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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1917
Page
5
Shiloh reports farmers have started pea threshing. H Winn and his mother wed Gustine and joined his railroad work. Mrs. Carl Roberts visited at the Board Church Sunday and stayed a day. W O W supper at Cross Roads drew locals and visitors. People shared visits and small travels among neighbors.
G A Mc Bride of Headford Ontario reports two years of selling Chamberlain’s Tablets and high customer praise. He tries them himself and finds no preparation equal to them for indigestion or constipation.
The text promotes Laxa Tive Brom Quin ine as a tonic and laxative with no head effects or nervousness. It mentions a comparative claim to ordinary mnine and notes the signature of E. W. Grove for authentication.
A travel sketch from Comanche to Sidney and Zourette shows The Chief Exponent dominating local readers. The author, frustrated at losing readers to the rival, muses on war, mothers’ grief, and a predicted brief U S victory with swift training and overwhelming resources.
An old medication notice touts Texas Wonder as a remedy for kidney and urinary problems, dissolving gravel and easing back pain. It promises results with a two month supply for $1 via mail by sending receipt. The ad includes testimonial style claims and requests a further payment for more information.
A testimonial from Mrs Mitrop T Cum pans of Penn's Grove New Jersey praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for treating irregular periods and inflammation. The letter urges women to accept the remedy as convincing evidence of its efficacy for displacements ulceration and nervousness and other distressing female ailments.
A vintage warning promotes California Syrup of Figs as the cure for a child’s stomach issues. It claims a single dose cleanses bowel buildup, promising a quick return to health and playfulness, and advises verifying the genuine 50 cent bottle from the California Fig Syrup Company.
An old advertisement touts Danderine promising dandruff relief and hair growth plus a 25 cent bottle. Local notes mention RK A Vaneleave’s horse injury, travel by Leo Wagnon, and visits by Mr. and Mrs. B A Reece family, Fielder and Goodson to Comanche, sanitation trip for G I Garrison, and Misses Veda and Willie Pearl Jones hosting music at home with friends.
A large local gathering in Copperas Prairie and Gap gathered in Comanche to send the departing boys off for training in San Antonio. Roy Vancleave, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Vancleave, visited Brownwood for eye treatment but lost sight due to a stroke of the eye. C. Y. Graham sold a bale of cotton for 164.44 at Blanket, seed included, while others like H. H. Burnett and J. F. Murphy head to Fort Worth for aviation camp work and may seek Eastward jobs as peanut harvest looms.
If your child is pale and sickly it may be worms. A remedy named White's Vermifuge promises to clear parasites and restore health. Price 25 cents per bottle and sold by B. P. Smith.
The county’s first cotton report by Cotton Reporter John Nichols shows up to September 1 there were 86 bales ginned this year versus 175 bales by the same date last year.
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