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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1916
Page
17
A local Comanche resident defends the town against a visiting critic, arguing the outsider was not born there and offers a courtesy invitation to leave if dissatisfaction persists. The piece frames the edition as a booster issue and encourages patronage from newcomers.
A column argues Mexican citizens raid along the Texas border, questioning government protection of border residents rights to life and property. It calls for swift punishment of raiders and warns that indemnity from Mexico would not ease family losses.
The piece argues that distrust in elected leaders undermines public confidence and hampers governance. It notes newspapers influence opinion from local weeklies to national periodicals and suggests leaders face pressure when pursuing what they believe is best, risking loss of constituency trust.
The Nutty craze in Texas Cimbers belt urges farmers to plant peanuts with claims of a booming next fall market. R E Coleman warned against the hype noting no exceptional next year or world market. the Chief Exponent warned the claim is early dust by infancy with the oil rig.
The article argues oil and peanut use will grow with a steady market, predicting peanuts may double in price over a long horizon similar to cottonseed. It cautions against optimistic forecasts and notes time and effort are required for peanut price gains to materialize.
A juvenile court judge recalls a playful misquote from a young girl who learned to pray for her traveling salesman father and then innocently added a plea to watch over mamma as well. The anecdote highlights a child's candid sentiment and family dynamics observed in Washington.
Fort Worth Record analyzes political cartoons and editorials criticizing the Villa pursuit in the context of U S war mobilization. It frames Villa as a polarizing figure used by factions to push munition orders and public support, while noting shifts in sentiment among American leaders and press.
The writer argues that cigarette use has surged despite moral and health critiques, attributing the rise to skilled tobacco advertising. He cites magazine campaigns showing stylish, relaxed users and asserts only better advertising can offset these established marketing images.
A train passenger recounts a family anecdote from a recent cold spell. A Swedish girl allegedly used an iron as a bed warmer after being told by her mistress. In the morning Mrs Commuter asks Lena how it worked and receives the reply pooty good.
Two readers describe a scene at a front gate where a girl asks George to enter the parlor. He hesitates, the girl notes the loneliness with a mother out and a father afflicted by rheumatism in both legs. The exchange ends with George agreeing to come in.
Dialogue from the Boston Transcript features a sharp exchange between a daughter and her father. She rebukes him while he asserts she has money but lacks sense, highlighting family tensions and market wit of the era.
A five year old, after overhearing a parental domestic argument, offers a concise view that women talk best while men know the most, reflecting a child's blunt assessment of gender roles.
A Sunday school teacher asks about the flood outcome and a bright child answers simply mud. The exchange appears in the Chicago Daily News.
A humorous sketch mocks the notion of having a meal with every drink. The speaker scoffs at the idea of consuming two or three hundred meals daily and ridicules the impracticality of such a habit.
An elderly woman on a hotel porch in Ashenville North Carolina is asked by a passing youth to crack nuts. She replies she cannot as she has lost her teeth long ago, while a boy offers two hands full of walnuts asking her to hold them. A little colored girl in Sunday school gives her name.
The Boston Transcript recounts a teacher asking a mother if it was proper to name a girl Fertilizer John son. The mother affirms the unusual name saying the girl was named after her father Ferdin and her own name Liza. The informant explains the child’s full name stems from family names Fertin and Liza.
An officer recounts finding a man bleeding with a head wound and applying a tourniquet to save him. Private Muldoon adds a grim punch line about twisting it around the neck, noting the absence of further groans.
Take HERBINE for indigestion. It relieves the pain in a few minutes and drives the fermented matter causing misery into the bowels where it is expelled. Price 50c. Sold by S. P. Smith.
A paraphrase attributed to Dr. Russell H. Conwell in The American Magazine claims the world owes nothing to the inactive and a man earns only what he is worth. The speaker urges effort and equivalent return for effort.
An old advertisement urges readers to buy Mansfield Cough Balsam to ease a hacking cough pay only 25 cents or 50e now to avoid a doctor bill. The pill bottle offers quick relief with a simple remedy advertised directly to households.
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