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Comanche Chief

Location

Comanche, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1915

Page

2

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.

Rest room for ladies urged and local speech noted

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.

Randolph Clark Chapel Hour America

Farmer Emerson Kelly Calls Crop Mix and Local Government Shift

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.

Emerson Kelly Comanche

Captain Hobson Plans Prohibition Work After Service

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.

Wilson Hobson Tlouston Post

Safety First Warns On War Zone Risks For Merchant Shipping

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.

Germany Owar Zone Milwaukee Sentinel

Indiana Bill Targets Lazy Husbands in State Legislature

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.

Indiana

Fortifications and Submarines in Naval Defense

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.

Europe Germany Senate Naval Affairs Committee House Dallas News

Canada’s War Economy: Unrest and Wages Across Railways

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.

Wilson Canada Grand Trunk Railroad Canadian Pacific

Blame for Canada’s low mood shifts to Wilson pattern

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.

Canada Mr. Wilson United States Milwaukee Journal

Call for a Mixed Naval General Staff

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.

Navy Army Wilson Daniels Ous Elgin Courier

Start Now to Keep Books on the Farm

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.

Farm & Fireside Herbert Quick

May Wheat Drops With a Wild Crash in Chicago

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.

Dardenelles

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the Comanche Publishing CO Texas J. R. Eanes Grade Callaway Rec Treas Geo. Sullivan Geo. L. Sullivan G. A. Cuntuthaim W. H. Thodberg Ki W. Harris S. P. Smth D. H. Cunningham Tol. Cunninghan Oscar Callaway Paris Smith Bh. W. Harris T. J. Williams L. T. Cunningham G. A. Cunningham J. R. Moore J. Thomas Geo L. Sullivan TH. Carpenter Comanche County Mr. Kelly Sears & Rowbuck Parcel Post God Old Massa Fort Worth William Cramp Sons, Ship & Engine Building Co Chief Engineer Philadelphia the Texas Company Texaco Ursa Beale Wyoming F. J. Metten Texaco The Texas Company General Offices Houston, Texas Chicago Duce J. R. Eanes & Co J.R. Fawes MO. D. Wari
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