Sacred Harp Convention Session In Mephenville Texas
The North and West Texas Sacred Harp convention will hold a session in Mephenville beginning Saturday afternoon Oct 29 and continuing through Sunday Oct 30. H D Ratliff president and W T Colton secretary. Thomas Market offers pure hog lard at 24 1/2 cents per pound with prompt free delivery.
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North and West Texas
Sacred Harp
Mephenville
Texas
H. D. Ratliff
Fort Worth
Tex
W. T. Colton
Dallas
Thomas
Prickly Ash Bitters Promoted For Digestive Ailments
Advertisement notes stomach bloating sour risings heartburn and dizziness and claims Prickly Ash Bitters suits such disorders. Mentions price 1.25 per bottle and lists Hamilton Drug Co and Wm Reese Co as special agents.
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Hamilton Drug Co
Wm. Reese Co
Peous Farmers Wife Nearly Starved and Healed by Tanlac
Mrs Amy Peterson of Lakeville Massachusetts wife of a prosperous farmer shares a dramatic relief tale in which she describes near starvation from acute indigestion and crippling gas and bloating before Tanlac restored her health. She now eats freely and has regained lost weight plus six pounds. Tanlac is sold in Comanche by Hamilton Drug Co. and leading druggists.
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Amy Peterson
Lakeville
Mass
Comanche
Hamilton Drug Co
Another Deep Test to Be Drilled at Rucker
Local notes from Rucker Texas describe peanut harvest and showers. J. H. Haynes plans a deep oil test on the Haynes home place about 1.5 miles south of Rucker and expects to start soon. Social visits include Mrs. Pitman and Maudie Pitman in Oliver Springs and W. S. Dyson in Desdemona. Community outings feature singing in De Leon and Bowman.
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Miss Maudie
Dyson
Desdemona
D. A. Pitman
J. H. Haynes
Haynes
Rucker
de Leon
Bowman
White's Cream Vermifuge Advertises Child Worm Control
An advertisement touts White's Cream Vermifuge to treat worms in children. It claims the child improves at once and becomes healthy and vigorous. Price listed as 35 cents, sold by Paris Smith.
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Paris Smith
Hog Lard Now Selling At 12 44 Cents A Pound
Pure hog lard offered at 12 44 cents per pound with prompt free delivery. Customers directed to call 197 255 for orders.
Sheriff Recaptures Fugitive from Bluff Dale
About three weeks ago Sheriff Lew is Marshall captured a man wanted in the county and while being transported on the Frisco train the prisoner jumped off near the night train. The sheriff pursued and found him in Rule and brought him back to jail last week, returning Sunday.
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Lewis Marshall
Bluff Dale
Comanche
Frisco
Marshall
Rule
Seed Spread for Fall Planting Promoted by Todd and Jennings
Todd and Jennings promote a fall planting seed selection with emphasis on variety and readiness for autumn gardens. The note invites customers to explore options and prepare ahead for the planting season.
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Todd & Jennings
Reverend Smith preaches as local visitors gather
A cool norther follows a light shower in Vandyke. Rev. Smith of Brownwood preaches four sermons here over the weekend. Visitors from nearby communities include Mrs. Sparks and many others. numerous families are noted visiting and returning home. School reopenings feature Otie B. Wilson and Otie Philips taking charge as conditions disrupt travel. The community urges full turnout for Sunday schools and Bible reading next week.
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Vandyke
Rev. Smith
Brownwood
J. R. Collins
Homer Collins
Aldridge
May Dean Collins
Adams
Billie Kerley
Charlie Marshall
Ellis Murphey
Charlie Carnes
Frank Williford
Homer Starr
Comanche
Ann Carnes
Shiloh
Jess Sprouse
J. KR. Glenn
Elisha Morris
Gum Springs
Ed Boynton
Logan Gap
Starr
Susie Shupp
Near Center Point
Lorene Starr
Velma Shupp
Edna Taylor
Ina
Rita
Marie Dingus
Bert McGuire
Out West
Walter Shupp
Otie B. Wilson
Otie Philips
Brown County
Rachel Boynton
F. M. Tiner
Turner
Ruby Dove
Mt. Pleasant
Pure hog lard and stomach remedy advertisement
Ad offers pure hog lard at 1244 cents per pound with prompt free delivery and phone numbers. Also promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as a remedy for bad breath from digestive issues, claiming it purges stomach and bowels, purifies breath, improves complexion, and costs $1.25 per bottle from Hamilton Drug Co. and Wm. Reese Co. as agents.
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Hamilton Drug Co
Wm. Reese Co
Dynamiters go free not guilty says jury letter to editor
A Seymour Texas reader criticizes the Comanche Chief's report on a dynamiting case. He argues a grand jury included violators seeking immunity and condemns selective justice, urging equal rights and accountability for all. The letter dates September 26, 1921.
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A. T. Ritchie
Seymour, Tex
Liquid Borozone heals wounds and sores
A clear colorless liquid claimed to heal wounds cuts sores and galls is advertised as the latest medical science. It is sold by Paris Smith with prices 30c 60c and 1.20.
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Paris Smith
Parker Haskens Wholesale Tobacco Co Formed In Waco
Rex Parker resigns from Cooper Grocery and teams with Robert E. Haskens to start Parker Haskens Wholesale Tobacco Co in Waco. They will handle cigars tobacco candy and gum as Parker’s family leaves Comanche for their old home in Waco. Herbine advertised as a malaria remedy at Paris Smith.
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Rex Parker
Comanche
Cooper Grocery Company
Waco
Parker- Haskens Wholesale Tobacco Co
Robert E. Haskens
Draugh ons College Abilene Texas Offer For Students
To help youths qualify for guaranteed offices we accept cotton at 25c middling basis on prescribed courses at catalog rates. Positions secured or tuition refunded. Our systems endorsed by more bankers and business men than others. Particulars free. Draugh ons College Abilexe Texas.
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Draughons’ College
Abilexe
Texas
New buggy pitch from Higginbothams at Affordable Chev Alternative
Say boys we offer a new buggy for you If you cannot afford a Chevrolet at 625 dollars the next best option is one of our classy buggies Protect your own interests Your girl likely wont go walking with you when she could ride with the other fellow Higginbothams.
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Higginbotham’s
Denison Family Victims in Katy Train Collision
In Denison on Tuesday at noon a car was struck by a southbound Katy special fifteen miles north of Denison. A man identified as the father and his son Clarence, age 20, were instantly killed while en route to their home five miles east of Calera Oklahoma. The car was demolished and both victims died attempting to cross the tracks. The son's remains were brought to Denison and the father's to Calera.
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Denison
N. We
Clarence
Calera
Okla
Katy
KEEPING YOUNG WITH DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS
Comanche resident Mrs. M. E. Garner credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing severe back pain swelling and vision issues and later notes lasting kidney health. She first spoke in 1915 and renewed praise in 1919 saying age does not slow her health thanks to the remedy sold by Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo New York.
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Dean
M. E. Garner
Garner
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Mfgra
Buffalo
N. Y
Adv
Ten Suspects Freed In Pawhuska Murder Case
Pawhuska Oklahoma September 20 police remain uncertain after ten suspects are released in the Anna Brown murder mystery. Taxi driver B B Burchart from Peir fax is the latest freed after a preliminary exam. The Osage victim was found murdered near Fairfax with a decomposed body in a field last May. Asa Thomas once linked to the crime confessed in Great Bend Kansas but the claim proved false blaming Oda Brown the husband for eight thousand dollars.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Anna Brown
B. B. Burchart
Peirfax
Asa Thomas
Great Bend
Kan
Oda Brown
Pain Reliever and Tonic Advertisements by Paris Smith
An advertisement touts Ballard's Snow Liniment to ease rheumatic pain and strengthen joints in three sizes 30c 60c and 1.20 per bottle sold by Paris Smith. It also promotes Herbine as a quick acting tonic and laxative priced 50c sold by Paris Smith.
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Ballard
Paris Smith
Tyler Commercial College Booth At State Fair Texas Exhibit
Promotes Tyler Commercial College Tyler Texas at the Texas State Fair Dallas October 8 to 23. Highlights demonstrations of office appliances bookkeeping shorthand typewriting business training penmanship telegraphy and cotton classing. Claims fastest courses and strongest job placement with testimonials and a catalog offer.
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Dallas
America
Exposition
Thornton and
Baker
Byrne
United States
Cotton Belt Railroad
Western Union
Tyler Commercial College
Tyler
Texas
Meat Salt From Michigan Arrives for Higginbothams
Higginbotham Bros. 1& Co. announces a straight carload of Michigan meat salt in stock. Buy now to assure supply when needed.
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Michigan
Higginbotham Bros. 1& Co
Ironized Yeast claims to fill hollows and build flesh
An old advertorial promotes Ironized Yeast tablets as a vitamin rich remedy. It cites science linking thinness to nutrient deficiency and touts yeast’s vitamins plus iron as a blood builder. The copy promises rapid weight gain and clearer skin, with child directions and a Paris Smith’s recommendation.
Comanche Chief Letter Praises Editorial Stand
A Junction reader lauds the Comanche Chief for championing the people’s fights. The letter mentions Batley and Oscar Callach and criticizes crooked Utican preachers, noting strong editorial backbone.
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Thomas’ Market
Swift
Enterprise
The
Progressive Music Co
N. A. Palmer & Company
Wayne Hill
the Tailor North Side
Colorado
Buthod
South Side Square
Perous Farmer
Fred Ashby
McKinney
Thedford’s
Thedford
Vandyke News
Deo
A. A
Doe’s Market
Pawhuska Police
Joe's Market
Paris Smith's
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