Waco board names officers and stockholders in brief notice
A public notice lists officers and stockholders with J R Eanes Grade Callaway and Geo I Sullivan among directors and D I Cunningham T J Cunningham Oscar Callaway Paris Smith W Harris and others among stockholders. A separate item notes a Dallas life sentence for a wife and editorial views on the next Democratic convention and Texas politics.
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J. R. Eanes
Grade Callaway
Sec.Treas
Geo. Sullivan
Geo. I. Sullivan
G. A. Cunningham
W. H. Thadberg
E. W. Harris
P. Smith
D. I. Cunningham
T. J. Cunningham
Oscar Callaway
Paris Smith
County cotton plans urged despite boll weevil
The article notes good overall cotton potential but weak opening prices. It advocates building a bonded warehouse to store and finance the crop, with rediscounting via reserve banks, and mentions Texas warehouse and finance options. It also discusses voters discarding amendments and urges youth engagement in Comanche to boost town life and opportunities.
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Reserve Banks
Federal Reserve Bank
Fate of the 1915 cotton crop and export trade
A letter from Zimmerman & Co appeals to Texas leaders to push Washington to reopen general cotton exports banned since March 1915. It argues Georgia and Alabama already seek relief, Texas stands to lose without export access, and prices could collapse to 6¢ a pound if shipments remain blocked.
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Georgia
Alabama
Washington
United States
Texas
Europe
New England
Galveston
Atlantic
Mobile
Great Britain
Liverpool
Germany
Austria
France
Order In Council
South
Zimmerman & Co
The Speaking Truth
The refined Boston Transcript rouses readers with bold lines likening it to a grocer’s friend and dentist’s hope. The note suggests listeners in Lincoln Nebraska and Collier's as sources for confirmation.
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Boston ‘Transcript
Hlere
Lincoln
Neb
Collier’s
Infants Industry Advocate Seeks Small Enterprise Help
The vice chairman of the federal trade commission favors shifting government policy to aid small and struggling businesses with expert bookkeeping and overhead reduction advice. He believes applying approved business methods will attract bankers and capital to infant industries, moving beyond the old notion that government must protect them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Trade Commission
Ile
Fort Worth
Local Trade Tale Spreads Cheer Through Helping Hands
A whimsical ledger shows Tailor Skaggs and other town merchants aiding customers and workers. Paying bills, feeding the druggist and clerks, and rewarding the grocer, it ends with a plea to spend locally to spread joy and ease trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skaggs
William Burk
Annie
Granny
Sunshine Spiders
Policy of Silence on Mail Order Trade Fails Texans
A page from Home Industry Magazine argues against silent contempt for mail order houses. It warns the mail order threat harms Texas commerce, estimates a 150 million dollar annual toll, and calls for united public action to curb external trading in frank terms.
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Church
Hell
Texas
Home Industry Magazine
The Purchasing Power of the Country Store
A piece from Home Industry Magazine argues country retailers hold greater buying power than mail order firms. It contends manufacturers sell to all outlets equally, price fairness exists, and local price comparisons should consider quality and service, not only the lowest bid.
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Home Industry Magazine
Foley Kidney Pills Cited By Grateful Readers
Letters from grateful men and women praise Foley Kidney Pills for curing backache sore muscles stiff joints and other kidney and bladder troubles. The ad claims quick relief from lumbago and rheumatism due to kidney trouble and asserts no other remedy has a longer record of cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Reese Co
Grove's The Old Standard General Tonic
An antique tonic advertises Grove's Tasteless chill tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims benefits for the liver, malaria defense, blood enrichment, and overall system build up, priced at 50 cents.
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Grove
A Woman's Back Pain Prompts Kidney Pills Endorsement
Mrs. W. E. Dupuy of Comanche reports glare of back pain and dizziness eased after using Dean's Kidney Pills. She says symptoms vanished and she no longer needs kidney medicine. Price 50c at all dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York props.
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W. E. Dupuy
Comanche
Dean
Hauling Offered By Bob Carver With Wagons
A notice from Bob Carver offering prompt service for hauling using two wagons. Includes a contact line reading Phone 294 for General Delivery. The plea expresses appreciation for responses.
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Bob Carver
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Exponent
the Comanche Publishing CO
Grace Callaway
Changng
Waco
Dallas
Dallas County
Walt Mason
FBI
Oklahoma
Texaco
The
Texas Company General Offices
Houston, Texas
Comanche County
J. R. Eanes & Co
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