The Trouble With the Man Going to the Devil
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1916
Page
2
Preparedness Parade in Fort Worth A Advertising Display
The Fort Worth preparedness parade drew many business leaders and their employees carrying banners for local firms. Advertisements replaced patriotic mottos, turning the event into an advertising scheme rather than a pure display of loyalty to the flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Criticisms Passions Over Party Loyalty in A Presidential Debate
A candidate denounces opponents as ignorant and blind followers. He likens unthinking Democrats to supporters of monarchy and cites past votes on military spending to question loyalty. He warns against supporting leaders for pay or status and invokes historical comparisons to emphasize principle over faction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hohenzollerens
Wilson
Farmer Faces Loss Over Spoiled Eggs At Market
A farmer argues over payment for rotten eggs refused at market while buyers offer to pay for good eggs. The piece notes 33 1 3 percent of eggs are rejected, burdening farmers with losses. It urges farmers to accept spoilage rather than demand payment for bad eggs.
Sacrifice hits and their value in baseball and life
The piece extols the sacrifice bunt as a strategic move advancing runners at the cost of the batter's outcome. It likens baseball sacrifice to family sacrifices, noting the batter retires at first while a runner reaches second or scores. It cautions that a poor runner or careless play can ruin the sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonehead
Montana
James J Hill the Master Builder of the Northwest
An obituary tribute to immigrant John James Hill, praising his rise from dock laborer to railroad and transportation magnate. The piece lauds his empire building, the economic expansion from Mississippi to the Pacific, and argues for welcoming successful capitalists while opposing envy and restrictive laws. It envisions Texas seeking similar railroad-led growth under fairer policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Great Northwest
James J. Hill
Mr. Hill
St. Paul
United States
Mississippi River
Pacific Ocean
Guelph
Ontario
Red River Valley
Southwest
Northwest
Frivolity Leap Year Proposal Conversational Snippet
A playful dialogue centers on Ysabelle and Lucia debating a Leap Year proposal to Percy. Lucia endorses a no substitutes motto while the exchange hints at light romantic themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ysabelle
Percy
Lucia
Perfect Fit Seventeen Gowns Prominent in London Opinion
A dialogue quotes a young bride to be replying she is being fitted for marriage as her grandmother questions readiness. The piece notes "Seventeen gowns" reflecting the wedding fashion discussion in London Opinion.
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London
Aviator on leave compares heights to fear in wartime recollection
The narrator recalls a dangerous view from high altitudes during war, describing a sickening, stupendous height. A juxtaposed joke about buying an empty bottle for one cent and cork insertion appears in a light country humor tone from Pat at a drugstore.
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Pat
Heaven for Charlie Chaplin the Moving Picture Actor
A child's question about heaven and moving picture actors prompts a mother to explain that goodness determines entry. The exchange ends with the child humorously wondering if God will laugh at Chaplin's arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heaven
Charlie Chaplin
Hardfist Eyes Becomes Generous Subscriber to Band Fund
A brass band fund collector meets a notoriously mean farmer who unexpectedly pledges as much as any donor. The farmer explains he loves music and finds it useful for scaring crows from taters during practice, a reason he appreciates the performances.
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Brass Band Fund
Child’s Sunday School Lesson Ends With Shock
A father recalls his daughter Dora’s first Sunday school visit. She proudly declares that she learned she is a child of Satan, revealing a startling response that mirrors a child’s blunt honesty and the ominous tone of a family lesson.
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Dora
Satan
Red Riding Hood Scene Recounted by Long Island Teacher
A Long Island teacher retold Red Riding Hood, detailing the woods and wild animals before the tale builds to a startling moment. A student interrupted with "Teddy Roosevelt!" adding a playful twist to the story.
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Long Island
Red Riding Hood
Teddy Roosevelt
New York Times
Older but Stronger Health Advice for Forty to Seventy
A midlife wellness note urges building strength by maintaining pure, rich blood. Scott's Emulsion is described as a blood-nourishing tonic and medicine to combat neglect and aches, with no alcohol, from Scott and Kowas in Bloomfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Scott's
Scott & Kowas
Bloomfield, Ny
Noahs Ark Time Sparks Light Conversation
A brief Tit Bits note recalls a lady teacher suggesting Noah fished during the ark voyage. The Bright Child adds humor, remarking that two worms would limit fishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah
The
Ark
Grove's Tasteless Cold Tonic Ad Declares Vitality Claim
A vintage ad promotes Grove's Tasteless Cold Tonic as a valued health aid. It claims to build up the whole system and equates its usefulness to a general tonic. The item is priced at 50 cents.
Farmers object to barn doors used for railroad survey
A party of engineers tracing a township line in Illinois uses a barn with double doors to pass through without detours. The farmer, amused then firm, declines to wake at odd hours to open and close the doors for the survey, joking about trains through his land.
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Illinois
Bromolic Quinine Cold Remedy Ad Claims Fast Cure
An OCR fragment touts a product named Bromo Quinine with claims to cure a cold in one day, stop cough and headache, and mentions a signature 4 F.W. Grove. The ad urges calling for the full name Laxa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.W. Grove
Chicken antics blur lines of gender and age in poultry
A poultry dealer ponders when a chicken becomes a hen and jokes about roosters and pullets. The piece playfully questions gender roles and mating expectations in farm life, noting how age and behavior blur simple labels.
Itch Relief Promise with Ballard's Snow Liniment
If you have the itch, don't scratch. It doesn't cure the trouble and makes the skin bleed. Apply Ballard's Snow Liniment. Rub it in gently on the affected parts. It relieves itching instantly and a few applications removes the cause thus performing a permanent cure. Price 25c, 50c, and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by Paris Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballard
Paris Smith
Moonshine Distillery Captured in Red River County
Red River county seized a moonshine distillery last week and moved it to Texarkana. The Honey Grove Signal notes East Texas counties are neighborly and the Texas Press Association will meet in Texarkana next year with Red River county lending any needed “things” for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red River County
Texarkana
Big Cash Melon Buyers Offer Boost to Growers
Some of the nation’s largest cash buyers of melons write the Melon Growers Association offering to fund a loading track if the association mobilizes enough acreage to justify the project.
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Melon Growers Association
Stephenville Empire
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Weathanmen Capries the CO
Comanche Publishing CO
Comanche
Texas
W.H. Carpenter
J. R. Eanes
W. H. Carpenter
Sec.-Treas
Geo. Sullivan
Geo. L. Sullivan
G. A. Cunningham
E. W. Harris
S. P. Smith
D. H. Cunningham
T. J. Cunningham
Oscar Callaway
8. P. Smith
Spe
Cial
Leslies
the W. Reese Co
Atexas Wonder
J. R. Eanes & Company
R. Eanes
Jno, D. Waring
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