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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1917
Page
3
The Old Standard Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is promoted as a valuable general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims to act on the liver drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the whole system. Price 60 cents.
A long drought broke last Sunday with a three hour gentle rain that the ground absorbed quickly, followed Monday by another good shower. The rain promises to improve peanut crops, fall pastures, and prepare land for fall grain. Local residents including C A Thornton of Albany and families across the area were noted in the week. A lightning strike damaged Os Bagley’s house but caused no injuries as no one was home.
An old advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults. It urges checking for genuine product by the California Fig Syrup Company and warns against counterfeits.
Real estate notice offers 237 acres five miles northeast of Comanche. Two sets of improvements, 200 acres cleared with about 100 in fair cultivation. Sandy land with good black soil, suitable for peanuts. Priced at one tenth cash and twenty equal yearly payments at 8 percent interest. If buying or listing farms, contact us.
An 19th century style advertisement touts Disagreeable Dangerous Trov e as diarrhoea remedy sold in Mississippi under the name Diarrhoea Cordial. The product is pitched as a speedy cure with prices listed at 25c and 50c.
An advert promotes a quick cure for colds using LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine claiming it stops fever and headache. The copy warns to avoid losing money if the remedy fails and includes a joking signature on a tea box.
The Teachers and Mothers Club held its regular meeting at Mrs. M. Coleman’s home with 28 members. Superintendent Holloway spoke on Directed Play, and plans were discussed for bubler work at West and East Primary Buildings and forming separate clubs for each school. Members planned to meet again at the West Primary Building in September.
An advertisement from The Wm. Reese Co. Special Agents touts Prickly Ash Bitters as a remedy for heartburn and digestive weakness, claiming it strengthens the organs and purifies the bowels after hearty meals.
Mrs J P Graham announces My Music Room will operate at Mrs McClannahan residence for the school term starting Monday September 10. Patronage solicited for the term. Also C M Bryant will be in Comanche around October 15 for piano tuning and asks to leave orders at Pulliam’s Furniture Store.
Nice five room house with bath and fair barn and sheds on a corner south facing lot in the northwest section. Priced at 1650 dollars with wagon and team or Ford or Chevrolet car as part payment. Good cattle or young horses and mules acceptable. Easy balance terms.
The town notes a good rain this morning bringing cheers to farmers. Several residents travel for family visits in Brownwood Sweetwater and East Texas. Cotton picking trips continue with Misses Davis Horner and Thompson cited. One property sale changes hands as Charlie McFerrin sells his place to Cash of Comanche. Will Woods recovers from a gunshot injury and is improving.
An advertisement touts Femenina as a cure for female troubles promising relief from suffering. It claims disappearance of pain after use with prices listed at 50 cents and one dollar.
LAX-FOS is an enhanced cascar a digestive liquid laxative with cascara bark blue flag root rhubarb root black root may apple root senna leaves and pepsin. It blends strength with a palatable aromatic taste and does not gripe.
Mrs. Lottie Swofford of Galveston Texas testifies she gained seventeen pounds after using Tanlae or Tanlac, recovering from years of stomach catarrh and weakness. She details prior suffering, weight decline to eighty five pounds, and improvement to one hundred two pounds after eight bottles. She praises the medicine and its effects on nerves, appetite, sleep, and energy. Tanlac is advertised with multiple Texas pharmacy outlets.
Over the past two weeks, Henry Jones and family returned home. Henry Jones and family visited Mrs. Thomison Thursday evening. Mr. Carl Thornton visited aunt Mrs. W. C. Thomison last week. Mrs. Martin spent the weekend with Mrs. Nettie Steele. Dora Jourdan visits relatives near Zephyr this week. Anna Rose Cox spent last week with Leetie Burnett. Mrs. S. Preston and Stamford visitors stay with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hood. Mr. L. L. Richie and family attended church at Bibb Sunday.
The record lists funeral attendance at Grandma Kelley’s service at Stag Creek cemetery and multiple social events. Guests include Mr and Mrs Joe Armstrong hosting an ice cream supper for Lee Moore, and gatherings with music from Prof Laroque. Several residents travel to Comanche for meeting or entertainment and birthdays are celebrated.
The church urges Sunday school as vital for youth, claiming 80 percent of attendees come through it. It cites training children and salvation likelihood, notes services at 9 45 and 11 previews, an 8 pm sermon by Rev Vaughan, and a stewards report on church finances with a quarterly conference upcoming.
If your child is pale and sickly picks at the nose starts in sleep and grinds teeth in sleep it signals worms. A remedy for these parasites is in WHITE'S CREAM VER MIFAGE. It clears worms and restores health and cheerfulness. Price 25 cents per bottle. Sold by H. P. Smith.
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