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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1915
Page
2
Officers and directors named for a local paper, with stockholders listed. The piece discusses improving mail delivery, address changes, and a dollar annual rate. It critiques the commission form of city government and debates commerce, shipping policy, and potential federal actions affecting American and foreign steamship fleets.
Twenty four vessels are under construction at Fore River Shipbuilding Company with 4106 men employed. The Nevada battleship nears completion and multiple torpedo boats, submarines, and oil tankers are being built. Legislative adjournment, a proposed county superintendent election bill, and peanut grain exchange proposals populate the rest of the era’s notes.
The Honey Grove Signal cites a Fort Worth case where a man who killed after his wife sent a letter to the deceased received a five year penitentiary sentence. The piece argues unwritten law as a defense endangers home safety and accuses Southern attitudes of releasing killers.
Opinion argues government ownership of shipping is experimental and hazardous. It claims government operation would be un-American and more expensive than private handling of commerce.
In a critique of national pride the piece argues Americans are not uniquely dollar focused. It contrasts European views of Americans as dollar chasers with Europe’s own aggressive pursuit of wealth in a trade war, noting commerce as the source of American aristocracy and the broad pressure to earn.
A Chicago Tribune perspective argues no nation treated subdued peoples with greater financial consideration, criticizing Europe for exploiting art treasures and soldiers for profit. The piece questions U S history noting slavery as the least commercial and most sentimental episode in exploitation for money.
Instructions from a Texas bulletin on peanut culture advise planting after corn when soil is warm and moist. Use well soaked unshelled seed in rows three feet apart, one bushel per acre, and a soak mixture of soap kerosene to deter moles and mice, aiding germination.
Advertises Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy as a cure for balky bowels and stomach troubles. Claims one dose convinces, with a money back guarantee if one bottle fails to satisfy. Promoted by local merchants and druggists.
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