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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1918
Page
2
Congressman Thos L Blanton voices opposition to lowering the draft age below 21 while open to supporting a 15 year lower bound if the President deems it necessary He urges keeping younger boys in school whenever possible and calls for action only if absolutely needed He has sought the President's view on the measure.
A Dayton columnist argues Germany has copied from America, claiming American productivity is five times Germany’s. He lists U S inventions for peace and war, contrasting steamboats and telegraphs with ironclads torpedoes and airplanes, and urges invention to defend liberty.
The speech describes widespread ruin from the drouth in Blanton’s district, where farmers lose homes and wages. It warns that outmigrants streaming east cannot return to farm in 1919, risking West Texas’s vast agricultural future without relief and recovery.
A call to Congress urges a bill to relieve drought sufferers and allow cultivation of fertile lands once rains return. Blanton fights for his constituents welfare, even if it earns him enemies in Washington.
The Dallas News argues the double primary did not secure majority rule in most first state contests. It notes many races were decided by the first primary or by minority turnout in the second, questioning the method's validity and favoring the convention system.
A soldier writes from the front describing long days under fire and gas, the line stretching hundreds of yards, and his admiration for his men who endure bombardment with grit. He reflects on the war’s local, brutal nature and contrasts it with posters and home life, noting weather, marches, and the absence of any Star Spangled Banner influence.
A Southern judge recounts receiving a letter from a divorced spouse demanding payment of monthly alimony past due. The missive requests the judge to take action on the overdue support, reflecting ongoing friction in support cases reported in the Boston Transcript.
A concise transcription notes that Mike claims tracing ancestry to an Irish king, with Pat replying skeptically about the meaning of a dead man defending himself in this odd exchange from the Boston Transcript.
A humorous dialogue fragment contrasts a rural farmer preferring home duties with a line about summer boarders advising farm management. The excerpt preserves a playful Boston Transcript tone.
A reader questions whether the medicine may be used beyond local application. The columnist dismisses the limitation humorously, saying you can use it anywhere you happen to be.
Fragmentary Boston Transcript text hints at a claim involving a watermelon sale and a doctor calling. The readable phrases reference a grocery context and a family, but the exact event remains unclear.
Two Irish soldiers in a Canadian regiment enter their first trench assignment under Captain's promise of five shillings per German killed. Pat awakens to Mike shouting the approaching enemy, and Pat estimates fifty thousand Germans, declaring their fortune is made.
A vacationist asks a centenarian his age and the reply is a jocular hundred. Corrigan Sr and Jr trade light banter about uniforms and fate, ending with a quip on jacket sleeves and pride in lineage.
A neighborhood tale recalls a boy hired for work who splits a quarter with a friend. They hedge over the odd cent and decide to buy a Thrift Stamp as a partnership, turning a small dispute into a thrift project. Also described is a gathering of women’s war work participants at a hostess’s home with chatter around the hostess’s young daughter.
A child recounts a daily duty quoted from Tit-Bits where the mother assigns a task each day. The girl says her job is to count the spoons after everyone has gone. The snippet captures a domestic, offbeat moment.
Mrs. Blanche Bowers of Indiana PA says her digestion was poor for years until she found relief with Chamberlain's Tablets after trying many remedies. She reports her digestion is now fine.
Dalton Hayes remains bedridden with typhoid fever. Miss Lizzie Westmoreland of Board Church visited Tuesday and Wednesday. Mrs C A Wyche recovered from a spider bite after several days of illness. Annie Reese of near Gustine visited Zelma Watson for several days last week.
A Toledo advertised remedy proclaims catarrh curable in all stages through internal use. The makers claim it builds constitution and cleanses blood surfaces, offering $100 to any case it cannot cure and inviting testimonials from customers.
B J Wyche and sons W J and A visited in Dublin Monday. Neta and Vonda Porter have the mumps. Rev Tubbs and daughter Miss Zella of Stephenville visited Mrs CC A Wyche last week.
Ad promotes La Creole hair dressing claimed to restore beauty to gray or harsh hair. Priced at $1.00, pitched as a coveted remedy for a beautiful head of hair.
Druggists offer a refund if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching bleeding or protruding piles within six to fourteen days. Rastamity relieves itching piles and promises restful sleep after the first application with a stated price.
The Methodist Church lists regular Sunday morning services and a Sunday night at the Christian Church with Bro. McMillan preaching. On Thursday night Aug 29 Rev The Mulkey will preach at the Methodist Church. Everyone is invited to attend. W B Vaughn Pastor.
An old ad explains a bilious attack as liver failure causing constipation and indigestion. It claims Cham berlain’s Tablets will tone the liver and cleanse the stomach, relieving nausea vomiting and headache for a quarter.
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