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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1922
Page
2
Dr Frank Craine argues in The Rotarian that competition fuels trade not destroys it. Rival firms cluster by district and a lively competitor increases customers. Beat rivals by better goods and service, not price cuts. Stay fair, courteous, and honest. enemies harm themselves.
A fragment notes Nancy Hall potatoes priced per bushel at L. B. Patterson's Dublin Route 8 area, five miles from an unspecified reference point.
A new voting machine installed at the Capitol in Austin records each representative vote by turning a desk key. One turn for yes, two for no, three for present. Lights and letters indicate votes, with a photostat produced in minutes for official record. Committee members in Austin included Dinkle Faubion, John Smith, Claude Teer, and Lee Rountree.
The piece argues that postwar prosperity depends on money management and skilled labor. It promotes Tyler Commercial College in Texas as the leading Southern school offering six business courses including General Business Banking Bookkeeping Finance Shorthand Cotton Telegraphy and Wireless Telegraphy. It invites readers to request a free catalog.
Former Congressman R L Heary, candidate for U S senator, will formally open his campaign in Waco on March 31. His second speech will be at Linden Cass County his birthplace, and he will also speak at Gatesville.
Florence appears in a brief item about stove sales at The Cash Store with a focus on pricing and available models. The note highlights bargain options and the store’s promotional stance.
A Brownwood Bulletin item reports a country couple, a horse and buggy, and a late night mystery near the city hall. The man explains they hitch the horse, walk two miles to town to see a show, then return sixteen miles home, ending the inquiry.
J G Randall of Dallas credits Tanlac with restoring his wife from years of illness and liquid food to eating normally. He says she now feels fine and looks ten years younger after taking Tanlac, sold locally by Hamilton Drug Co and leading druggists in Comanche.
Brownwood officers traced a Wednesday stolen car case to an organized nest near Rowena Runnels County, locating fifteen stolen vehicles including Mr Malone s. Rex Lewis confession in Belton ties about 20 men to the ring with a Waco garage as a hub. Six of fourteen stolen autos in the county were recovered, three returned to Brownwood and Temple owners.
The report lists individuals named by Lewis today at Corsi Cana Claburne Waco Temple Brownwood Brady San Saba Fort Worth and additional places. The passage notes widespread naming across numerous Texas towns.
The essay argues that contentment is active and chosen, not passive. It links happiness to a disposition toward present life, enough wealth, and great principles over wealth, suggesting discontent harms peace and that cheerfulness makes nature seem brighter and life more beautiful.
Ranger Texas March 12 Approximately fifty shots were fired in a clash at a Brooks Heirs lease oil well eight miles northwest of town. L L Douglas and a friend fought a masked band that bound a worker. no one injured. The worker fled. Douglas says he was seized February 18 and released unharmed. Police investigate the incident.
Tulsa reports John Werman a black politician was brought under armed escort from Claremore after being seized by an unmasked band and flogged. He told Sheriff McCullough of Tulsa County he needed protection and was placed in the county jail. A white man was seized Friday night and whipped, with rumors of a severe lecture instead. Agricultural agents urge more potatoes and onions due to freezes in South Texas harming crops.
Mrs. O W Horn advertises for sale a steel boiler mower and rake along with a Jersey cow and two week old calf. Buyer may purchase with or without the calf at her residence eight miles north of Comanche.
Comanche area exhibitors highlighted at the Fort Worth Stock Show this week with notable entries and strong turnout from local participants and supporters.
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