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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1914
Page
5
Baxter Brothers announces a sale extension from November 15 to November 30. Many bargain items remain including blankets winter underwear dress goods hats caps shoes and hosiery at reduced prices. Some items are sold out but additional stock will be offered at sale prices.
A dense late 19th or early 20th century advertisement lists men's and ladies gloves in assorted types and prices, from kid and leather dress gloves to wool knit and fur-lined pairs. It also markets blankets, calico, muslin, and hunting guns with price points and item codes.
A fragmented price list catalogues enamelware pans dippers and basins with cents per item. It lists milk pans baskets pins and polish products plus sewing machine oils and soaps from multiple lines, indicating a general store sale or catalog offering small domestic goods.
Four farm workers at Athens State Hospital's silo died after descending inside a silo with a door 12 feet below the top. Gas filled the silo to the door, six feet deep, overnight. The incident prompts calls for better ventilation before silo entry and agricultural awareness. A closing ad notes Big Sale Prices at Tate Bros. store.
Bart Johnson advertises grape vines for sale and notes a reminder about the Apollos gathering next Tuesday night the 24th inst.
H. H. Hardin Lumber Co. announces that starting December 1, 1914, no further deliveries of material sold in the city will be made.
An advertising brief from Burks-Simmons Co urges readers to call for a machine purchase deal priced from $1.50 to $10.00 and promises a demonstration to prospective buyers.
A seller named G A Dodson advertises full blood English bull pups about one month old for sale. The notice appears under a dated entry 11.13.
Advertises Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil for curing old sores and others. Claims to relieve pain and heal promptly. Priced at 25 cents for a 5 ounce bottle.
Modern electric ranges deliver dirt free cooking with monthly costs far below coal or gas. For a family of four to five, electricity at five cents per kilowatt can run about 5 dollars monthly. at four and three cent rates the cost drops to four and three dollars respectively. Meals like oatmeal and eggs or pork chops and tea cost only a few cents per serving, with fireless cooker features cutting current use by about 40 percent. Ordinary cookware works on the range.
Alpine Texas Nov 15 An exhaustible supply of nitrate pot ash saltpetre has been found near Alpine by local property owner James L Lafarrello. The mineral is used in more than 150 drugs and mainly in gunpowder manufacture. Plans for commercialization include forming a stock company and placing the mineral on the market.
Small ad notes sewing machines almost as good as new for sale from $1.50 to $10.00, suitable for first class sewing. Local seller highlights reliability and affordability in a compact marketplace listing.
A ranch notice from Saath Denman proclaims no hunting on the J. B. Chilton ranch west of Comanche. The owner urges surrender of remnants and directs selling to Farmers Gin.
Comanche High School football will meet Daniel Baker second team at home Saturday. Daniel Baker is ranked strong in its class and its second squad is close in strength to the first. Comanche has one win this season over Gatesville High and expects a fast game. Brownwood High will not play here this season due to lingering rivalry concerns.
The Anti-Saloon League of North Carolina plans a bill making liquor in any form illegal to possess or keep at home. A conviction would require no proof of sale or gifting, aiming to curb bootlegging and blind tigers, described as prevalent despite current prohibition.
Coal bills are a large part of your expense reduce both by using Cole's Hot Blast Heaters. The ad touts heating efficiency and cost savings for households upgrading to Cole's equipment.
Bart Johnson lists arbor vitae crape myrtle roses among plants in a catalog dated October 13. The notes highlight foliage, color, and landscape use.
Local notice invites farmers to sell their crop remnants to the Farmers Gin. The call emphasizes immediate processing and clearance of farm leftovers.
President Sidney E. Mezes of the State University resigns to accept the presidency of the University of New York. W. J. Battle becomes temporary president with a permanent appointment pending. Mezes leads a major Texas institution with over eight thousand students, funded by New York City at about seven hundred thousand dollars annually.
A special November rate offers farmers and workers a seven day Fort Worth Record subscription for one year at 5 dollars for the daily and Sunday paper and 1 dollar for the Chief Exponent, with both papers for 6 dollars total. The offer runs through November 30, 1914, with orders to be sent to the office via Comanche Chief Exponent.
Government funding to fight hog cholera adopts farm based investigations in Texas and nationwide. Congress allocates about half a million dollars to test and develop practical methods, aiming to exterminate disease in test areas and sustain long term control across the country.
An advertisement claims a product named LAXA TIVE BRO QUININE cures a cold in one day and stops cough and headache. It lists price at 25 cents and urges readers to seek signature of ER. W. GROVE. The note emphasizes rapid relief and familiar home remedy language.
Wanted farm and ranch land for colonization purposes. No tract too large or small. Sell at your own price on your terms with no commission. Write European Mutual Colonization Co. Ltd. 633 Kress Bldg Houston Texas for listing blanks and full information. 10-14.
Turkeys for sale at five dollars each or eight dollars per pair. W. C. Lanford advertises from Blanket Route 3 with contact details not provided.
Classified notice offering 9 acres of land 3 1 2 miles north of Sidney Texas for sale or trade. Will accept a second hand auto or cows and calves. Written inquiries to W H Martin Route 1 Sweetwater Texas.
The Calvert Sunday Schools forgo their Christmas trees and raise over 150 dollars for Belgian orphans through the American Red Cross Relief Committee led by President Wilson. The appeal invites other towns to imitate the act and donate tree costs to European children.
A regional ad-style message urges homeowners to avoid anger over paint prices and to protect their property by painting. It promotes DEVOE paint sold by IL H. Hardin Lumber Co, arguing that paint prevents water damage and rot, saving money on repairs.
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