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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1920
Page
3
A faith filled exhortation calls on readers to let the old year end with repentance and forgiveness. It urges trust that God directs the coming year and seeks a life of prayer, virtue, and service toward a peaceful, sin free era. The piece ends with a prayer for ringing in a thousand years of peace.
A meditation on the swift passage of time from the Old Year to the New. It contrasts human life with divine eternity, urging prudent use of moments, responsibility, and faith in God’s plan for humanity.
The article surveys diverse New Year customs from ancient Egypt Sparta Saxons and Germans to Switzerland Norway rural New England and China. It notes charms fortunes and rituals including Bible divination fish signs and wedding ring traditions, reflecting shared human desire to glimpse the future.
Buenos Ayres reports editors in South America condemn proposed U S tariffs on farm goods. La Prensa says wool and meat tariffs threaten world peace and would hurt Argentina, arguing economic solidarity first. A severe U S economic move could rebound against the region.
Brownwood News reports Pat M. Neff sued Fisher Alsup of Temple for criminal libel in Waco county court over a Ferguson Forum article about a Neff infant tombstone. Trial ended in a mistrial with four jurors for conviction and two for acquittal, prompting political commentary on jury bias and future proceedings.
Professor J M Scott of the Florida Experiment Station warns that only about one percent of would be breeders achieve financial success. He stresses the need for knowledge in selection, type and conformation, and practical experience before investing heavily. He notes many Florida cattlemen swine men and poultrymen earn fortunes by becoming highly qualified and applying learned principles.
Representative James Good of Iowa, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, announced after a conference that the sundry civil appropriation bill will be reported out tomorrow. He estimated the measure would carry about $385 million with departments seeking $803 million in the bill.
Temple families invest monthly in Temple Trust first mortgage notes yielding 7 percent, building a college fund of four to five thousand by the time the baby is college ready. The piece praises prudent savings and cites W. G. Herring's new plumbing shop in Comanche as a sign of local enterprise.
The holding movement among cotton producers has not yet become general enough to greatly influence prices. If producers refused to sell, or if bears knew no cotton would be marketed for thirty days, a stampede for cover would ensue amid unsettled contracts and bets on market direction.
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