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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1916
Page
6
Five Texas farms offered by Neely Harris Cunningham Co. in Comanche. Farms range from 60 to 168 acres with peanut fruit truck land, fenced horse proof borders, multiple residences, wells and windmills, and near schools. One third cash and the rest on long time at 8 percent.
A local insurance and loan ad touts securing 6 to 8 percent farm loans through J. R. Kanes & Co. with no membership required, listing Comanche Brown Mills and Mamilton as service areas and promising long time experience and available policy protection.
An ad announces a tick fever treatment guarantee by Dr. LL Vaughn, veterinary surgeon of Comanche Texas. He offers free cost if cure fails, vaccine protection for six months or more, and 24 hour telephone calls to take cattle fever cases in Comanche and surrounding counties.
A local advocate argues for a national one hundred thousand mile highway linking Fort Worth Brady San Antonio. He envisions vast economic gains as North East wealth flows to the South and notes transcontinental routes already bring millions to San Antonio. The speaker, A. Harris, urges immediate action and invites participation on the planned Scenic Highway tour.
A vintage advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a fast remedy for indigestion. It claims relief from sour stomach gas heartburn and nausea within minutes and promotes a 50 cent case for family use at drug stores.
The article argues Comanche's shift from outbound freight to balanced trade signals lasting prosperity. It notes a Frisco railroad comparison showing outbound cars approaching a monthly 1915 total, with farmers accumulating cash as a sign of rising prosperity and a slower inbound flow.
The fragmentary text hints at a report involving a period of 6 to 14 days with an eerie or unsettled tone. Specific names, places, or events are not clearly readable, leaving the core item only partially identifiable in this OCR clip.
Comforting ad advises against giving in to despondency and urges taking Chamberlain’s Tablets. It claims mood improves in a day or two, linking despondency to indigestion and biliousness and asserting wide availability everywhere.
An ad promotes Mississippi Diarrhoea Cordial as a speedy cure for diarrhoea priced at 25 and 50 cents. The message invites fairgoers to visit, and the firm J R Eanes & Co offers farm sales, purchases, loans, insurance, and general services.
Texas warns unknown owners to appear at the Comanche County District Court in October 1916 to answer tax delinquency for Lakeside and Wrights Addition lands and to respond to Annie Hunton v J B Hunton seeking dissolution of marriage. The document details multiple land parcels in Lakeside and Wrights Addition and a divorce petition filed June 23 1916 with a return date of October 16 1916.
The plaintiff seeks citation for defendants to appear and answer. After final hearing it requests judgment for sums due on the lots, foreclosure of the lien, order of sale, writs of possession, costs, and execution. Clerk W D Carroll notes the document dated September 21 in Comanche County District Court.
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