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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1921
Page
5
An advertisement extols daily bread importance and value pricing. It promotes a grocery store's high standards and affordable staples including Belle of Wichita flour, Catolene, Crisco, ribbon cane syrup, Old Homestead Coffee, Rio Coffee, Star coffee, Faultless starch and canned salmon with low price points to attract shoppers.
Paint Rock Alabama Mrs C M Stegall recounts a long illness and weakness then credits Cardul with restoring strength After years of bedridden pain she began eating and gaining energy and believes the tonic saved her life Cardul is advertised as a female tonic available at druggists with a long history of use
John D. Waring Jr. leaves New York aboard a voyage to Venezuela to work as a geological surveyor for Trans-Continental Oil Co. He will be absent six to eight months. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John P. D. Waring of Comanche and well known in Dublin.
Local advertisement touts savings on paints oils and varnishes featuring Sherwin-Williams quality line promoted by Todd and Jennings.
Thomas A. Graham, once a pudgy faced office boy at the North Pacific railroad, is named head of the Pacific Mail Steamship company after John J. Rosseter resigns. Graham served forty three years in railroads, rising from office boy to assistant freight traffic manager, never missing a day’s pay or falling seriously ill.
Doe's Market offers fresh cheese at 30c with repeated display and Paris Smith sells. Thomas' Market features pure hog lard at 12 1/2c per pound with free delivery via phones 107 255. A short sermon admonishes moral labor before the week restarts.
Health advisory promotes Steroline antiseptic mouth wash to guard against disease germs. Uses a few drops on a toothbrush for wide reach between teeth and hidden spots, claiming refreshment and dentrifice. Sold by Paris Smith's drug store.
A doctor shows confidence with a ten dollar diagnosis and eleven dollars paid. The piece advises keeping hair trimmed and whiskers cut to avoid looking old, promoting Marshall's barbers as the remedy.
A spoken remark from Brother Williams notes that the new brand called hooch causes rheumatism, but he claims to have suffered before it affected him, in a colloquial voice reflecting local speech.
Swift's sliced bacon priced at 45 cents per pound with prompt free delivery. Contact phones 197 255 for orders.
A humorous ad line suggests a man should consider renting as a result of a girl liking his pipe habit. The note promotes Sherwin Williams paints oils and varnishes and ends with a money saving pitch from Todd and Jennings.
Comanche county Salvation Army advisory board meets October 7 appointing G. H. Boynton and W. D. Carroll as delegates to the October 14 Fort Worth convention. Delegates will hear progress reports on the advisory board plan, noted for aiding betrayed girls, locating missing persons, and placing orphans, with addresses by nationally noted officers including Lieutenant Colonel George Wood. Local members and community activities are listed along with school notes and social visits.
Mrs. W. W. Dunningham visited relatives in Democrat the latter part of the week. Mrs. J. H. Standridge and her children Omie and Bowman visited Mrs. R. L. Drennan in Hasse on Sunday. Miss Georgia Wetzel stayed with Miss Lartha Wetzel on Sunday. Miss Luella Carter of Comanche was also a guest.
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