Comanche Texas Postoffice Notice of Officers and Directors
Entered at the Postoffice at Comanche Texas as second class matter. Officers are J R Eanes president W H Carpenter secretary treasurer Geo Sullivan vice president. Directors include W I H Carpenter J R Eanes Geo L Sullivan G A Cunningham BE W Harris S P Smith. Stockholders listed include D H Cunningham T J Cunningham W H Carpenter J R Eanes Oscar Callaway S P Smith E W Harris T J Williams I T Cunningham G A Cunningham J R Moore Mrs S J Thomas Geo L Sullivan.
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Comanche
Texas
J. R. Eanes
W. H. Carpenter
Sec.-Treas
Geo. Sullivan
W. I H. Carpenter
Geo. L. Sullivan
G. A. Cunningham
BE. W. Harris
S. P. Smith
D. H. Cunningham
T. J. Cunningham
Oscar Callaway
P. Smith
E. W. Harris
T. J. Williams
I. T. Cunningham
J. R. Moore
J. Thomas
Geo
L. Sullivan
One Dollar Per Annum Scoundrels and Fools
A quotation from the Houston Post laments that civilization will not face trouble from scoundrels once it frees itself from the influence of fools.
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Houston Post
Infertile eggs offer value by reducing spoilage
The piece argues infertile eggs do not fetch sensational prices but save spoilage. It notes that 50 percent of eggs are bad in summer, many are not marketed, and infertile eggs keep in hot weather enabling farmers to sell all collected at the same price.
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South
Swat the Rat Extermination Tip Proposed to Readers
A reader urges continual rat control through plaster of Paris and cornmeal mixed dry and spread in feed areas. The letter notes rats and mice eat the mixture, die in hidden spots, and urges persistent use year round to reduce pest supplies.
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Plaster of Paris
The Advertising Savvy Housewife
A persuasive note urges housewives to read local newspaper ads to improve family buying power. It argues wives are key purchasers, bettering household finances more than husbands’ earnings by uncovering best prices and avoiding overpayment through careful ad study.
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Jones
Smith
Pork and Post Offices Across Small Cities
The article lists multiple small cities with new post offices and their costs: Willow California $75,000. Vernal Utah $50,000. Big Stone Gap Virginia $100,000. Evanston Wyoming noted as widely known. The piece mixes population figures with federal post office expenditure.
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Philip Woodwin
Willow
Cal
Vernal
Utah
Big Stone Gap
Evanston
Wyo
Extravagant Post Office Costs Criticized in Advertisement
An unnamed ad decries high postoffice costs in Evanston Wyoming Morrison Arkansas and Gadsden Alabama. It mocks lawmakers for pushing deals while the government leases a New York courthouse and warns that extravagance must be paid for with money not blue chips.
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Evanston
Wyo
Morrison
Ark
Si Green
Gadsden
Ala
Congressional Park
Yale
Bush League
New York
Yellow Fog
Tenn
On Public Enemies Poem Attacks Propertied Wealth and Politicians
A Baltimore American poem condemns rail projects and wealth accumulation as robbing the peepul. It accuses builders and financiers of crime for prosperity and calls for jail, contrasting industrial progress with political corruption and banker hostility.
War Baby Rises From Section Hand to Wealth in Virginia
The Fort Worth Record profile traces Vincenzo Zotti once a New York Central railroad section hand earning 1.75 a day. He moved to Hopewell Virginia as foreman, opened cash businesses, built brick properties, and now shops 100000 potential wealth as a War Baby with a growing empire. Richard Spillane notes Zotti's ascent alongside a broader belief that mobility used to be possible in the old days.
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Jim Ferguson
Dr. Brooks
Texas
Fort Worth
Richard Spillane
Commerce and Finance
New York
Spillane
Vincinzo Zotti
Ocean
Martinique
Signor Zotti
New York Central Railroad
Virginia
Long Island
Zotti
Central
Appomattox
Hopewell
du Ponts
Vincenzo Zotti
Wall Street
Frivolous Question About Seating A Girl On A Lap
A weekly editor responds to a reader asking if a engaged girl may sit on a man's lap. The editor offers conditional approval, stating it is permissible for their own girl on their own lap or another man's girl on their lap, but not for their girl on another man's lap. This quip reflects social manners in a light hearted tone.
Quip About Ham and Eggs Echoes Stomach-Churning Woods
A husband and wife exchange a playful line about being lost in the woods. The husband riffs on luck and provisions, joking that with ham and eggs they would have a full meal. The quip teases a simple, rustic solution to hardship.
A Natural Affinity In Mississippi Banter
A Mississippian explains a joke about a strange affinity between a negro and a chicken. The remark notes one is descended from ham and the other from eggs, reflecting period humor and racial language.
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Smith
Reasons for Cutting Down the Old Tree
The owner argues the tree should remain while the gardener presents three reasons to cut it: it blocks the light to the greenhouse, it is getting old, and the gardener claims to have cut it down the previous night.
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Massa Brown
Sambo
Echo tale spurs boastful wager from highland to Rockies
The Bristol Times recounts a Scotsman and an American strolling the highlands. The Scot shows an echo that returns after four minutes and taunts the Yankee. The American bets he can beat it, recalling his Rockies camp where a dawn wakeup call echoes back eight hours later.
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Bristol Times
Rockies
Alvarado Man Restored by Wonderful Remedy
A Texas man, T. A. Hensley of Alvarado, reports long suffering from digestive derangements including colic, bloating, indigestion, constipation and inactive liver. After using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy he notes swift, lasting relief and recommends the treatment. The ad claims permanent results for stomach and liver issues and offers a money back guarantee.
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T. A. Hensley
Alvarado
Texas
Mayr
Piano Recital by Pauline Gage on April 20
Miss Pauline Gage, pupil of Miss Floy Cunningham, will give a piano recital Thursday April 20 at 8 30 p m in the High School Auditorium. Public invited.
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Pauline Gage
Floy Cunningham
Ballards Snow Liniment Emphasized for Home Use
Farmers and distant residents are urged to keep a bottle of Ballard's Snow Liniment at home for cuts wounds sores sprains or rheumatism. It is described as a powerful healing and penetrating remedy sold by H. S. Smith in various bottle sizes at 25c, 50c and 1.00.
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Ballard
P. Smith
Baby Beef Club Members List
A fragmented roster lists Baby Beef Club members from Comanche and Blanket areas, including Guy Allen and Fred Anderson noted with Democrat Star, plus Oscar Sides Ola Ward Dewey Barnes Helen Montgomery and others. Several entries are incomplete or misspelled, with locations Comanche Blanket and Blan ket R. 2 or 3.
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Baby Beef Club
Guy Allen
Comanche
Democrat Star
J. E. Whitesides
Sipe Springs
Fred Anderson
Oscar Sides
Ola Ward
Dewey Barnes
Geo
Victor Montgomery Jr
Helen Evelyn Montgomery
Cecil Allen
Cormanche
Homer McCollum
Comanche Democrat Star
Asa Ward
Earl Albin
Minnie Pearl Sanford
Herbert Lee Kittle Coman che and Eaton Agent note
Herbert Lee Kittle is listed with Coman che R 5 and D F Eaton as agent. The fragment records names and roles without clear event or details.
Save a Doctor's Bill with Diarrhoea Cordial in Hand
An advertisement notes Mississippi Diarrhoea Cordial as a handy remedy for stomach complaints, offered at 25 and 50 cents with a brief sales pitch.
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Mississippi
Union Notice for Comanche County Farmers Meeting
Union members of Comanche County hold a meeting in Downing on April 20 with aim to secure full local representation and discussion of upcoming business. E. Smith presides. W T Loudermilk acts as secretary.
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Comanche County Farmers Union
Downing
E. Smith
W.T. Loudermilk
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Baltimore American
Bob Stanton
Robert Bluse
Curtis Montgomery
Claude Measows Jr
Henry Meadows
Coman
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Jas Eanes Jr
Hallis DeWitt
Comanche R
Herbert Lee Kittle
D. F. Eaton
W. H. Thodberg
Comanche, Texas
P. O. Box
Business Phog
Esco
Dudley
Gille
Jnr, D. Waring
J. R. Eanes & Company
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