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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
2
If Women Sat on Goods Boxes to Vote
A satirical line contends that if women did simple domestic tasks and listened to loud orators yet wore gloves to avoid splinters, they would be intelligent enough to vote. The passage mocks prejudiced views on women's suffrage by pairing rustic imagery with a callous assertion.
Railways and Government Frictions Mentioned in 1910 Letter
A letter notes the Santa Fe Railway waited a year for government payment of mobilization charges and lost 750000 dollars in interest. It also claims the railroad prepaid its corporate tax seven weeks early to accommodate the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe Railway
Congress commissions debate value in twenty years
Representative James R. Mann criticizes numerous congressional commissions as ineffective, saying in twenty years of service he recalls none that produced anything truly valuable. The remark highlights bipartisan impatience with broad study panels and procedural delay in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
James R. Mann
The Automobile Industry Faces Prejudice in Lawmaking
Unreasonable lawmakers risk harming the automobile industry by bias against car ownership. The car is a vital benefit, transforming national transport and farm life by easing travel for rural residents. Governors should avoid strikes against this industry as a whole.
Democracy requires citizen preparation for self government
The speaker argues democracy rests on educated people and warns that nations like Mexico and Russia lack such experience. He cites Rome and Athens as failures when citizens were not educated enough. He praises the American founding as built by colonists educated to govern themselves and says hard work lies ahead for those nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Athens
Regents vs Faculty Debate Stalls University Board
A reader notes in last week’s paper that the piece did not reveal whether the paper favored the University or the Governor. The author states the paper is not for either side. The Board of Regents should not be blocked by the faculty from proceeding with actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Regents
Regents Hold Line Over University Firing Power
The speaker argues the Governor cannot compel the Board of Regents to dismiss faculty. Regents control the university, within the people's will via the legislature. Governmental pressure to override the regents is wrong, and the speaker takes a neutral stance.
Speed law enforcement praised by town officials
Local officers receive commendation for enforcing speed regulations. Citizens supportive yet acknowledge ongoing violations in remote areas. Officers emphasize fairness and reasonableness while urging public cooperation to curb speed maniacs.
Timely Warning on Children Playing in Streets
City Marshall W. W. Cox urges parents to curb street play after noting most accidents stem from pedestrians not drivers. He warns that past childhood play without autos is no guide to today's traffic and recalls incidents of children attempting to hang on moving vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Cox
City Marshall
Public sentiment spurs film adaptation of literature
Public sentiment exceeds laws as film companies turn to improving photoplays of great literature. Comanche audiences saw Dickens The Christmas Carol on Monday night with Scrooge and Marley’s Ghost on screen, hailed as a work of art. Ritchey earned local thanks for presenting literature on film, praised for exposing children to quality storytelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dickens
Scrooge
Marleys
Ritchey
Comanche
Why Tax the Motor Truck
Editorial urges taxing the motor truck sparingly as essential to wartime logistics and economic modern progress. It argues trucks are a non luxury freight conveyor critical for war materiel, cost of living, and rapid movement, noting overseas subsidies and substituting for horses and wagon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Europe
Leslies
Proverbs on marriage and knowing a husband
A Life quotation advises women to marry only when they truly know a man. It outlines a cycle from marriage to studying and humor to flattery, suggesting understanding leads to harmony, while knowing may lead to divorce.
Doctor Visits for Wife With Suspected Lockjaw
A distressed caller reports his wife suddenly unable to speak and with a fixed mouth. The doctor suspects lockjaw and asks the caller to visit next week for treatment, per Harper's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s
Guide loses finger while pointing out sights at Yellowstone
An old Yellowstone Park guide, missing the first finger of his right hand, explains to an inquisitive tourist that after twenty five years of guiding he wore the finger off from constantly pointing out places of interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Park
Rights and Lies Clash in Courtroom Exchange
In a Topeka State Journal excerpt, a judge questions a defendant who labels another man a liar. The accuser insists it’s true and promises proof, while the defendant deflects, saying the claim is irrelevant to the case yet asserts personal sensitivity about the accusation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka State Journal
Widow Lady Bountiful Meets Stubbs in Market Tale
A cautious widow bows to a farmer on market day but is ignored as he explains his wife died recently and he has not started courting again. A passerby laments fights in peace but a boy urges letting combat end in victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bountiful
Stubbs
New York American
Painless Dentist Debate Leads to Sour Patient Exchange
Dinah endures a toothache and doubts a dentist’s claim of painless care. The dentist assures relief, but Dinah retorts that even if he is painless she is not. A humorous snippet contrasts patient fear with medical bravado from humorous exchanges in period papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinah
Mebbe
Ladies’ Home Journal
Praise Indeed Friend Have You Got a Good Lawyer
Conversation fragment shows a prisoner praising a lawyer as the best after being called a burglar. The line suggests a legal defense or courtroom remark quoted in Life magazine style. The readable text is brief and lacks full context or names.
Teething Troubles Aided By Mc Gee’s Baby Elixir
Teething babies suffer in hot weather with gum pain and digestive upset. Mc Gee’s Baby Elixir corrects sour stomach cools and quiets bowels and aids digestion. Sold by S P Smith at 25c and 50c per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGee
Local Visitors and Social Roundup Mention Weather
Rain is needed locally. Dr Gaines and family visit his father near Baggett. D A Barnett and family visit Carlton. Mr John Marshall is ill this week. Grandma Tatum visited the community. A number attended singing at Hazledell. C C Barnett and family visited near Purvis. Young people sang at E H Hayes. Local boys attended a Bend party. Mrs Ida Savage of Lamking visiting her father S W Donald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Gaines
Baggett
D. A. Barnett
Carlton
John Marshall
Grandma Tatum
Hazledell
C. C. Barnett
Purvis
E. H. Hayes
Bend Saturda
Ida Savage of
Lamking
S. W. Donald
Forethought and Faith in a Household Remedy
A Caldwell Ohio man W Archer notes that his family has relied on a cholera and diarrhoea remedy since starting a home, claiming it travels with them on extended visits and is obtainable everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Archer
Caldwell
Ohio
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