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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1923
Page
8
We thank friends for kindness during illness and death of our husband and father T N Howell. We appreciate floral offerings words of sympathy and every act of kindness from Mrs T N Howell Tom Howell and Mr and Mrs N Wyly.
Bankrupt sale announced for October 20 at 1 PM by the trustee in bankruptcy to sell the August Bros merchandise and fixtures in Comanche Texas. Sale held at their former business location and subject to referee approval in Port Worth, Texas with readings dated October 13, 1925.
Notice proclaims Lew Is Oil Corporation property and land is posted. Trespassing on the area or gathering near it will be prosecuted.
After a truck carrying cotton seed overturned near Blanket, searchers feared Bill Brown was missing. By morning it emerged he had slept safely in Blanket, while Bernard Riley and Lernard Riley drove to the scene and the accident was cleared. Brown had mistaken a culvert for a distance during a blinding glare en route to Brownwood.
Morning revealed Bill unharmed after a minor truck accident. Firefighters and witnesses described relief and quick repairs as the scene calm returned. The vehicle sustained only slight damage and no serious injuries were reported.
An advertisement describes Hale's Catapath Medicine as a treatment for nasal catarrh and frequent colds. It claims the ointment is applied locally and a tonic boosts the blood to strengthen the system, reducing recurring illnesses. The copy urges readers to use the remedy during run down periods.
An ad touts ease from rheumatic pain via rubbing Ballard's Snow Liniment. It claims to relieve tenderness and strengthen joints. Three bottle sizes 80c 60c and 1.20. Sold by 8 P. Smith.
The 17 000 Blue Lodges of Masons aim to send a representative to the cornerstone laying of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial at Alexandria Virginia on November 1. There are about 8 000 000 Masons in the United States. The memorial aims to be a national shrine for the craft with total cost and endowment of 4 000 000 dollars.
A vintage advertisement promises a ten cent bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs and colds plus a free sample package of Foley Kidney Pills and Foley Cathartic Tablets, offered by Foley & Co in Chicago. Send ten cents and your address to receive the remedies.
The sale notes 875 acres of good land located 1 mile northeast of Comanche with 140 acres under cultivation. It is described as a splendid stock farm and school location attributed to Oscar Callaway.
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