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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1916
Page
2
Some big men like Renzie Johnson and Barry Miller head to the state legislature this winter. The writer hopes for brainy honest fearless leadership rather than an assembly of asses as in years past.
The rural credit law moves toward solving the rural land question but does not let people buy homes. It simply allows borrowing to improve farms, not to purchase. A plan is needed to enable worthy tenants to buy homes, with perfection of the bill potentially leading to that outcome.
The piece argues that while regional reserve banks helped banks access cheap money during panics they did not lower farmer interest rates. It calls for future policy to cheapen interest for farmers rather than ease bank profits.
Observation notes how prohibition newspapers shift from backing Brooks to Culberson after he became an invalid and gained influence. The writer questions the sudden change in stance, insisting Culberson remains the same man and suggesting opportunistic gains in politics.
The message celebrates the end of border raids and restored order. It asserts Texans’ right to dwell in peace within the dominion of the stars and stripes and thanks Wilson for learning the lesson. It laments the earlier harm to orphans and notes the safer relation with Mexico relies on keeping them afraid.
The excerpt from Woman's Home Companion extols farming as a viable life choice for editors and readers, noting that capital and labor define the venture and that the rewards include health, independence, sunrises, and sturdy children, offering a better life today.
A call urges voters to choose leaders for honesty and ability over support for past measures. It argues intelligent governance requires capable men, not merely popular ballots, to ensure good government.
Labor leaders and reformers claim the New York boxmakers strike involves about 18 000 workers, three fourths of them girls. They describe the trade as most immoral in Gotham, with dangerous shop atmospheres and starvation wages for workers.
The Fort Worth Record notes criticisms of Pharisees and Uriah Heeps in society. It juxtaposes moral threats and social pretense with remarks on missionary work and philanthropists from New York, highlighting pervasive hypocrisy across settings and eras.
Local appeal invites homes in Comanche for ambitious boys to work for room and board while attending school. Advertisers report more offers than boys available and seek willing caregivers for a life changing opportunity. A separate political note questions spending by Morris and his backers and hints at a 1918 gubernatorial run.
The piece cites Hugh Nugent FitzGerald urging government paper conservation, urging reduced bulletins and trimmed subscriptions. Henry Ford notes Americans overeat, blaming Sunday dinner and inconsistent noon meals for a six day burden on the stomach, urging regular daily routines as a remedy.
A partisan critique claims state sovereignty is eroded by federal actions. The speaker decries excise taxes, voting rights for freedmen, child labor laws, and voter guarding at polls as federal overreach. A call to Southern voters urges brave Congress members to resist these changes.
A parable describes a man growing busy with ads while his lazy competitors lament public neglect. The tale quotes a line about advertising and notes that the sluggish soon return with a full page of offerings, claiming their talents increase manyfold.
A. S. Harris urges Comanche County to improve cattle by aiming for pure blood stock. He notes 1915 figures: 17,556 cattle valued at 293,605 dollars and 5,040 dogs. He suggests seeking guidance from A&M College and asks residents to participate in boosting cow value and profitability.
An old advertorial warns against calomel and promotes Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable tonic. It claims calomel causes salivation and illness, while Liver Tone purports to start the liver without side effects and to be suitable for children.
Rucker notes ongoing dry spell with heavy winds last Saturday and a call for rain. Local youths attend singing school at Oliver Springs. Visitors include Jim Strother and family, Tom Ellrod from Oklahoma, Benford Short from Mississippi, Fannie Alsup and Grace from Delta County, and Mrs. Joe Stephens from Memphis. Grandma Allgood is gravely ill. her Alabama sons have returned home.
Mr and Mrs R A Lewis are pleased with a fine boy born this week. Mrs Lizzie Hawkins of Stephenville visits for the protracted meeting at Mr George Smith’s tank, where five may be baptized. The sick list includes Grand ma Allgood Mrs Edgar Alsup Mr W H Baker and Mrs Mattie Baker. Our commissioner arrives with road improvement aid. DeLeon contributes labor and funds. the DeLeon to Gorman road sees work begun.
A terse note expresses concern that sufficient time is lacking to implement required reforms. Officials warn delays could worsen conditions and impede progress.
Surgeons state men are slightly more subject to appendicitis than women. Comanche people should know that a few doses of six buckthorn bark glycerinty etc mixed in Adleika often relieve or prevent appendicitis. One spoonful relieves almost any case of constipation sour stomach or gas. The instant easy action of Adleri ka is surprising. M. W. Carroll Druggist.
McLaughlins famous Bourbon Santos Peaberry labeled as finest flav ored coffee with strong aroma. Guaranteed to please. Price set at 25 cents per pound at Dudleys.
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