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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1914
Page
2
The Comanche Public Company publishers are listed as entered at the post office in Comanche Texas as second class matter. BOM H Bell is named editor and business manager.
The text names officers including D. H. Cunningham as President J. R. Panes as Vice President T. J. Cunningham as Secretary and Treasurer and Tom Hoell as editor and manager, outlining the leadership of the periodical.
Directors listed include D. H. Cunningham, T. J. Cunningham, Tom H. Bell, J. R. Eanes, Iris Smith, E. W. Harris, and V. H. Woodberg. The roster suggests a governance group or board for the local body.
Subscribers failing to receive the paper regularly are asked to inform the office. In changing address please provide both old and new locations. A long roster of stockholders including Cunningham variants, Bell, Eanes, Callaway, Paris Smith, Harris, Williams, Voberg, Moore, and others is listed for contact.
A grim note marks the change as conflict spreads from familiar fronts to continental Europe. Reports describe intensified operations and strategic reassessments by major belligerents. The shift signals broader theater engagement and mounting casualties.
The State Fair kicks off in Dallas on October 17 highlighting upcoming events and attractions. Organizers expect crowds to showcase exhibits, rides, and regional products across the schedule.
The Panama Canal, dubbed the Big Ditch, will formally open August 15 after costing the nation millions. In Texas, back to back events include the Fort Worth Feeders and Breeders Show from October 10 to 17, followed by the Dallas Fair from October 17 to November 1.
The passage notes that if the phrase faithful being tried in a crucible of fire applies, President Wilson has evidently faced consequences and has been made to endure a harsh fate, suggesting he has borne the full weight of his trials.
A wartime tone speculates that England could mobilize militant suffragists into a regiment or two to pressure Germany. The remark cites a comparison to Bills McDonald, suggesting bold action with minimal resources.
The Fort Worth Record’s new managing editor, said to come from Gotham, touts his metropolitan credentials and scoffs at rivals The Star Telegram The Dallas News. Critics in Fort Worth view these claims as overblown and laughable.
The nation offers sympathy to President Wilson in the death of his wife who shared his joys and sorrows, mourning with him as he faces sorrow during his tenure. The president’s personal loss comes as he has reached a peak in his career and is called home.
The article lauds a leader facing Mexican troubles tariff currency and trusts and notes the Eastern war occupying the boards. It predicts he will be in at the finish of the European war with plans of mediation or arbitration, marking him a defining figure of the era.
A conference of Governor Ferguson's allies produced a broad platform. It would tax cotton mills for ten years to spur mill growth, endorse the national administration, back Colquitt's term, boost rural schools, fund text books, equalize female and male teacher pay, reform the penitentiary, separate A and M from the State University, and require state official nominations by majority vote, among other measures.
A reflective piece condemns the war in the East as the act of a mad man and the product of long standing Slav Teuton hatred. It laments trench soldiers dying for national honor, urges universal peace, and argues wealth spent on armies should instead advance global development and education. It calls war the greatest crime of the age.
Dr Jack of Newburg visited Tuesday and spoke with a Chief Exponent representative. He noted the paper's focus on patronizing home institutions and opposing mail order houses during the discussion.
A wary housewife leads friends to join a distant mail order club promising 40 percent savings on essentials and luxuries. They receive inferior, overcharged goods and learn to demand standard advertised items from local merchants to avoid repeat losses and preserve quality. The tale underscores women guiding purchases and the need for dependable, uniform goods and fair local pricing.
A discussion argues that mail order catalogs tempt households to buy distant goods, harming local merchants and communities. It urges home merchants to catalog their wares, use affordable outreach, and keep money circulating locally to strengthen towns and farms. It also includes editor letters defending Wilson administration support and a testimonial for Chamberlain's remedy.
For sale at a bargain a Victrola talking machine in good condition. Box 345. L. D. Hall of Comanche Texas offers this item for purchase through local classifieds.
President Chas S Barrett of the National Farmers Union spoke at a Texas Farmers Union meeting, addressing whether farmer organizations should engage in politics. He rejected the idea of partisan politics and noted his long tenure as NFU president since 1905, with eight consecutive terms and no dissenting votes.
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