Buck Announces for Judge Court of Appeals
Judge R. H. Buck seeks the Associate Justice seat on the Court of Civil Appeals. A native Texan born in Waco, he practiced law in Fort Worth, served as district judge from 1908, and earned a strong reputation as a tireless, capable jurist and gentleman. His bid follows Judge Speer’s twelve-year tenure in this district. His supporters cite experience, Christian character, and broad professional respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Buck
Court of Civil Appeals
Puck
Waco
G. J. Buck
Baylor
Univers
Tarrant County
Randle and Buck
O. S. Lattimore
Buck, Cummings, Doyle & Bowdin
Ft. Worth
Buck
Speer
Silas ©. Buck
Stephenville
Most Prompt and Effective Cure for Bad Colds
An ad touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick, safe cure for colds, claiming it relieves lungs aids expectoration opens secretions and restores health. It notes worldwide sales and reliability and mentions a ten hour workday issue tied to labor laws and union influence.
Eight Hour Law Decision On Public Works Emerges
County Attorney Merton J. Harris reports receipt of a letter from Attorney General Looney regarding the eight hour law for public works. The AG cites higher court decisions and declares work on public roads beyond eight hours illegal. Any evasion of the limit is deemed a violation of the law’s spirit and letter, prompted by a suggestion to contract road hands by the hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merton J. Harris
Looney
Words of Praise for Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy
A testimonial letter from Texas praises Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy for curing pain and enabling sleep after five treatments. It credits relief from neuralgia gall stones and heart trouble to the remedy, urging readers to try one dose. The ad invites inquiries to Geo H Mayr Mfg Chemist in Chicago and notes Comanche Texas distribution through Wm Reese Co. and local druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A Neall
Texas
Mayr
Geo. H. Mayr
Whiting St
Chicago
Micro-line Bladder and Kidney Remedy Promises Quick Relief
Advertises Micro-line Bladder and Kidney Remedy for inactive kidneys and rheumatism including lumbago and sciatica. Claims to neutralize uric acid, restore kidney function, and relieve bladder troubles with a 30 day $1 offer or refund. Sold by Hamilton Drug Co in Comanche, Rogers Drug & Chemical Co in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers Drug & Chemical Co
Dallas
Texas
Hot Springs Liver Buttons Advertised For Constipation Relief
A vintage ad touts Hot Springs Liver Buttons as the solution to constipation and liver cleanup. It condemns calomel and drastic drugs and claims the product tones the liver and cleanses bowels. The ad notes availability at druggists and in Comanche via Wm. Reese Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Wm. Reese Co
Progressive preacher becomes Ellis County agriculture agent
In Waxahachie a six day a week pastor of the Christian church, Alexander Campbell Parker, announced he would serve as agricultural demonstration agent for Ellis County in cooperation with the USDA. He plans to aid farmers in land value enhancement and scientific farming, while continuing religious duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waxahachie
Ellis County
United States Department of Agriculture
Tabernacle
Alexander Campbell Parker
The
Christian Church
McGees Baby Elixir Advertised For Infant Digestive Ailments
An old advertisement promotes McGees Baby Elixir as a remedy for infant stomach disorders. It claims the product corrects indigestion sourness and vomiting with bowel involvement causing pain and diarrhoea. It notes price 25e and 50e per bottle and selling agent Paris Smith.
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Paris Smith
Scholastic status and transfers for school roll and apportionment
A letter from W. D. Jenkins explains scholastic eligibility for seven to seventeen year olds on September first and the transfer options for older students. It notes that seventeen year olds are not scholastic, outlines home school free attendance for ages seventeen to twenty one, and requests inquiries into omissions. It also mentions missing census blanks and the need for signed census returns and transfer applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. D. Jenkins
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed for Back Pain Relief
Local reader Mrs. W. L. Robertson of Comanche Texas reports kidney trouble and back ache eased by Doan's Kidney Pills. She says the product restored sleep energy and strength, confirming prior praise. Price 50 cents at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
W. L. Robertson
Comanche
Texas
Doan
Men With the Hoe Aid Robstown Farmers in Labor Crisis
In Nueces county Robstown farmers faced a weed choke due to Mexican labor shortages linked to the Mexican revolution. A mass meeting gathered one hundred men and boys who took up hoes to help clear fields and relieve the agricultural emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robstown
Nueces County
Farmers and merchants unite to fight weeds
The article notes business houses closed as proprietors joined farmers in field work to combat weeds. It argues cooperation between farmers and merchants strengthens the community and aids mutual problem solving.
Castoria Advertisement and Studebaker Promo
An old page fragment advertises Castoria for infants and children with the familiar line The Kind You Have Always Bought. It also notes Cunningham and Bell offering a low price on the Studebaker Twenty five for a limited period and invites consulting advertising design services with no consultation fee via Telephone No. 2 from The Chief Exponent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cunningham & Bell
Studebaker
Cowe
City Ordinance Bans Unlicensed Privies and Requires Sanitary Chief
The ordinance in Comanche Texas makes it unlawful to maintain a privy or cess pool without a license and sets license duties to owners tenants and occupants. It establishes a Sanitary Chief to clean disinfect and manage privies and forbids private citizens from performing this work. It outlines vehicle disposal of waste and penalties for nuisance privies near ditches and ravines with fines not less than one dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Texas
Commanche
City of
A.D
G. A. Cunningham
N. A. Palmer
Comanche City Sanitation Ordinance Provisions Noted
The 1914 Comanche ordinance imposes licenses and fines for privy use and maintenance. It sets quarterly license fees, specifies enforcement by the Sanitary Chief, and requires hinged doors on existing and future closets. The measure begins July 1 1914 and repeals conflicting ordinances.
Notice of Sheriff's Sale in Comanche County Texas
The State of Texas by the Comanche County Sheriff proceeds under an order of sale issued by the Honorable District Court. The notice outlines the legal action to liquidate property to satisfy a judgment or lien and directs interested parties to respond by the specified deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Comanche
Veterinarian Dr. I. L. Vaughn Offers 24 Hour Care
Dr. I. L. Vaughn, veterinarian, treats all animal diseases with round the clock service. Office phone 60, residence 335.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. L. Vaughn
Sheriff sale notice in Comanche County Texas 1914
Court of Taylor County on April 28 1914 orders sale by Sheriff of the undivided one half in the northeast quarter block 22 original town of Comanche Texas as Gentry Hotel property. Proceeds to satisfy judgment of 2247.44 plus costs to John Sears. Sale set for the first Tuesday in June 1914 before the Comanche County courthouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
John Sears
Fred B. Gentry
Court House
Comanche County
Comanche
A.D
Jack Cunningham
J. E. Miller
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Judge Court of Appeals
Hamilton Drug Company
Higginbotham
J. F. McCarty
M. D
Masonie Temple
Vauga
Gus Hoover
Fort Worth
John F. Lehane
F.& P. A. Tyler
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