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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1921
Page
3
Mrs C M Bregall of near Paint Rock Alabama describes a long illness ending after six bottles of Cardus. She reports regained appetite sleep and strength and credits Cardus with saving her life. She warns other women to use Cardus for womanly ailments and notes widespread use for over forty years.
County Clerk J H Milner recorded a large deed of trust on oil and gas leases in Coryell and adjoining counties with a value of 750000 and recording cost of 835. The action shows strong belief in Coryell’s oil future and the holder’s effort to secure rights for ongoing exploration.
A cross sickly baby with digestive troubles and loose bowels is highlighted as needing McGee's Baby Elixir. It is claimed to regulate bowels ease the stomach and restore health. The product sells for 35c or 60c via Paris Smith.
A legislative investigating committee found Corpus Christi school census numbers at 2096 rather than 6043 reported by the district. The discrepancy would cut about 50 000 dollars in state school funds annually. The piece laments authorities rejected standards and ethics in pursuing school growth.
Special to the Chief Sidney Texas August 30 1921 About ten o clock Sunday morning August 28 cars and buggies with baskets began to arrive at the home of Mr and Mrs J A Stailey to give Grandma Wells a surprise dinner on her sixty seventh birthday. Thirty two gathered around the table. Present included J A Stailey and family A C Wells and family Bill Ferrill and family E G Wells and wife A J Cox and family B C Lusk and wife J C M Lusk Sidney C C Cox and wife L B Jones and family of Gorman Claude Wells and family of Duster L V Austin and family Milt Wells and family and Aunt Sarah Wells of Blanket.
Kilpatrick's offers top quality auto upholstery services for Ford vehicles including new tops cushions and repairs. Customers can obtain complete upholstery work for both restoration and maintenance projects with skilled craft and prompt service.
Special to the Chief reports a welcome rain in Robersonville on Monday after a long dry spell since June. Local residents including the Roberson and Cunningham families, plus Zenie Loftis and Bertie Roberson, gathered at homes and on the Leon River for a day of visiting and a shared dinner. Farmers report corn as good and cotton poor, with many preparing to gather crops and some leaving to seek work.
Premier Lloyd George delivered a Barnsley speech urging Ireland not to seek independence, saying separation would provoke a brutal war and draw aid from around the world. He pledged to prevent an open break and warned England cannot witness civil war near its borders.
Real estate note: 193 acres of sandy farm land five miles east of Sipe Springs on Beat Tie and Sipe Springs road, one mile west of Beattie school. 100 acres cultivated, strong house and barn, well with windmill. Trader seeks a good town home in Comanche. J. R. Eanes & Co. 2-3c.
The shop advertises walk in repairs for rubber heels and soles completed while you wait. Kilpatrick's promises quick service for shoe repairs and related maintenance.
A brief listing shows ice cream powder and junket tablets available at Paris Smiths Drug Store. The notice highlights stock items and the store name for quick shopper reference.
A call to raise funds by October 1 to aid Texas boys and girls facing poverty due to low crops and cotton picking. The appeal notes forty students in one school need entirely new funds, with many others requiring partial aid to continue their studies.
A casual guide urges sellers to boost a car’s appeal with a new top and styling to attract buyers and fetch higher prices. The note mentions Kilpatrick's 2c a.
Poem extols patience with children noting tiny feet and hands, eyes widening with surprise. It urges kindness and steady patient love as life presents tempting distractions and uncertain futures. The author remains unidentified in the fragment.
The State Fair of Texas opens with four marquee games at the new Athletic Stadium in Dallas. SMU meets Texas A&M on Dallas Day, Baylor faces Boston College, Texas A&M returns to Austin College, and Texas plays Vanderbilt. The stadium is nearly complete and the field is in prime condition.
The Salem Indiana press argues against guaranteeing chautauqua promoters against loss. It notes Salem plans to withhold guarantees, cites local support for chautauquas, and urges businesses to let such entertainments stand on their own. It condemns the guarantee as a burden and favors self supporting events.
Curtis argues against state university funding in favor of a state college system offering undergraduate training. He proposes sending Texas students to Harvard after college and condemns high professor salaries. He vows to oppose any conference report unless faculty salaries at the University of Texas are cut to college levels.
Mr and Mrs Wy at 952 Baltimore Ave hosted a 6 o'clock dinner and swimming party in honor of Lillian Hildinger and Mary Warrick of Austin. Guests included Mary Dodson of Comanche Li Han Hildinger Lenora Lloyd Mayne Bloomfield O Grant Ned Winslett A R Bilderbeck P Voight Mr and Mrs Bilderback and Mrs William Morrison.
A local hauling offer from Porte C H Donald inviting customers to call two numbers, 22 and 356, for prompt service with a pair of trucks available. The message emphasizes readiness and personal contact.
Young readers are urged to choose wisely a college for business training. Tyler Commercial College in Tyler Texas proclaims itself America's largest business training university with 4000 yearly enrollments, six courses, 35 subjects, and graduates in high salary positions. It touts an employment department, copyrighted textbooks, practical teachers, low living costs, and a contract system with private families to reduce expenses, offering a thorough diploma from a widely recognized school.
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