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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1917
Page
2
The city council completed permanent concrete gutters promising long lasting durability. Officials call the project the most economical expenditure and praise its impact on road safety and traveler comfort for autoists.
The piece urges support for Better Baby Week to address infant deaths in the county. It notes one in eight infants die in the first year and half of these deaths stem from parental knowledge gaps. Parents are urged to attend Better Baby Day on the first Saturday in April.
A reader thought the county road system was already in use. The Chief Exponent explains the system is being developed by the commissioners and set to be organized as quickly as practicable.
The Chief Exponent contest ends next Monday and all subscribers must pay arrears. To keep within business bounds, names in arrears will be removed. After the contest, the paper will boast the largest paid up circulation reaching most homes in the south half of Comanche county.
A traveling resident commends the Hasse road work and urges fixing East Main Street from Burks Mercantile to Dr. L B Thomas residence. He notes rough patches on the Comanche to Energy or Gustine route pose auto damage risk and call for repairs despite praise for the street crew.
A political column denounces the grand stander as public enemy injecting false fears to workers and farmers. It argues the grandstander misleads laborers about welfare measures and hijacks farm loan questions for personal glory, contrasting patriotic helpers with self serving figures.
The piece warns farmers to scrutinize agencies of the first farm loan bank and related institutions, arguing they may seek personal profit and could fail the farmer if not carefully watched. It urges farmers to test sincerity of unsolicited offers of help.
The county praises Lightfoot and Nabers for improving the DeLeon to Rush Creek sand road area. The stretch across sand is now a passable route with Lightfoot's section from DeLeon to Rush Creek in especially good condition. The paving effort, aided by Uncle John Fritts, led to a new road through his land and hints at a future turnpike linking Comanche with Dublin.
A Leslie's quote questions whether American business men realize the double income tax, a one per cent light tax rising to two per cent retroactive to last year, and a pending bill taxing profits over eight per cent of capital invested. It warns that partnerships and corporations with capital over five thousand dollars face new taxes, shifting peacetime burdens onto domestic producers.
A 5 percent investment example equates wages to investment income, showing labor as capital and a commodity with market value. It argues against demagogues sowing unrest, asking readers to assess their own worth.
A Life magazine quote argues that women seeking the vote seek only a chance to express opinions, not immediate empowerment. It contends many would abstain if given full suffrage and stresses that women already bear substantial responsibilities.
A boy named Robbie attends a patriotic fundraiser held in a concert hall. The renowned soprano performs with a famous orchestra while the conductor's baton gestures draw the boy's curiosity. He asks why the conductor shakes the stick and why the singer screams, prompting a gentle family explanation.
Peggy questions her father about the Dead Sea and war while asking who made him an editor in a humorous Sketch dialogue. The exchange reflects playful family banter on news and authority within a 20th century sketch.
A Detroit Free Press portion quotes a defendant telling a judge he will speak little, insisting that his limited testimony may be all he has to offer. The exchange highlights courtroom restraint and legal limits on testimony.
In a light party scene Wm. Reese Co describes a bachelor who recalls his early failed proposal. He explains his fear of loving openly, telling how a young woman doubted their match and asked who would have them, prompting laughter at the casual romance.
A humorous exchange from the Liverpool Globe shows a servant offering to fix a tail light while the country doctor jokes about being home and keeping the constable safe in bed with lumbago. The vignette captures playful rural humor and local character.
Advice list suggests taking ee s Tab when you feel dull after eating or indigestive, constipated, bilious, sick, sour, belching, nervous, despondent, lacking appetite, or torpid liver. It claims obtainability everywhere.
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