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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1912
Page
4
Comanche County leaders push adherence to the 1911 School Law with emphasis on using adopted texts, sparing supplementary volumes, and ensuring funds from State and local sources. The note urges prompt monthly reports, pupil promotion based on thorough study, and home assignments, stressing character over rote recitation.
L B Russell urges taxpayers to pay city taxes by January 31 1911 or incur delinquency penalties. Poll tax receipts will not be issued after that date and those missing this deadline lose voting rights. The notice stresses one set of records and urges prompt payment to avoid penalties and loss of future benefits.
In 1911 shipments to foreign ports from Galveston totaled 3 018 864 bales of cotton. The figure reflects strong international demand and Galveston’s role as a key cotton port during the period.
A fragment describing Chamborough Remedy as a medicine that aids nature by soothing coughs and aiding restoration of the system, implying superior effectiveness in restoring health.
G A Cunningham agent announces loans on improved farms with prompt service. Also notes Port Arthur will spend about $300000 in city improvements soon.
An advertisement promotes Herbine as a liver stimulant that purifies the bowels strengthens digestion restores vigor and cheerful spirits. Price 50c, sold by Paris Smith.
Tom Nabors advertises highest prices paid for cotton seed, inviting growers to supply seed for immediate purchase.
Percival cares for a beloved old tree tied to his romance with Aimie Alliston. After a negligent logger destroys the tree, he vows to replace it and renews his commitment to Aimie. The scene closes with a moonlit kiss under the remaining canopy as they plan a future home.
The note recalls Ibsen in Bergen forming poems from romantic encounters and considering painting, with quotes about Raphael. It shifts to a humorous voyage diary about attempting to bathe with salt water soap, failing to lather, and discovering salt water prevents lathering. The piece ends with a wry reflection on learning by experience.
In Helen Hunt Jackson s Ra mona a Spanish American Catholic custom is described where at first light the eldest family member begins singing a hymn to the Virgin or the day s saint. Respondents rise or join in, and soon the household fills with simple sweet melodies. The note recalls Froebel s urging to live with children to bring peace and wisdom.
The Daily Consular and Trade Reports notes that rural Uruguay uses a whitewash made from sliced cactus leaves soaked 24 hours, then mixed with lime to form a creamy solution. Applied to wood brick or iron it yields a pearly white finish that resists storms and frost for years and could be used in US areas where cactus grows as a nuisance.
A concise exchange records a wife praising a birthday gift of cigars and a husband praising the box as the best he has seen. The line shows domestic chat with affectionate tone and a playful scene from Augusta Q.
The exchange presents a merchant promoting a new patent carbon for electricity use. The agent counters that it would cut the consumption of electricity rather than directly lowering the electric light bill. The dialogue emphasizes perceived savings versus actual consumption reduction.
A 13 member group called an army recalls Coxey's 1894 protest near Washington with a camp on the outskirts. An idler at the gate confronted a weathered rider with a sword while two small boys held broomsticks as guards.
Miss Eleanor Sears engaged to marry Harold Vanderbilt quotes a sharp take on spending. She objects to strict economy and quips that extravagance brings fun, recalling plans to buy an Eleanot monoplane with a 100 horsepower Gnome motor and the costly aviation idea.
A paternal exchange explains price movement as up and down. The son asks about what it means when prices fluctuate and the father explains the concept of rising and falling costs in buying and selling.
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