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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1915
Page
3
A letter found on a German officer near Chamagne recounts 72 hours of bombardment and frontline experiences. It praises French artillery as master gunners while expressing mixed admiration and hate. The document also includes technical notes by G S Fraps on kaffir and milo corn products and their feeding values.
Land listing offers 85 acres three and a half miles northeast from the court house at DeLeon and Comanche Bubbee road. 65 acres cultivated with ample wood and water, good water supply, a four room house, a good barn, within half a mile of a school. Price 2450 dollars. C Hitt Comanche Texas.
A big fall sale at Higginbotham's draws shoppers with discounts and advertised deals. The promotional message invites customers to visit the store for limited time offers and emphasized savings.
Mrs John Newton of Irving New York reports rapid improvement from long standing stomach trouble after using Chamberlain’s Tablets. She says four or five bottles completed her recovery and her health has been fine since. Obtainable everywhere.
The Extension department of A and M College of Texas issues a bulletin on Rations and Fattening Cattle by John C Burns head of Animal Husbandry. It offers fattening directions for Texas markets and discusses feeding value of silage kafir milo feterita. Copies available from Clarence Ousley Director Extension College Station Texas.
A customer sought a cure for diarrhoea and a clerk offered Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a promise to refund if it failed. The customer used it at home and returned claiming a cure. The claim appears in a Salt Creek Virginia notice distributed by J. H. Berry and Co.
PAZO OINTMENT promises to cure itching bleeding and protruding piles within 6 to 14 days or offer a refund. The first application provides ease and rest, and the ad emphasizes prompt relief and a money back guarantee.
Cavallo's forty piece band with four opera singers will perform free concerts at the Cotton Palace Coliseum in Waco daily during the exposition. The program includes classical and popular selections, promising a top tier musical experience for visitors from across the region.
Waco Texas visitors are urged to tour the poultry building at the Cotton Palace to see a larger display of handsome plumaged chickens and other birds. The exhibit is supervised by expert bird fanciers and promises to be worth seeing.
On Wednesday November 17, a grand street parade of women only will pass through Waco. The Liberty Bell will arrive and be viewable with Cotton Palace visits. Events include Cavallo's band concerts, horse races, a cantata, a grand style show, and dancing across the day and evening.
November 18 schedules feature Woodmen of the World Day and German Day with excursions along the Cotton Belt from 2 to 4 pm. McLennan county horse races start at 5 pm followed by Warpath acts, Cavallo's band concert, German dances and informal dancing through midnight.
Friday November 19 marks Public Servants' Day with a society ball to celebrate those who served, are serving, or are candidates for office. Officials have assured attendance, and the ball is billed as the big society event of the year.
On Saturday November 20 Farmers Day Old Settlers and Confederate Veterans Day events run from 2 to 4 p m with football related games and concerts. Cavallo's band performs 2 to 5 p m and again 9 30 to 12 p m with free acts on Warpath and dancing scheduled 7 30 to 9 30 p m and 9 30 to 12 p m.
On Sunday November 21 All Texas Day offers popular excursions on all roads. In the afternoon and night Cavallo's band performs with free acts on the Warpath providing entertainment for attendees.
Washington reports 9 306 square miles in Mississippi Alabama Georgia and South Carolina to be freed from cattle tick quarantine on September 15. Since 1916, 262 469 square miles have been cleared, reducing Texas fever losses and boosting cattle values. dipping costs remain low and largely farmer funded.
The article promotes a formalin method to prevent smut in oats and wheat. Use one pint of 40 percent formalin per 45 gallons of water to treat about 30 bushels of grain, soaking overnight. Farmers Oscar Callaway and Bill Burton report excellent results with minimal cost and no smut after threshing.
A good second-hand Ford is offered for sale by Wade Evridge on easy terms. The ad requests contact for purchase.
When chest feels on fire and throat burns indigestion needs Herbine to ease the disagreeable feeling. It drives out badly digested food strengthens the stomach and purifies the bowels. Price 50 cents sold by Paris Smith.
An advertised tonic from Grove claims to enrich the blood and fortify the body to resist summer heat. The copy touts improved vigor and overall health as a result of using the product.
Advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claiming to drive out malaria and build up the system with quinine and iron in a tasteless form. Label features prominent guarantee and price of 30 cents.
The Marketing Association will ship hogs and cattle on the upcoming shipping day, scheduled for Monday the 18th of October, marking a regular routine departure.
A notice lists newborns: a girl to Mr and Mrs R J Burdette of Energy. a boy to B B Helms of Energy. and a girl to Frank Steele of Comanche.
Higginbothams faces a high demand surge as buyers seek 25 cases of eggs at once with emphasis on top prices. The note highlights eager buyers and premium rates offered for immediate supply.
Farmers thresh peanuts in the northern county as two weeks of fair weather aid gathering and drying. Oil mills report no fixed prices yet, awaiting quotes based on oil and new peanut products market demand.
The Texas Light and Power Co. has begun a survey from Brownwood to Comanche and will reach Comanche this week. The route follows public roads through Blanket and aims to light Comanche and Blanket. Transformer station work at Comanche will begin soon.
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