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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1919
Page
7
News reaches Comanche that F. D. Carpenter of Comanche was among storm victims in the Corpus Christi disaster. He and his wife fled to safety at the courthouse as flood waters swept away their street, escaping with only their clothes. They were later taken to Kingsville with other survivors.
Mrs. F. Grim of Comanche describes severe backache headaches and dizziness from weak kidneys. After using Doan's Kidney Pills from Hamilton Drug Company her kidney function improved and her pains diminished. The 60 cent remedy is available at dealers and credited to Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
Advertises a corn treatment product claiming quick relief by applying a few drops and lifting sore corns off with fingers. Describes simple at home use and immediate results.
An ad touts Freezone as a painless corn remover. A few cents buys a tiny bottle said to remove hard and soft corns between toes and calluses without soreness or irritation. It claims a Cincinnati inventor created the sensational discovery and praises instant relief.
Higginbotham Bros and Co enlarge their garage to add space for a broader line of autos and auto accessories, signaling plans to increase capacity and customer offerings.
A man recounts his wife’s grave illness and how Mayr's Wonderful Remedy, bought on a friend's suggestion, restored her health. He claims she recovered from a near-fatal state, gained forty pounds, and was freed from digestive pain. The ad-like notice promises a money back guarantee if one dose does not prove effective.
A noted physician Dr B F Jackson reportedly handed down a famous remedy for female troubles now sold as Femenina. The patent medicine is priced at 50e and 1.00 dollars.
An old advertisement promotes Martin's Wonderful Blue Bug Killer for chickens to kill blue bugs and blood sucking insects with a money back guarantee. The copy urges customers to ask their druggist for the product.
The ad extols a patented process that removes bite and parch from tobacco. It promotes red bags and tins, plus a pound and half-pound humidor with sponge moistener to preserve tobacco quality.
Mrs. T. R. Randall and her children visited relatives at Proctor last week. Jim and Willie Davis returned home Thursday from Ranger.
The ad touts Bayer as the genuine aspirin with the label Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in proper Bayer packaging. It notes nineteen years of physician usage and lists diseases treated by aspirin including colds pain headaches neuralgia lumbago and rheumatism. The piece also mentions social visits by Misses Robby and Ellen Moore to cousin Kate Ripley and notes local residents traveling.
Bad breath a symptom of eight disordered stomach and weak digestion. Prickly Ash Bitters offered as a remedy for men. Purges stomach and bowels of fermented food and impurities, purifies breath, clears sallowness, improves well being. Price $1.25 per bottle. Sold by druggists.
An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing as a solution for gray or harsh hair to restore beauty and luster at a price of one dollar.
An advertised syrup laxative named uAX-FOS WITH PEPSIN promises relief from habitual constipation within 14 to 21 days. It is described as specially crafted and pleasant to take and is priced at 6.06 per bottle.
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