Local Post Office Notice from Comanche Texas
Editor and Manager list officers directors and stockholders for the Comanche paper. Subscribers are urged to report missed deliveries and to provide both old and new addresses when changing location.
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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1915
Page
2
Editor and Manager list officers directors and stockholders for the Comanche paper. Subscribers are urged to report missed deliveries and to provide both old and new addresses when changing location.
A paragraph urges creation of a women’s rest room near the square at little cost and notes Rev. Randolph Clark will speak at high school chapel about opportunities in America. It also discusses tenants, landlords, and rent practices in Comanche county with advice on grain versus cotton crops and mail order spending.
Emerson Kelly, a Comanche farmer who rents his land, reports maize and feterita as profitable staples while cotton yields and prices prove unreliable. He plans to plant little or no cotton next year, cites hogs and cattle fattening as solid markets, and warns of the dangers of a fragile cotton economy. The piece also argues for adopting a managerial form of government in Comanche to improve accountability and finances, noting consumer trade erosion and a retreat from credit-based commerce.
Hobson will shift to the prohibition cause with a comfortable salary after completing public service. He is dissatisfied with the Democratic administration for not aligning with his navy ambitions and prohibition interests.
An editorial from the Milwaukee Sentinel argues that Germany’s warning about risks to merchant ships entering the war zone is largely overstated. It contends the real danger of an American ship being torpedoed is small since few American vessels operate there. It says the risk could be eliminated by keeping American ships out of the war zone entirely.
The Fort Worth Record notes a Indiana measure passed by the lower house to penalize and stigmatize lazy husbands. It defines a lazy husband as a male who refuses to provide for his wife and children and claims he should be compelled to work. The piece frames the issue with strong moral language about quitters and loafers.
The article argues submarines now take first rank as a defensive weapon and can keep battleships at range beyond their guns. Fortifications remain usable but less relied upon in war, though prudence warns against abandoning them. The Senate Naval Affairs Committee is inclined to fund more submarines, as reported by the Dallas News.
The piece notes wage cuts for 14 000 Grand Trunk workers and a drop in Canadian Pacific earnings since the war began. It cites mass unemployment in Canadian cities despite war material demand and critiques corporate regulation as fair to big business.
Milwaukee Journal Republicans argue that Canada’s dull mood, like the U.S. crop failures and panics, should be laid at the feet of the Democratic Executive and President. They urge expanding trade while assigning responsibility to the national leader.
In a discussion on wartime preparedness the Elgin Courier argues for forming a general naval staff with nonexperts aloud to diversify views. It urges appointing one citizen who can expose frauds and resist self serving shells while ensuring public accountability and avoiding overreliance on professional specialists.
In Farm & Fireside Herbert Quick urges farmers to begin simple bookkeeping before spring work. He argues records reveal hidden financials, aid budgeting, and help plan purchases. The key is consistency, using a pocket memorandum book to start and then transfer into a home record.
Prices across all grains fell in Chicago trading after news from the Dardanelles that allied forces may derail inner forts. May wheat slid seven cents from yesterday’s close, dipping to a low of 1.46 dollars.
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