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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1916
Page
7
Sugar is valued as a carbohydrate with food value and body tissue contribution. People crave it beyond taste, and despite prices sugar remains essential in foods including Coca-Cola, which uses cane sugar and is marketed as wholesome refreshment.
Birth notices report a Wilson girl to Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Redwine and a near Sipe Springs girl for Chas. Elmore. An additional birth near Custer is listed with Arthur Hodges. The piece closes with a medical ad for LA TIVE BROMO QUININE, touting tonic laxative effects and no head nervousness.
Miss Minnie Cunningham hosts a Friday morning musicale for young ladies, featuring Alma Reese, Mrs Tom Moore, Ruth Slack, Bonnie Roussel, Marguerite Ragsdale and a lineup of vocal piano and reading numbers. An ice cream and angel food dessert followed. Guests include Nell Orand Frances Orand and Mrs J W Orand of Waco plus Brownwood and Dallas visitors.
Comanche people are astonished at the instant action of buckthorn bark glycerine and other ingredients in Adei i ka. One spoonful relieves constipation sour stomach or gas and by acting on both bowels often relieves or prevents appendicitis. A short treatment helps chronic stomach trouble. M W Carroll Druggist.
Miss Bettie Gibbons and Miss Nell Orand joined by guests for a four course dinner hosted by Mrs. Oscar Callaway and Mrs. Gib Cal laway in Waxahachie. Attendees included Bon nie Roussel Marguerite Ragsdale Eula Clarke Minnie Cunningham Lucile Bruton Annie Belle Wilcoxson Floy Collins Bruton Orand Mark Callaway Bob Stanton Rob Harris J R Eanes Frank Reese Paschael Sartwelle Ossie Greene and Gib Callaway with readings and music later.
Advertises Ballard's Snow Liniment to ease swelling and pain from inflammation cold fractures toothache neuralgia or rheumatism. Claims great healing and penetrating power with rubbing into the affected area. Priced 25c 50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by H. P. Smith.
A Nashville woman describes relief from a Change of Life tumor after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter claims the tumor disappeared and the patient stopped needing a doctor, endorsing the remedy for similar symptoms. The ad invites readers to contact Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. for more information.
Local registry lists W H Lane of Comanche with Maxwell No. 492 and W L Greer of DeLeon with Ford No. 493.
An old ad suggests a remedy named Herbine to ward off malaria or chills. It claims the product destroys the germ, purifies the body, and restores cheerfulness and vigor. Price 50c. Sold by S. P. Smith.
A local shop named Dudley’s advertises McLaughlin’s Bourbon Santos Peaberry as the finest flavoured coffee with strong aroma and guaranteed satisfaction. Price listed as 25 cents per pound.
The sheriff is commanded to summon Sarah H Ellis and unknown heirs to appear at the October 1916 district court term in Comanche County Texas to answer a petition filed August 4 1916 in case No 3680 by W F Brasuel and D M Falkner against listed defendants for a 320 acre land deed on survey No 283 near Cone As Creek in Comanche County.
The State of Texas Comanche County Sheriff's Sale notice arising from an Order of Sale issued July 26 1916 by J M Collins Clerk in the case W D McKey versus E E Denny et al No 41528. Sheriff Jack Cunningham levied August 3 1916 on 80 acres of land in Comanche County part of the Pomeroy survey as real estate lien to satisfy a judgment of 1539.00 plus costs in favor of W D McKey.
Notice of Trustees Sale states that E. C. Stuart holds a note of 3600 due 1915 secured by a deed of trust on 50 acres of Lot 2 in Three League Survey Lampasas County land in Comanche County Texas. The trustee Natt Holman has defaulted, and the sale is set for the first Tuesday in September 1916 between 10 am and 4 pm at the Comanche courthouse to satisfy the debt of 768 plus costs. Judge D Bonner signs the notice on August 14 1916.
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