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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1919
Page
2
Comment criticizes Comanche for high local food price excesses compared with neighboring towns. Mocking suggestion of bones and jellyfish for the food administration. Advocates respect for a worthy local food administration and questions its current merit.
A circuit judge doubts legality of women’s primaries while noting the plaintiff lacks standing. He implies women may vote on broader constitutional questions, urging respect for law despite political tension and Bolshevik satire.
In Brownwood News letters two newspapers in the Seventeenth District back Thomas L. Blanton, while editor Hill is urged to reveal full facts about Sledge and Carpenter appointments. The writer notes postmaster picks in Comanche and a census supervisor role from Washington, arguing appointments rest on competitive grades, not politics. The piece denounces half truths as worse than outright lies.
We discuss freight congestion in Fort Worth and its ripple effects on Comanche and Comanche county. The piece contrasts private routing options with government ownership and cites embargoes from Stephenville to Dublin as examples of reduced service under public control.
An old advertisement warns that calomel is dangerous and should be avoided. It touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative that cleanses the liver, improves biliousness, and does not cause salivation. The piece uses a leopard metaphor to discourage calomel use.
Mrs James Brown of Clark Mills New York recounts relief from a severe lung cold after using Chamberlains Cough Remedy. The note says many others have also found prompt relief from the remedy.
Indian Creek invites worshippers to attend both morning and evening services on Sunday October 5 with sermons titled Three Old Wells in the morning and The Over coming Life in the evening. Pastor J. T. Ferguson extends a cordial welcome.
An advertisement pledges Plantation Chill Tonic to cure chills and fever within a week. It promises a cheerful money refund by dealers if the tonic fails after a proper trial, priced at 50 cents.
A report describes wormy, unhappy children improved by White's Cream Vermifuge. The medicine is claimed to restore cheerfulness and vitality quickly, with Paris Smith selling the remedy.
A historical note promotes Reno vine as a remedy for weak heart and hysterics. It offers two versions priced at 50 cents and one dollar. The ad highlights its nerve tonic claims and cheap cost for consumers.
An old advertisement touts Rich-Tone Sain as a tonic that purifies blood, restores energy, strengthens nerves, increases appetite, and promotes well being. It promises a one dollar sixty cent price at the local drug store.
A biography of Mary A. Philiprin known as Grandma Robinson recounts her life from 1843 in Alabama to Mississippi exile with ex Confederate James L. Robigallant, then Comanche migration in 1892. She led a Baptist church from 1868 and guided five children and grandchildren across communities before her death in 1919, with one daughter in California missing timely notices.
A funeral service conducted by Rev. Garrett of Energy Baptist Church expresses esteem and sympathy for the bereaved family. The verse urges comfort, notes the deceased’s peaceful passing, and recalls a heavenly birth and angelic song to ease earthly anguish.
Physicians and druggists tout Calotabs as a fast way to clear a cold overnight. They claim a clogged system and liver feed illness and that taking Calotabs at bedtime with water, no salts, causes the next morning to feel refreshed and hungry. The ads promise no griping or sickness and offer a money-back guarantee if not delighted.
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