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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1915
Page
2
The Chief-Exponent published a notice listing officers directors and stockholders for the consolidated firm dated September 1 1912. Readers are asked to report missed deliveries and to provide both old and new addresses when changing location.
Letter warns publishers about unpaid foreign advertising and urges public notices to shame nonpayers. It laments government spending on rivers and harbors, accusing legislators of trading votes for federal contracts, with taxpayers bearing the costs and little local benefit.
Nearly Elkhorn resident Rankin Clemmons died at ninety after a lifetime spent building a fortune from farm rentals. He earned a million while living frugally, barefoot, and avoiding doctors, reading others’ newspapers, and plying a strict routine from 4 a.m. to 8 a.m. The self-made man seldom spoke of life or politics and advised nothing through his final days.
The text cites the 1912 Baltimore Democratic platform on protecting American citizens abroad and urges national policy to honor human rights. It then notes a Texas court ruling banning Sunday moving picture shows without admission, criticizing the restriction on communal recreation.
The Houston Post argues that re enacting New England blue laws could curb unneeded restrictions on citizens and industry. It suggests such legislation would reduce paternal overreach and streamline regulation by courts upholding their legality.
Colhier's Weekly paints a vivid wartime scene of battleships and destroyers lined along a harbor near a park, with wind driven flags and sailors from across the United States. It highlights readiness, rugged seafaring discipline, and the daunting reach of their twelve inch guns and torpedoes at distances of several thousand yards.
In year the United States produced vast amounts of whiskey cigarettes snuff smok ing tobacco cigars chewing gum and newspapers with millions reading attending church and clergy serving in thousands of churches. The piece probes who engaged in these activities and why per Leslie's.
Chairman Fitzgerald of the house appropriations committee tells the finance committee at New York's constitutional convention that the country could save a hundred million dollars annually if state and national executives veto occasional appropriation bills. He argues Congress and legislatures must align with the people's needs when allocating funds.
The Fort Worth Record debates executive veto power on appropriations and the need for frugality in state and national spending. It notes a trend toward extravagance, cites Congressman Fitzgerald on Congress and budget focus, and questions how economies might be achieved without hindering growth.
Capt E P Turner and associates promoters of the Dallas Dublin Brownwood interurban met Dublin railroad committee at the Commercial hotel to finalize a $10 000 Dublin bonus and subscriptions for notes payable on arrival of the road in eighteen months. The meeting ended with a satisfactory closure for all parties.
Slight inflammation of the bronchial tubes causes a distressing cough and makes sleep impossible. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound stops that annoying tickling and relieves the racking cough. Good for all coughs colds croup and bronchial affections. The Wm. Reese Co.
The Superintendent of Documents released a new edition listing government weather related publications. The 35 page catalog covers topics from aerodynamics to Yukon conditions and will be distributed free on request from the Government Printing Office.
An advertisement touts LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE as superior to ordinary Quinine for tonic and laxative effects without nervousness or head ringing. It urges remembering the full name and seeking the signature of Kk. W. GROVE, priced at 25 cents.
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