The Chief-Exponent Publication Notice and Help Request
The Chief-Exponent lists its office at Comanche Texas and frames officers and stockholders led by Grade Callaway J R Eanes and George L Sullivan. Readers are urged to report missed issues and provide both old and new addresses when changing delivery locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Eanes
Grade Callaway
Sec.Treas
Geo, Sullivan
Geo. L. Sullivan
G. A. Cunningham
V. Tl. Thodberg
BE. W. Harris
8. P. Smith
D. H. Cunningham
T. J. Cunningham
Oscar Callaway
Paris Smith
W. Harris
T. J. Williams
V. H. Thodberg
L. T. Cunningham
J. R. Moore
J. Thomas
W. H. Carpenter
Political races loom with campaign limits and talk of arms trade
A looming senatorial and congressman at large contest heats up with candidates like Ifen ry Lee Riddle and Davis of Dallas. The piece notes a five thousand dollar campaign cap, calls for careful strategy, and discusses trade policy linking cotton exports with arms imports. It also lauds Comanche hosts for a district I O O F gathering, praising meals lodging and hospitality for three hundred delegates.
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Ifenry
Lee Riddle
Davis
Dallas
Warehouses Expand to Store Cotton Across North Texas
Denton Record notes Morris county warehouse at Daingerfield costing 10987 saved farmers 10000. Counties report higher bale profits from stored cotton. Banks plan new warehouses and loans of 30 per bale. Warehousing touted as protection against weather and slow marketing, with price insulated from speculators.
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Denton
Morris County
Daingerfield
Jowle County
Wood County
Anderson County
Bowie County
Caniyp
Ellis County
Fanning
North Texas Bankers’ Warehouse Committee
Franklin
Grayson
Gregg
Harrison
Henderson
Hunt
Lamar
Marion
Morris
Hamilton Herald
Waco Times-Herald
Reading the Street for the Season Gap
A reflective piece notes the season's hardships as subsidies in the East spark Bah Humbug sentiment and many youths question the value of traditional comforts as the town braces for winter.
Summer Scenes From a War-Weary Nation
The piece notes scented summer kitchens and busy tailors while observing everyday life across the land. It mentions haircuts, freckles, a recovering Matty, and the season's tan. A satirical quote reflects attitudes toward war and domestic routines as summer approaches.
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Matty
Collier’s
Temple Lynching Sparks National Debate On Law and Mob Rule
A Temple, Texas incident ends in a triple murder and mob murder of a suspected killer. The Dallas News laments mob violence, questions local and state officials, and argues governors and officers failed to protect due process while condemning lynching as barbarous. The Temple Telegram nor the News fully condemn the act. The piece frames mob justice against constitutional rights and calls for clarity on justice versus vigilantism.
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Temple
Tie
Temple Telegram
National Guard
Belton
Grimes
United States
SOLD HIS CORN WELL
A reader compares a sheep-raising ledger and a corn feed plan to show how a claimed 341 percent profit differs from a modest return. The writer details sow purchases, pig sales, and farm costs, arguing profits vanish when labor and milling prices are included, and presents a stark contrast between perceived and actual gains.
Should I Paint or Wait Before Selling My House
A homeowner weighs painting versus waiting to sell. He asks whether fresh paint adds value, what a painted versus unpainted house should fetch, and if the cost of Devoe paint at $2 per gallon plus labor changes overall value. He notes typical costs of a 50 to 60 dollar per 10 gallon job and questions if the money spent improves the house’s price.
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Devoer, Tr
W Hardin Lumber Co
Indian Gap Hosts 30th Annual Picnic Event
The 30th Indian Gap picnic will be held in Mitchell pasture one mile west of Indian Gap on Thursday and Friday August 12 and 13. Indian Gap citizens promise full enjoyment with free music both days and nights and an Old Fiddlers contest on Friday night with prominent speakers addressing current issues.
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Indian Gap
BE. P. Mitchell
PURE FOOD DEMONSTRATION AND BABY SHOW MARKED FOR OCTOBER
An event titled Pure Food Demonstration and Baby Show is planned for early October in the city. The program highlights food safety and nutrition with a baby competition as the feature attraction, drawing families and community members.
Fire in Bryson pasture threatens large area
A grass fire started about 9 oclock Sunday in the Bryson pasture east of town. Chas and Ed Bryson and ranch hands quickly controlled the blaze, which had spread over about 50 acres. Had it started later, the Bryson families could have reached town for church and missed the danger.
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Bryson
Chas
Ed Bryson
Brady Sentinel
Wound care antiseptics advertised for livestock and people
The ad promotes BORO ZONE ANTISEPTIC LIQUID and BOROZONE POWDER to clean wounds and speed healing on stock and humans. It claims effectiveness for screw worms, dehorned cattle, cuts, and bruises. Packages priced at 25c, 50c, $1.00 and $1.50, sold by 8 P Smith.
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P. Smith
Comanche Praise Simple Mixture Adler-ika Remedy
Comanche readers praise a simple buckthorn bark mixture called Adler-ika advertised by M. W. Carroll Drugstore. The claim states it cleanses bowels, aids constipation, relieves gas, and works within a minute without gripping, with endorsements from local customers.
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Comenche
M. W. Carroll
Eggs Wanted Opposite Fire Station
Notice from Floyd Carpenter seeks all eggs available at a location opposite the fire station and provides phone contact 289 for leads or offers.
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Floyd Carpenter
Grove's The Old Standard General Tonic Claim
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It promises liver support malaria defense blood enrichment and whole body strengthening for 50 cents.
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Grove
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Bryson Pasture
Rane
Comanche County
J. R. Eanes & Co
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