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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
10
The Chautauqua presents H V Adams as a top lecturer. He is praised for forceful delivery and earnest sequence that transports audiences. His acclaimed talks include Grapes of Gold and Who's to blame. Plan to hear him on the third night without fail.
Natives of Trinidad seek an alternative fat source for bread from guacharo fledglings. The birds nest in caves and are slaughtered at three to four weeks old, boiled without water to render heavy grease. Access to nests is difficult due to treacherous caverns and water, with wooden torches used in searches.
The sultan's palace in Turkey houses a famed screen rumored to be crafted from human skin. It reportedly commemorates twelve loyal servants who died saving a family member during a palace fire two centuries ago. The relic is kept in royal quarters as a cherished mascot and inheritance.
The article discusses the cultural lure of reaching a hundred years, noting the vanity and false status it brings. It cites Professor Irving Fisher’s vitality report and Charles Henry Serrigo, M D, arguing that breadth of life matters more than length and warning against glorifying extended but burdened living.
A five year old named Clifford in a Cleveland Leader item removed every book from library shelves and laid them on the floor saying the books were tired of standing. His aunt asked why and he replied he wanted to give them a rest.
A newlyweds quarrel shows tension as the wife accuses her husband of losing affection after marriage. He protests and recalls past dinners at their home, suggesting her suspicions stem from appetite and behavior before the wedding. The exchange reveals strain in their early months.
A religious exhortation urges every Christian to enroll and attend Sunday School each Sabbath to spread Bible teachings. It speaks of duties to self church and God and recalls how church bells remind believers to act on this impulse to attend.
The Westward Parent Teacher Association will meet Friday afternoon at the Westward school building. A profitable program is planned for attendees and for the school. Heavy team harness sets will be sold at a close price. Kilpatrick's.
A local retailer advertises a closing out sale of ladies and misses hats at about wholesale cost. The retailer name Slider & Lacy is shown indicating a bargain focus for a mass hat inventory liquidation.
News arrives from Austin that Thomas Sellars is critically ill with a sudden appendicitis attack. He had just won a tennis meet for the University of Texas before falling ill and doctors R B Sellars and Bell of Fort Worth departed immediately. Sellars is the son of the late Sid Thomas, longtime editor of the paper, and his mother Mrs. Thomas lives in Austin.
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