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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1919
Page
2
The proposed universal military training bill would cost $9 per person annually, paid through taxes. A family of five would pay about $45 per year.
The article recalls a period when miners faced starvation and depended on shipments via the C and O railroad. It notes past strikes where workers endured fuel shortages, and hints at unusual or troubling activities occurring around the time.
A critique argues the Plum plan would nationalize railroads, issue bonds to fund purchases, operate by private corporations with employee trusts, and distribute profits to government, workers, and managers. It warns of tax-funded deficits and rate control by the ICC, opposing unions and urging rejection.
The article notes a welcome rainfall aiding June corn and cotton, mentions Free Will Baptists protracted meeting, visits by Mrs Merrett and Miss Margaret Starks, and local residents. It also includes an advertisement for GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules and a public square ordinance about leaving watermelon rinds. The mayor's front page statement is referenced.
An advertisement touts La Creole Hair Dressing as a way to darken gray hair and look ten years younger with a price of one dollar.
A claim circulates that lemon juice removes tan and freckles by bleaching skin. The ad suggests applying lemon mixtures for sunburned or tanned skin, urging readers to try the product for a brighter complexion.
Jakehaman will be the name of a new town inside the Comanche county line along the Wichita Falls Ranger Fort Worth route. Jake Hamon announces the road project with Langston receiving the townsite privilege. The road bed must reach from Ranger to Jakehamon in three months at an estimated $10 000 per mile, with extensions to Dublin and Breckenridge on similar timelines. Steel orders are expected soon to speed outlays.
A simple home mixture uses two lemons and three ounces of Orchard White to create a quarter pint of lotion. The advertisement promises removal of freckles sunburn windburn and tan with daily massaging to achieve clearer softer white skin at very low cost. It claims the mixture is harmless and available from grocers and drug stores.
The Bailey-Sheppard debate is expected to attract a large audience as partisans of both candidates claim victory for their man. The public is drawn to a lively confrontation and the chance to claim bias or triumph in the clash of views.
Newark woman Miss Kelly describes three years of nervous breakdown and daily headaches. After using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound on a friend’s recommendation, her health improved from the first day and she regained strength to work. She endorses the remedy and permits publication.
The Ft Worth Star Telegram notes the ongoing work on constructing the roadbed. Crews advance groundwork and grading as plans outline future paving and drainage steps for the route.
An advertising copy claims Grove s Tasteless Child Tonic can enrich the blood improve digestion and act as a general strengthening tonic if given for two to three weeks. It asserts healthy color relief from stomach disturbances and the expulsion of worms. Pleasant to take at 60c per bottle.
Timbers are moved to the Black Lime Oil Company site on the Pettitt ranch twelve miles southeast of Comanche. The drilling rig will be erected within a few days and spudding of the well is expected soon.
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