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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1917
Page
2
A county lodge news item thanks secretaries and clerks of the lodges for sending in votes and re entries from annual elections. The note expresses appreciation for cooperation and the interest of lodge goers and honored friends.
The article explains that registrants can track mailed questionnaires by watching weekly lists in The Chief Exponent. It urges subscription for $1.00 yearly or 50 cents for six months and suggests asking the postmaster to arrange the subscription.
The newspaper explains a printing deadline error caused by late envelopes delaying a planned December 15 mailout of questionnaires. The board aimed to notify recipients, but the issue prevented sending as scheduled and readers were informed too late.
The announced platform plank by the editor running for mayor vows a commodious tabernacle on the public square where political and religious arguments now on sidewalks will be held. The aim is to capture women voters by keeping discussions off filth and street crowds.
The notice calls for broad backing of a constitutional measure with daily public discussions from eleven to six in front of business houses. It promises ample tabernacle space and soft pine sticks as listening aids, inviting opponents to join formal discussions.
A promotional note urging families in Comanche county to buy The Fort Worth Star Telegram. It highlights timely rural delivery, broad news coverage, editorial integrity, and accessibility. It cites yearly prices $5.65 for the Star Telegram and $6.15 for combined with The Chief Exponent.
A wartime appeal urges readers to subscribe to The Fort Worth Star Telegram and The Chief Exponent as a combined one year offer. The notice emphasizes staying informed about the world situation and promotes a discount price of 5.65 dollars for one year single paper or 6.15 dollars for both papers.
A female fund raiser for soldier welfare reports local men, described as Southern born and not subject to immediate service, hurled slurs at her. The piece denounces rude conduct toward women aiding war effort, calls them trash, and urges quick service to defend mothers and homes, ending with a harsh urge to retaliate.
Harold Hugh, circulation manager, commends S C Findley traveling representative of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for the biggest one day report by a single agent. He praises the paper, its policy makers, and Findley’s commendable work amid economic hardship in Comanche Texas.
A baptized lady confronts a youth with the line you don't know me. He replies I know you you went in swimming with the preacher last Sunday. The remark appears in a brief local quip in Awgwan.
A Kansas City Journal excerpt discusses a wife who watches sugar prices closely and borrows when high and repays when low, illustrating cautious market speculation in a domestic context.
A Sergeant reports Private Jones has been drunk and breaking things and refuses to obey orders. He acts as if he were the colonel himself, according to the Southern Woman's Magazine.
A humorous exchange features Farmer Hayrick and Squire Grouch debating biblical rainfall as they reference Scriptural weather. The piece centers on a claim that rain once fell as fire and brimstone, noted in a Southern Woman's Magazine item.
Charles Alma Byers recalls a Missouri Kansas border tale about a country editor who mispunctuated a letter from a girl to God. The corrected version reads Good! By God, we're going back to Missouri and highlights how punctuation changes meaning.
In a letter home a mother’s son recalls his hard labor training, doing kitchen tasks, making beds, washing dishes, and vows to return to California as the finest husband. The note reflects a new sense of duty and labor in wartime.
A Boston Transcript quip recalls a freezing night when a false alarm stirred residents. The humor centers on a wife’s teeth chattering on a bureau, underscoring the chill and a tongue in cheek reaction to the scare.
In a morning inspection a corporal taste tests soup and jokes with a colonel. The colonel declares it the best soup he has tasted, sparking the cook’s playful suggestion to rename it coffee. Retrieved from a Boston Transcript fragment.
A rector met a couple in the vestibule before the service and explained there was no time for a ceremony then. He invited them to be seated and said he would give them an opportunity to come forward at the end of the service for the marriage.
A longtime friend of Peruna reports using it for catarrhal complaints and deems it an excellent remedy. She notes hard times but cannot afford to be without Peruna especially during cough and cold season and says they recommend Peruna to neighbors for its benefits.
A clergyman invited all who wished to join in matrimony. Thirteen women and one man stepped forward to the altar, forming a unique wedding moment described by Blightly.
A school boy with severe eye strain reads poorly. After a week of Lavop tik the teacher notes improvement and uses it for her mother. A single wash reportedly benefits weak or inflamed eyes, with a free aluminum eye cup offered by The City Drug Store in Proctor Texas.
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims benefits for liver function malaria defense and overall system strength, selling for 60 cents.
Health in the Van dyke community is good aside from colds. A Christmas tree will be set up again this year. Mr. and Mrs. Hill Cox visited Mrs. Cox's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Vinson, over the weekend at Mercers Creek. John Starr returned from San Saba to visit his brother who was very ill. Weddings are expected before the holidays. Mrs. John Starr will travel to Waco for Christmas visits. Rev. Rainy held services Saturday night and Sunday.
Mrs. Benjamin Hooper of Auburn New York writes that Chamberlains Tablets are excellent for stomach trouble and constipation. She says they regulate bowel action stimulate the liver and keep the body healthy.
Dr B F Jackson’s celebrated prescription for female troubles is now sold under the name Femenina. The remedy is advertised at 50 cents and 1 dollar.
Warning announces strict enforcement of fireworks bans on streets and public squares during holidays. City officials urge precaution as fire hazards threaten warehouses and crops, risking war-time shortages. City Marshal W. W. Cox and Mayor J. R. Eanes urge compliance.
An old advertisement urges relief from lingering coughs and pneumonia through Mansfield's Cough Balsam priced at 50 cents and one dollar as a neglected cold advances.
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