Brownwood area residents visit Comanche and Dallas
Numerous local residents including J. R. Eanes Mrs. Ray Hickey and DeWitt McClelland visited Brownwood Comanche and Dallas this week. Others traveled for business family visits and new job placements across Texas Oklahoma and Washington with several heading to Brownwood Daniel Baker College and the War Department in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Eanes
Brownwood
Ray Hickey
H. Burks
Madill
Okla
D. Chas, Clarke
M. E. White
Gorman
Garrett Palmer
Tot Hood
Dallas
Jamie Clarke
Daniel Baker College
I. M. Cochran
Jacksonville
DeWitt McClelland
W. C. Davis
Waco
W. A. Roberson
Baby
Janet Todd Gunn
J. Todd
Melvin Rea
Comanche
San Antonio
Murt J. Sullivan
Moore
Texas
Kinnie
Troy Marshall
Washington, D. C
Lee Hamilton
Guthrie
First National Bank of Guthrie
Ned Holman
Comanche Sends Third Draft Quota to Camp Travis
Comanche county sent its third increment of 45 men to Camp Travis Monday afternoon. A large crowd gathered to bid farewell as the group assembled in the courthouse before marching to the depot. The Red Cross presented each boy with a candy package and a personal note. The contingent, led by Mark Callaway and Evan Palmer, departed for Brownwood on a special train with other counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Camp Travis
District Court Room
Kk. F. Holloway
H. Burks
N. E. Palmer
J. H. McMillan
George L. Sullivan
Red Cross
Mark Callaway
Evan Palmer
Brownwood
Comanche
Relief aid from quinidine laxative tabs advertised
An old style advertisement promotes Prompt Relief for colds coughs la grippe and headaches using Laxative Quinidine Tabs. It claims no effect on head or stomach and urges readers to buy for winter. Price listed as 25e.
Cheap groceries and furniture ads in Higginbotham's page
The item highlights exceedingly low prices on sugar coffee flour and other staples with dry goods and furniture advertisements visible on page five of Higginbotham's newspaper section.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promotes Health
The Old Standard tonic Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claims to drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the system. Advertises for adults and children and mentions Comanche Milling as a supplier. Also notes hog feed and bran unloading with cheap sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Milsing ¢ CO
Wagon Car Arrives at Burks Mercantile Co
Newton Wagons arrive at Burks Mercantile Co per notification. Car of wagons is now available for sale or loading at the store location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Burks Mercantile Co
Hogs Wanted Declared By Burks Mercantile Co
Classified note invites hog buyers with L. EB Grainger listed at Burks Mercantile Co for livestock purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Eb, Grainger
Burks Mercantile Co
L. E. Grainger
A Bumper Bale Sets Record Cotton Price in Comanche
The article reports Wm. Durham paid S. McDonald 203.05 dollars for a bale of cotton with seed sold at 45 dollars, totaling 208.05 gross. The ginned bale weighed 775 pounds and sold for just over 26 cents per pound, likely a Comanche record per experienced buyer Mr. Durham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche
Wm. Durham
S. McDonald
Durham
LAXA TIVE QUININE PROMOTED AT SLIDER & LACY'S
Ad copy promoting LAXA TIVE QUININE as head relief with tonic and laxative effects and urging buyers to seek E. W. GROVE signature. Includes promotions for Slider & Lacy’s store facing various goods like flour seeds sweaters ginghams and staples with prices and incentives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Grove
Kensington Club Ladies Host Reading at Mrs Bennett's Home
The Kensington Club gathered Friday at 3 for an afternoon of conversation and a reading by Mrs. Bennett of a letter from her brother Poe Allen in the U S Navy stationed in Boston. Mrs Houghton, club president, formed a Mother's Council committee with Mrs J T to represent the Ellington Club. Bennett served refreshments including sandwiches stuffed olives fry salad and iced tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Bennett
Kensington Club
Byall
Bennett
Poe Allen
U. S. Navy
Boston
Elington Club
Mother’s Council
Mother Council
Parent-Teachers Club
Kesington Club
Study Club
Clemons
M. K. Witt
Buy Goods At All Prices With Wide Selection
This notice invites customers to visit and purchase items at every price point, promising a broad range and ample stock for shoppers seeking value and variety.
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Wayne Hill
Looney & Robertson
Rowland
the Store of Smiling Service
Volgate
Comanche, Texas
M. Cochran
D. D
Cochra Niantic
Lester M. Hall
Phone
F. & M. Bank
E. L Howard Brownwood
L. T. Clemons
Travis
Will Schuman
Chas. C. Mitchell
Rachie Carwile
Jno
Columbus Short
Dempsy Williams
Rufus Finley Brannon
George Henry Hulsey
John Enjamin Lassiter
Fair Tinney
Birdie Anderson McMillian
David Lee Morren
James Carrol Hutchins
Jas. R. Wall
G. P. Foster
Cecil Roe
John Evan Palmer
Roy B. Buckler
Earl Wayne May
Columbus
Washington Hatley
Eugene Ebb Barry
Thomas Claude George
Wesley King
C. A. Pointer
Alvie Guy Forrest
Charles Cecil Gray
Andrew Jackson Brown
Ernest Nance Hays
William S. Craig
Donald Martin Sorelle
Hal Bolton
Carl Martin Nabers
Ollie Marlin Leonard
S. J. Hall
Russell Young Anderson
Oscar Edward Starkey
Velma Groves Lock
William Loyd Amonett
Wm. Noah Slaughter
Walter Reid Shook
Harvey Joe Durham
John Carter
J. E. Short
L. Gilmore
R. Z. Solley
S. P. Smith
Slider & Lacey
Todd, Randall & Co
Higginbotham’s
Uncle Sam
Liberty Bond
Farmers @ Merchants National Bank
First National Bank
Comanche National Bank
Slider & Lacey’s
Slider & Lacy’s
Slider & Lacy
W. W. Kilpatrick
North Side Square
Tate
Spaulding High School
Tate Brothers
General Merchandise
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