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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1916
Page
2
A Texas candidate Hugh Nugent Fitzgerald is presented as the ablest editorial thinker and writer in Texas. The message portrays him as fearless and incorruptible, capable of undertaking any mission without being muzzled, and calls him a statesman fit for Congress.
The county fair nears with emphasis on choosing prize livestock fruit and vegetables. Best chickens and choicest produce should be groomed for display, aiming to win valuable prizes for top exhibitors.
Selling too cheaply harms commerce. Real salesmanship aims at a fair profit for handling goods and providing service. Customers who demand losses for merchants undermine civilization and ignore the right of merchants to profit from their efforts.
A speaker defending a candidate argues that private life reflects public behavior and condemns using personal faults in campaigns. The piece asserts that dishonesty and lack of self control privately indicate likelihood of corruption publicly. It uses a simile about a cow to stress trust issues in leadership.
Comanche County plans a State Fair exhibit featuring representative county products. The organizers urge every resident to contribute and help make the booth a prize winner as past success depends on community effort and Mr Harris’s coordination.
The piece recalls Davy Crockett opposing Andrew Jackson and losing in Tennessee, then Oscar Callaway clashing with the administration. It notes Cato Sells urged to run but declining, and now Jim Wilson, another federal appointee, entering the race. The author argues politics then and now share the same dynamics.
The piece argues that campaign costs deter capable men from running for state office, calling legislators pinheaded, harming business interests and citizen interests. It estimates a typical race costs 300 dollars and costs two months of business time, preventing the best Texans from serving and urging reform.
A state press trip through Alamogorda New Mexico showcases community advertising. On a change of cars at Alamo Gorda, each seat offered baskets of local fruit and literature about Alamogorda. Editors reading the material could reach about 150,000 readers, illustrating effective advertising for the town’s fruit and region.
A 157 man El Paso to Cloudcroft straw poll asked editors to rank six senatorial hopefuls. Brooks led first choice with 50 votes, Culberson 44, Colquitt 32, Campbell 27, Henry 4, Riddle 0. second choices echoed Brooks, Colquitt, Culberson as top.
A brief cartoon style quip notes a doctor recommending a climate change and a forecaster predicting cooler weather tomorrow. The exchange plays on weather relief and light domestic humor without naming people or places.
In a brief exchange Brown recalls a mule from childhood on the farm that felt like family. Jones confirms with a witty remark about recognizing which mule.
A comic exchange shows a wife asking her husband to make a rat trap at home to send today. He reminds her of buying one last week, she concedes there is a rat in that trap.
Magistrate hears a claim that Mrs. O Toolihan caused a bruised face. Mrs Kelly demands satisfaction after damage and quips about Irish birth. The exchange shows a legal dispute over injury and remedy.
A Scot falls into an Alpine crevasse and, after a rescue team descends 60 feet, he sits on snow with a broken leg smoking a cigar. He negotiates terms before agreeing to be saved, citing a prior bad deal. The incident is recounted in a New York Post clipping.
A Saturday Evening Post sketch centers on a coal black waiter at a roadside diner. A lone traveler orders breakfast and the waiter confidentially warns that eggs are unavailable while promising courteous service to brighten customers' day.
An advertisement touts a single remedy to cure a cold in one day named LANA TIVE BRO QUININE. It lists Lockloralg name 1 W. GROVE and claims to stop cough and wheeze, relieving cold symptoms with a fast acting formula.
A string of community visits and church attendance highlights the week. Residents from Fort Worth, Gap, Cross Roads, Blanket, Pottsville, Sipe Springs, and Comanche share visits, services, and departures for school and study with several families named alongside them.
Advertisement proclaims La Creole Hair Dressing as the original hair darkener offering a natural look without dye for $1.00. The copy emphasizes authenticity and urges readers to insist on the genuine product.
The piece warns teething babies suffer in heat with sore gums upset stomach and loose bowels. It recommends McGees Baby Elixir to correct sour stomach cool and quiet the nerves aid digestion. Price 25 and 50 cents per bottle sold by S. P. Smith.
Born to Mr and Mrs Sim Adcock near Gustine is a boy. A girl born to E T Salyers near Gustine. Arnie Bowden near May welcomed a boy in the same notice.
Mrs Otto Gans of Zanesville Ohio writes she suffered four years with stomach trouble losing weight and strength. After two bottles of Chamberlain s Tablets she is now a well woman. Obtainable everywhere.
An advertisement promotes Plantation Chill and Fever Tonic for babies and growing children to tone the system and regulate the liver. It claims mothers have success with the product, notes no calomel, and lists a price of 60 cents.
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