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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1914
Page
2
The notice indicates mail matter handling at the Emanche Texas post office with standard second class designation. It lists O H Bell as editor and business manager for the publication.
D H Cunningham serves as president J R Janes as vice president T J Cunningham is secretary and treasurer Tom H the editor and manager.
Directors D. H. Cunningham T. J. Cunningham Tom H. Bell J. R. Eanes Yaris Smith E. W. Harris V. H. Phodberg named to local board lineup in the latest officials roster.
Subscribers report irregular delivery and ask readers to notify the office of any address changes by providing both old and new locations.
Tom H Bell announces he will relinquish editorial and business management of The Chief-Exponent to Grade Callaway on September 1 and plans to seek newspaper work elsewhere. He reflects on uniting rival papers, thanks readers and patrons, and expresses faith in his successor as a stronger editor. He will visit relatives and await wartime business effects before relocating with his wife.
The stockholders patrons and readers praise Tom H Bell for two years of valued leadership at Comanche under the merger of The Chief and The Exponent. He leaves to pursue new opportunities and I will succeed him on the first of next month.
Grade Callaway expresses hope to keep the newspaper's standard up to the level of the past two years, signaling commitment and confidence in the editorials and reporting. The note emphasizes steady production and pride in the paper's performance.
The Comanche Federal Building project lags since a 1922 appropriation with inspectors visiting sites but no plans drawn or bricks laid. If such progress continued, it would take years to complete utility ventures, delay trains, and hinder family communications, including notices of heirs.
The grape juice policy of the President and Secretary of State W J Bryan leads to a constitutional government in Mexico. The paper endorses Wilson for handling the Mexico situation with iron nerve and determination, rejecting calls for intervention and praising his course.
Opinion argues for laws that sanction trust leaders rather than impose penalties on the public. It cites Attorney General Looney’s Texas case against the printing trust, where fines totaled 35 000 dollars, and claims local officials’ tribute already matches that amount. The writer calls for convicting rascals and sending them to prison to halt the nefarious practice.
The speaker argues the credit system is misallocated and costly. A strict cash basis would save farmers millions and reduce costs for Texas and the South, claiming business could be at least 20 percent cheaper without credit. The Chief Exponent expects people to be better off when this transition occurs.
Jud Riley a celebrated Texas editor of the Grand Saline Sun and Journal and former editor owner of the Wills Point Chronicle died last Saturday at his Grand Saline home after a prolonged illness due to tuberculosis. He was famed as a humorist and a beloved figure in the Texas press. He is mourned by relatives including Mrs. Win. Reese of this city.
The AP and UP accuse each other of wrong timing in reporting the Pope's death. Both agencies claimed to have notified readers immediately after the event, and the public should decide which used the timing most accurately.
In Alamo City the mayor, Clinton G. Brown, assaulted M. M. Harris, editor of the Express, over an editorial criticizing the mayor and his administration. The incident highlights tensions between press and local government and raises questions of criminal libel versus free speech in response to charged political critique.
The article notes farmers faced weather and fire risks to cotton, prompting new push to protect in storage as collateral. It cites inaction earlier but the war in the East now forces housing to safeguard value and stabilize prices.
A soap manufacturer who spent heavily on newspaper advertising challenged a friend to name six soaps. The friend named six brands, proving the point. The man, a prolific ad spender, died recently leaving vast wealth and nationwide recognition.
The Comanche county delegation did not abandon Democratic principles at the El Paso convention. They voted in favor of the Bailey resolutions, signaling loyalty to Ferguson per the Hamilton Herald report.
A circulating tune asks who paid the rent for Mrs Rip Van Winkle while Rip Van Winkle was away. The line is seen as an impertinent intrusion into private family matters.
A wartime speaker argues it is safer to stay home and receive limited vaccination than to serve as a reservist and risk being sent to the front lines where one could be killed.
Congressman Oscar Callaway, who met supporters at Fort Worth, states he favors redistricting Texas at the current or next possible session. He argues the state’s population shift warrants adjusting representation to ensure western districts gain fair share.
Local seller Wm. Reese Co. offers Mayr's Wonderful Stomach Remedy as a Thorough system cleanser. The ad touts it for chronic stomach trouble and constipation and promises one dose will convince users.
The Gustine community reports excellent cotton conditions with both gins ready for the season. A mass meeting at Woodman Hall, chaired by J. W. Robinson, urged building a Gustine cotton warehouse to help farmers secure loans, with committees appointed to review options.
The article contrasts a rowdy April Dallas gathering of Tom Ball Tom Jones and others with a daytime Jim convention led by Ferguson Davis Robinson Edwards. It lauds Jims as superior to the Tom group and ends noting space limits in the report from Honey Grove Signal.
William F. Anders of 1625 Cleveland Street Waco Texas testifies strongly for Grigsby s LIV-VER-LAX. He suffered biliousness headaches and nearly failed but was cured quickly after using the remedy. He says LIV-VER-LAX helped him the first day and urges others with constipation biliousness stomach trouble or malaria symptoms to follow his lead. The Wm Reese Co sells LIV-VER-LAX.
A drugstore ad promises PAZO OINTMENT cures for itching bleeding or protruding piles within 6 to 14 days with a money back guarantee. First application provides relief and rest. Price listed as 650c.
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