Public road costs and citizen upkeep questioned
UNCLE SAM has gone about as far as he can on bad roads. THE COST of upkeep of some citizens is out of all proportions to their value to their communities.
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Uncle Sam
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1917
Page
2
Road Work Progress Hindered by Political Bystanders
The report laments that road construction speed could improve if bystanders with political motives were removed from critical work areas. It highlights disruption, safety concerns, and calls for clear crowd control measures.
Fight the Mail Order House Ad Appears in The Chief Exponent
An advertising notice invites readers to oppose a mail order house by placing ads in The Chief Exponent to reach all local families. The appeal stresses broad visibility and community impact.
Texas' Greatest Danger in Democratic Leadership
A concise critique argues that relentless demagogic leadership betrays truth as no man can talk constantly without lying, warning Texans against accepting such authority. The piece stresses the peril of leaders who prioritize rhetoric over honesty.
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Texas
Barry Miller Candidate Hint Across Texas Gubernatorial Talk
The item notes Barry Miller of Dallas as a possible gubernatorial candidate for Texas. It calls Miller one of the great men of the state and suggests Texas could do worse than his potential candidacy.
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Barry Miller
Dallas
Texas
Peevish Pete Questions Brain Power in Diplomatic Crisis
A satirical quip mockingly asks why a man with high brain power who runs a barber chair also claims to know what the President should do in a diplomatic crisis. The humorous line ends with a clipped exclamation.
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Pete
War Ends Soon If America Cuts Consumption Says Editorial
A two year reflection argues Americans have lived in unusual luxury and consumed more than produced. It warns the inevitable future consequences and urges ending the war in Europe by reducing consumption now.
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Europe
Tax Proposal Targets Street Corner Politicians
A proposed tax of not less than 2500 dollars per year would be levied on men who gather on streets to argue. Citing harms from cigarettes and alcohol, the text advocates a prohibitive tax and calls for a 3000 dollar annual levy on street corner politicians.
All diseases of stock treated. Special attention to fever
Veterinarians offer treatment for all stock diseases with emphasis on fever cases. Services cover herd health and emergency care to prevent spread and reduce losses.
Comanche Council praised for main street paving effort
The article lauds the city council for plowing up and resurfacing Comanche's main streets calling it the most constructive economical work. It defends the project against critics and credits the council with improving cash basis economy.
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Comanche
Militartism and the push for voluntary service in war
A rhetoric piece warns that militarism threatens the nation and promotes volunteers over conscription. It argues Americans are capable volunteers and could raise a million fighters in a month if needed, urging rejection of compulsory military service.
The Spider Behind The Enterprise Ad Business
Mark Twain recounts a subscriber finding a spider in The Virginia City Enterprise. He uses the tale to illustrate that advertising draws attention and business, arguing the spider merely checks which merchants do not advertise to spin a lasting web.
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Mark Twain
Virginia City Enterprise
Enterprise
The Kaiser’s Prayer
A satirical verse mockingly imagines Kaiser Wilhelm II pleading with God to grant him victory while threatening war with Heaven. It contrasts his submarines and conquests with Edison’s patent power and implies naval might would fail if God refuses.
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Sam
Russia
France
Italy
Johnny Bull
Europe
Dot Edison
Gott
Heaven
Edison
Frivolity of prompts in a battered family joke
A fragment shows a tense exchange between a mother and her battered son with a quip about counting to a hundred versus ten. The rough humor underlines domestic strain and cycles of admonition.
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Willie
Charlie Jones
Kitchen visitors seen through a keyhole mystery
A mistress questions Maggie about a mysterious young man speaking with her in the kitchen. Maggie suggests it was Faith and ponders how she could know, noting the mistress may have looked through the keyhole.
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Maggie
Chemist Refuses Late-Night Charge for Soda
A chemist wakes at 2 a.m. to a request for bicarbonate of soda for indigestion. The customer, Sandy, offers coins and asks for relief, but the chemist replies a glass of hot water suffices and sends him away.
Look for Missing Man Sparks Police Card Inquiry
A portly woman storms the station demanding to view a man described as blank minded, hoping he matches her missing Henry and that he may be her husband. Police confirm an arrest and prepare to present the suspect for identification.
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Henry
A Good Match at the Drug Store
A colorfully described man enters a drug store and asks for letter paper and envelopes with flesh colored borders. The clerk questions the request as mourning paper and the exchange ends with the man confirming the purchase.
A Laird's Death Reveals Temperature Folly
A Scottish doctor visiting a laird asks the butler if the laird's temperature has risen. The butler, puzzled, reveals the laird died at twelve o'clock, turning a routine medical caution into a dark, ironic moment from the Argonaut.
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John
Orange Citizens Propose Barefoot Protest Over Shoe Prices
A 1917 Beaumont Enterprise extract notes Orange residents forming a Barefoot Club to boycott shoes. Men pledge not to wear footwear from April 1 as women consider sandals, with local wit predicting comical scenes of barefoot shoppers and distressed shoe sellers.
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Orange
Barefoot Club
Ting
Orange Church
United States
Wits
Beaumont Enterprise
Safe Medicine for Children Cough Remedy
Is it safe to give to youngsters first question when buying cough medicine. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has no opium or narcotics and can be given to children as confidently as to adults. Pleasant to take and effective for coughs colds and croup. Obtainable everywhere.
Church-Goer Toast by Telephone Outage Joke
A brief joke exchanges Mrs White asking if you went to church, Mrs Black replies their telephone is out of order, she wanted to invite friends to bridge tomorrow night, per a Judge’s quip.
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Mrs. White
Saw Papa at Poker Party Sparks Proposal Plan
A Boston Transcript fragment notes a speaker recalling seeing their father at a poker party last night. The sight provided enough money to fund a marriage proposal, signaling a personal milestone tied to that event.
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Papa
Boston Transcript
Grocer’s New Helper Handles Lye Prank
A Boston Transcript excerpt shows a grocer’s new boy recounting a prank where he gave a customer a can of consecrated lye and said nothing in reply. The exchange highlights humor from a street scene.
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Nix
Boston Transcript
Mystery Verse Riddles Fate Fingers in Boston Transcript
A poetic query asks who tends the nails on the hand of fate, echoed by a Boston Transcript caption urging more information on the enigmatic line. The brief verse invites reader speculation without revealing a concrete answer or source details.
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Boston Transcript
Police Interrogation Echoes in Quiet Exchange
An officer asks if the suspect received the third degree. The reply admits browbeating with questions while the man, yawning and murmuring, confirms the exchange as fair and accurate.
Stock market months to avoid in speculation
The exchange lists 11 months as highly risky for stock speculation. June January September February April November May December October and July are flagged as particularly dangerous for investors.
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Exchange
Dutiful craftsman muddles nail job in tense exchange
A husband while hanging pictures insults echo in a stinging exchange with his wife. She asks a pointed, esoteric question about who died to save sinners prompting a quip about a difficult moment.
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Sie
Tenry
Mike
Henry
Freezone promises painless corn removal
A Cincinnati authority touts Free Zone as a cheap remedy that, when applied to corns or calluses, relieves soreness and loosens the corn so it can be lifted out root and all without pain. The ad urges druggists to stock a small bottle, claiming it is inexpensive and non irritating to surrounding skin.
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Cincinnati
Comanche Gun Club Admitted to Central Tex League
Comanche Gun Club was admitted as a charter member of the Central Texas Gun Club League which includes clubs within striking distance of Brownwood. Two candidates were named for Comanche offices J J Helmsley for vice president and M A Finger for secretary. Brownwood nominated W G Baxter for president.
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Comanche Gun Club
Central Texas Gun Club League
Brownwood
Comanche Club
J. J. Helmsley
M. A. Finger
W. G. Baxter
Herb ine promotes liver and bowel health and a clear complexion
A historical advertisement touts POE HERBINE as a liver and bowel purifier. It claims to restore a clear pink and white complexion desired by ladies and lists price at 50 cents with seller 8 P Smith.
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Poe Herbine
P. Smith
Michael Brother of Jerry A South Sea Isles dog hero tale
Jack London’s last story titled Michael Brother of Jerry is secured for Cosmopolitan. The dog hero tale follows Michael’s adventurous exploits in the South Sea Isles and promises gripping interest throughout.
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Jack London
Cosmopolitan
Michael
Jerry
North Country
South Sea Isles
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the Comanche Publishing CO
H. Carpenter
J. R. Eanes
W. H. Carpenter
Sec.-Treas
Geo. Sullivan
Geo. Lan
G. A. Cunningham
E. W. Harris
S. P. Stockholders
D. H. Cunningham
T. J. Cunningham
Oscar Callaway
B. W. Harris
T. J. Williams
L. T. Cunningham
J. R. Moore
B. J. Thomas
Geo
L. Sullivan
Bertie Wynn
Merton L. Harris
Comanche, Texas
N. Side
E. A. Chastain
Sidney, Texas
Sandy
W. Reese
Maxwell
HANCOCK @ WILSON
Atwood’s Furniture Store
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