1 per bottle, sold by Paris Smith.
Shiny infant items appear in multiple store ads with prices and descriptions. The clamor to dress and equip babies continues across shops as parents compare brands and sizes.
A compact piece urging honesty, energy, and economy among farmers. It contrasts two kinds of farmers, cites education as mental development, and extols soil care, legumes to prevent depletion, and prudent time use. It notes no legislation on farm work hours and references Ben Franklin on time.
Washington May 4 It recounts friction between Postmaster General Burleson and Texas Representatives over post office patronage. Burleson refused to recognize Loggin of Ennis as postmaster, citing alleged anti Wilson remarks while Loggin supported Wilson in other ways. A caucus was postponed as tariff debates continued with plans to limit recommendations and let Burleson fill offices without congress approval.
The passage notes that Loggin’s endorsement is under consideration but the likelihood of his appointment is considered extremely doubtful.
Desdemonia area resident W. A. Witt was finishing a storm house when a five or six year old boy entered. The structure collapsed trapping the child under logs and dirt. Despite cries heard by rescuers, the boy died from crushed neck injuries.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for constipation and liver complaints. John Supic of Sanbury Pennsylvania commends the pills as the best he has used and recommends them for constipation indigestion and liver issues. The ad notes a price of 2 shillings and is recommended by M W Carroll.
C P St Clair advertising manager for Higginbotham store will attend the Associated Advertising League of America meeting in Baltimore next month accompanied by a Dallas party. He is regarded as one of the region’s best advertising men and seizes every chance to improve his professional work.
Mrs. Maria Primrose of 87 Newell Street Brooklyn testifies a heavy cold led to a three month chronic cough. She credits Vinol cod liver and iron tonic with ending the cough and restoring rest and strength. The Hamilton Drug Co Comanche Texas offers Vinol with a money back guarantee if it does not help.
A State Department of Education report shows 7,552 scholastics in Comanche County all white. At 6.81 per capita the county receives $51,731.20 from the state school fund. The Comanche Independent School District has 796 scholastics and city schools report more actual students than scholastics within limits. Using a five to one ratio, county population is 37,760, up 10,574 from the 1910 census.
Mrs. W. L. Robertson of Comanche Texas credits Doan's Kidney Pills with stopping back and kidney pain and restoring energy after long kidney trouble. She says the pills improved sleep and strength, and endorses the product. FosterMilburn Co. of Buffalo New York distributes them nationwide. Remember the name Doan's.
Col. Peter Radford of the Farmers' Union urges silos in Texas agriculture, saying they boost feed efficiency by forty percent and help cereals and forage compete with cotton. He calls silos and red barns twin prosperity engines that educate on good business and spur thrift.
Old Standard general tonic GROVE'S TASELESS drives out malaria and builds up the system. A true tonic for adults and children. 500.
A vivid note warns that a fly born in filth feeds on filth and contaminates food by walking from a foul garbage can to the dinner table, spreading mess and grime on sugar and exposed items.
A stray line from the Atlanta Constitution warns that flies entering a kitchen reflect filth on the food, mentioning butter and milk as part of a tainted scene.
A Brownwood committee reports a plan for a modern hospital costing 20 000 dollars. Subscriptions total 150 dollars with 5 000 dollars more expected. Local physicians back the effort. The hospital near the business center will be owned by a stock company and directed by a board of directors.
A fragmented passage argues the housewife as business manager of every major enterprise must read ads and study buying problems to succeed in a difficult task. It emphasizes consumer savvy and attentive spending as key skills.
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