Curiosity Drives Editor to Trace Ferguson Funds
A newsroom inquiry uncovers how Jim Ferguson secured $156,500, as editors pursue answers to a matter that has stirred professional and public interest.
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Jim Ferguson
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1918
Page
2
Dallas Republican urges thrift stamps over county candidates
A Dallas Republican advocates using the same budget for thrift stamps as for county office candidates, signaling a belief in prudent spending and businesslike administration. The remark highlights a push for economical governance and efficiency in public funds.
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Dallas
Idle boast over State credit by James FE Ferguson
James FE Ferguson boasted he loaned his credit to the State but brewers say his credit was so poor the notes were charged off a year before due. The boast is described as idle.
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James FE. Ferguson
Excuse and Ways: Do Your Utmost for War Effort
The piece urges all men to actively aid the war, arguing that those willing to help will find a way while defaulters make excuses. It condemns minimal effort as shirking and calls for complete commitment and personal best in support of victory.
Parasol Lost at Precinct One Found by Ad Support
A parasol left in Precinct One voting place was advertised by Chief Exponent. On following Monday the item was delivered to Mrs. F. J. Reese, the owner, illustrating the reach of our advertising.
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Will Bonner
F. J. Reese
Auto Jack Recovered via Chief-Exponent Ad
Last Wednesday Miss Nanie Perry lost an auto jack on East North Main street. On Monday the jack was found and returned through Chief-Exponent advertising. The paper notes this as the easiest and least expensive method to recover it.
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Nanie Perry
East North Main Street
Our Friends of the De Leon Free Press on Dogs
The group attacks dogs as a menace to children and argues removing dogs would save food for soldiers. The quarrel centers on pro dog versus anti dog stances rather than dog merits.
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de Leon Free Press
Brewers Admit Loan From James Ferguson in Tax Case
Three brewers testified in a San Antonio trial that James E. Ferguson loaned them 150000 dollars. They said Ferguson made notes for the money and the group later charged the items off as worthless paper after impeachment. The government argued the loans were not reported in their income tax returns.
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James E. Ferguson
San Antonio
Jim
Ferguson
What They Won
Britain reports sinking of German submarines at higher rate and Bonar Law exposing the truth. Von Tirpitz is deemed a nuisance, not a menace. Ocean lanes are open as American troops number 300,000 landed in July and 2,000,000 expected by October. A spring 1919 campaign readiness aims at 3,000,000 Americans abroad.
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Bonar Law
Tarrant County
von Tirpitz
American plan and answer to German threats noted
A Fort Worth Record opinion declares the American plan and response strong against Von Tirpitz and the Kaiser. It describes German leaders as “super men” who unleashed chaos and ruin on themselves and their country.
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von Tirpitz
Fort Worth
OUR SERVICE STARS AT THE CHIEF EXPONENT
Three employees have entered military service. Two are overseas, one is in training. They worked up to the time of enlistment and one stayed to the day before. The paper prays for their safe return from Berlin as the community pledges to support them.
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Berlin
A Fact We Must Face about Governor Ferguson
The speaker condemns Governor Jas E Ferguson for borrowing 150000 dollars from Texas brewers without security. The piece argues it endangers public welfare, links governors to big interests, and warns Texans to scrutinize trusted officials to save Texas.
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Jas, E. Ferguson
Texas
Mutual Service and the Balance of Employer and Worker
The piece argues that society rests on mutual service between master and man and between employer and employee. When each side serves the other, a unit forms and supports wider relations among nations. Exploitation or one-sided advantage undermines social harmony and the commonwealth.
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Commonwealth
Leslie’s
Those Who Return by Clinton Seollard
Poem ponders returning soldiers from scarred fronts and asks if they will be the same. It questions whether valor will endure or if experiences will alter their outlooks and feelings toward life and the past. The speaker fears veterans may appear as strangers to those who stayed behind.
Number Eleven Our Corner of Heaven Wedded Beginnings
Poem by Arthur Guiterman recalling a couple’s first shared apartment Number Eleven. They describe cheerful, simple domestic life and early independence, contrasted with later comforts of servants and material abundance. Reflects on living together, mutual tasks, and enduring partnership.
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Number Eleven
Arthur Guiterman
Frivolous Quips From the Era’s Humorous Snippets
A collage of wit shows an irate customer talking to a hotel clerk about reporting a rude attendant. A lawyer and witness exchange jests about jail time and a washed cell. A vacuum bottle claims 72 hour heat or cold retention, mocked by a skeptical character.
Private Jenkins Recalled From France at Village Inn
A rambling anecdote unfolds at the Village Inn as Private Jenkins, home from France, is teased by admirers. Farmer Wurzel jokes of Jenkins escape, while Jenkins recounts a night he sought a drink and narrowly avoided a German shell that blew the estaminet apart, leaving him dazed with a door knob in hand.
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Jenkins
France
Wurzel
Learned Her Lesson About Judging By Appearance
A charitable old lady who visited an asylum asks a resident how long he has been there. He replies twelve years. She later learns the resident is the medical superintendent, prompting her to apologize for judging by appearances and vow to change.
Natural Advantage or a Stutter at a Merming School
Dialogue captures stuttering response from a boy who resists mockery, with a teacher pressing for fluent speech training. The exchange highlights social pressure and the boy’s insistence that his manner of speaking comes naturally.
Soldier in France Finds Knife After Fork Quandary
An American soldier at a French restaurant received only a fork. After a comic exchange where he called for camerades and fiancé, the waiter returned with another fork and then a knife, ending the dinner with a triumphant purchase of proper cutlery.
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France
Christopher Columbus
International Digest
President speaks on war production at Riverdale mansion
The President addressed disillusionment with war production during a visit to his Riverdale home. He dismissed consolation as unsatisfactory and recalled a judge’s quip about being “somewhere,” per Detroit Free Press.
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Riverdale
Detroit Free Press
Rejected Poem Prompt Inspires Hen Lay Specimens
A Northern weekly editor rejected a poem titled The Lay of the Lark and invited the poet to submit sketches of a hen lay instead. Cassell's Magazine notes the editorial quip and the prompt to provide new pieces.
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Cassell
Hall's Catarrh Cure Offered With Reward
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh in all stages and is backed by a $100 reward for any case it fails to cure. The ad claims the remedy works through the blood affecting mucous surfaces and builds constitution, with testimonials available from F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Dodson's Liver Tone touted as safe calomel substitute
An advertisement warns against calomel a Mercury compound causing cramps and bile issues. It promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetable tonic that starts the liver without side effects and cannot salivate, suitable for adults and children.
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Dodson
Fatten Hogs Quick with International Dope, Ad by Slider and Lacy
An old advertisement urges fattening hogs quickly and cheaply using International dope, attributed to Slider and Lacy. The brief copy promotes a chemical product as a feed additive for hog growth.
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Slider & Lacy
Age of Youth Ad Promotes La Creole Hair Dressing
An aged newspaper advertisement urges readers to darken gray hair with La Creole Hair Dressing promising a youthful look for $1.00. The model uses strong language to target grays and ugliness. The offer is presented as a quick cosmetic fix.
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