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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1917
Page
2
The Dallas News accuses the West Texas A M locating board of being horribly crooked or terribly ignorant. It asserts the paper’s right to speak out and notes no individual or group is immune from scrutiny.
The piece notes excitement for war supporters and those aged out of conscription to volunteer in the National Guard. It questions how many who favored war and the draft will take this rare chance to serve.
The piece notes many Texans are bitten by dangerous dogs as often as auto accident injuries. In Comanche residents fear dogs on the square forcing frequent evasive steps. The author argues dogs are consumers not producers and suggests eliminating them as a war measure before peace.
The text notes that Texas expanded higher education with four new normal colleges and three more agricultural colleges, alongside existing strong institutions. It questions whether all these schools were needed and criticizes state spending during the expansion.
A call urges Texans to elect capable leaders at all levels, warning that failure by the best men could wreck the state Sam Houston and Lamar built. The message frames a patriotic duty to serve faithfully in governor, legislature, and minor offices as a warning against corruption.
The author argues that critics attacked Ferguson and the College of Industrial Arts without knowing the facts. They question whether prejudice shaped responses to both the Grubbs charges and Ferguson’s UT accusations, noting similar patterns across cases.
A fragment suggests Wilson began against building a large army and navy, then altered his policy in his first four years. The text notes critics of both the initial hard line and the later change and hints at a broader view unseen by critics.
A cautious speaker notes that a vast force or a clash with Gelley could threaten our existence. The passage hints at foreseen crises and the mindset of those who anticipate critical moments. The speaker emphasizes the value of advance thinking in facing looming dangers.
The piece argues that many rulers from Darius to Napoleon aimed for a world empire and failed. It asserts the Kaiser is the latest to attempt this and that democratic systems would prevent such ambitions, praising Woodrow Wilson as a foresighted leader.
The piece argues that strict censorship harms public liberty and warns against entangling the press with public treasury misuse. It recalls England’s suppression under war strain and urges maintaining reason while fighting the war.
The county’s highway improvements in Comanche are praised as a great investment. The article credits the road builder, not just the machinery, for the progress and stresses competent supervision of public works as essential to good roads.
The Fort Worth bar association voted at a called meeting to provide free legal services to county residents drafted or serving abroad. The move urges those at home to share responsibilities and support families of soldiers, aiding the republic during the war effort.
Comanche, Texas letter-writer praises General Pershing as the man to strike at Autocracy and crush Germany. The poem envisions Pershing driving back Hindenburg and ending the war, declaring the Kaiser doomed and Germany to kiss itself goodbye.
A poet asks playful questions about the human body. He lists body parts such as knee cap, hair lock, eyes as academy pupils, crown gems, bridge of the nose, mouth roof nails, tongue slip, ear drums, stomach coat, elbow crook, and shoulder blades. The riddle ends with a humorous line about punishment for the shoulder blades.
In a Naturalization Court a humorous exchange questions the identity of the President and Vice President. An Italian applicant stalls with busy work, while officials press for political knowledge as the examiner asks who would assume the presidency if the current leader dies.
An old Black man fears the coming war will ruin him while his brother Wade dismisses the threat, claiming the war will not ruin him yet insists he will be ruined if he comes ahead. The exchange reflects antebellum Georgia voices quoted in the Atlanta Constitution.
In a terse exchange Pucek quips that the new story’s most obvious flaw is the covers being too far apart. The dialogue showcases a blunt literary critique between two unnamed figures in a brief, wry moment.
A humorous exchange notes a Bethlehem born Willie with the reply Willie naming Charles M Schwab as the answer. This spoof appears in Harvard Lampoon style.
A famed society performer entertained patients at Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum with a humorous monologue show. While most bored, one intelligent patient applauded and urged companionship, saying the mad need not pretend. The remark reflects the era's attitudes toward mental illness.
A brief fragment notes a clergyman's wife invoking ecclesiastical privileges to ask questions amid a memorial context. The text hints at confidential church matters affecting the proceedings or discussions surrounding an in memoriam notice.
In a dialogue captured by the Chicago Herald a parishoner explains a locket contains his wife’s hair, prompting a remark that her husband is alive yet his hair is already gone, suggesting a secret or domestic riddle behind the keepsake.
The Gargoyle quotes discuss sociology and women’s inferior position in world activities. A singular young lady presents views on marriage, noting more men marry than women and highlighting differing marriage dynamics.
A young man slipped into a coma and woke before friends buried him. Asked what death felt like, he said he was not dead and knew he was alive. The tale reflects a near death experience and relief.
A fragment from Tit Bits features a character reasoning about warmth and hunger after claiming a place in heaven would remove hunger and cold. The dialogue hints at a humorous misunderstanding of comfort in the afterlife.
A local exchange in Macon Telegraph puns on backyard garden pride. The speaker targets Samuel Bowers as the rival figure in a lighthearted feud over whose garden is better.
An Cincinnati authority touts freezone as a cheap, simple treatment to remove corns and calluses. A few drops on the affected area supposedly relieves soreness, loosens the hard skin, and lets the corn be lifted out without pain. The bottle costs little and should not irritate surrounding skin.
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