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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1913
Page
10
A countywide appeal urges merchants to advertise in local newspapers and use Parcels Post to counter mail order competition. It argues that government support of Parcels Post will boost goods movement and that local ad campaigns can protect trade, urging action now.
The passage critiques editors and public figures, mocks dictionary spellings, and lampoons publication practices. It references Texan officials, Hep Blackman, Maud Adams, and Hepner Blackman while recalling travel plans, vacation habits, and a joke about a macaroni factory for the Alamo memory. The tone is satirical and editorial in a local paper style.
July 1 program led by Mrs. Tom Bell includes prayer and Bible lesson, with roll call. Short talks cover Fruitage in Educational Work for the Negro by Mrs. J. M. Reiger, Bible Chairs by Mrs. Thornton, Night Schools in Japan and China by Mrs. Cox, Mountain School by Mrs. Martin Wetzel, educational work in Mexico Porto Rico and Argentina by Mrs. W. McKinney, and Hidden Answers by Miss Ma Hall.
The article explains crowned rural roads to shed water into open side ditches, proper drainage, and underdrainage in cuts. It covers road dragging with a log drag to create a crown, avoiding standing water, and maintenance by farmers with a drag. It notes a 1913 contest extension and Italian irrigation’s impact on dairy farming near Milan.
The Country Club warns that transportation rights sold for the Fourth of July picnics and the Old Settlers Reunion on July 16 and 17 must be respected. Violators may face a city ordinance penalty of one to one hundred dollars, as the club intends to enforce the rule and protect the rights of those it has licensed.
Mrs A B Haworth is visiting her parents in Dublin during a short stay. She plans local contacts and will return soon.
Mrs Sherrill Green nee Bessie McGuire daughter of Jesse McGuire died at her Dallas home Tuesday. Her remains were brought here for interment at Zion Hill cemetery Thursday. The Chief Exponent extends sympathy to the bereaved relatives.
The brief urges readers to act quickly for emergencies and daily needs such as hiring servants, finding a successor cook, renting or buying homes, investing wisely, recovering lost items, exchanging goods, selling items, renting rooms, and meeting urgent demands. It promotes The Chief-Exponent classifieds with a circulation over 3,000.
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