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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1914
Page
2
Weather Bureau forecasts severe storms in the Southwest for a sixty day period. Insurance rates are twenty cents per hundred for one year or forty cents per hundred for three years covering Cyclone Tornado or Windstorm. Also available to insure crops against hail loss or damage at reasonable rates.
Obscure masthead from Comanche Texas edition lists H B Bell as editor and business manager for The Chief Exponent published by The Comanche Printing Company. No events or dates present.
D. H. Cunningham is president J. R anes serves as vice president T. J. Cunningham is secretary and treasurer Tom H. Mell is editor and manager.
D. H. Cunningham T. J. Cunningham Tom SH Bell J. R. Eanes Waris Smith E. W. Harris V. H. Whodberg listed as directors on the local governing body.
A roster of stockholders includes M. H. Cunningham T. J. Cunningham Tom H. Pell J. R. Kanes Wecar Callaway Paris Smith E. J. Morris T. J. Williams V. H. Endoberg L. T. Cunningham K. F. Cunningham G. A. Cunningham and J. R. Moore.
Readership is asked to notify the paper if issues persist and to provide both old and new addresses when changing location so deliveries remain timely.
Local papers the Hamilton Herald Hico News-Review and Leonard Graphic complain of unfair treatment by outside bidders. They note a Waco printer selling 60 dollars of graduation printing to Hamilton schools while promising lower value locally. The Chief Exponent praises community cooperation noting 250 dollars of work from the Senior Class and the town’s support for local services.
The piece argues that local merchants and public officials should support Comanche businesses and institutions. It emphasizes cooperation, keeping wages circulating locally, and corporate support for schools churches courts and public services as sound policy. It urges patronizing home industry and community collaboration.
A historical critique argues that Mexico’s century of revolutions and deep social inequities call for U.S. intervention. It likens Mexico to Cuba’s drift toward peace with outside help and warns that without action the country faces continued chaos and tribal divides.
An excerpt discusses a journal article arguing that country town retail business is rapidly drawn away from local merchants toward mail order houses in cities, a trend merchants blame for poorer sales and unclear causes.
The author argues that home merchants lose trade to mail order by weak ads. Effective ads describe styles, stock, service, and prices to entice customers, but sales rely on capable staff once customers enter the store. Systematic newspaper advertising helps, though it must be paired with strong salespeople.
The Brownwood Bulletin reports Temple merchants were duped by a slick canvasser who offered an illuminated sign board and charged prices for space meant to emulate real ads. After one month the display faded, revealing the scam. Merchants formed an advertising club to reject fake proposals and favor legitimate newspaper space. Denton Record and Chronicle notes Denton also needs such an Ad Club.
The governor proclaims Mother's Day in Texas for May 10. Texans are urged to wear a white flower in tribute to mothers. The message calls on readers to thank their mothers, reflect on sacrifices, and live a life that honors both mother and self.
A reflection on the care mothers give from childhood through adulthood, their selfless labor to provide for children, and the deep love and respect they deserve. The piece speaks of domestic devotion, prayer, and the enduring value of maternal guidance.
Citizens and schoolchildren placed flowers at the San Angelo Standard offices in honor of Pat Murphy, veteran editor of the Concho country. The piece lauds his public service and suggests flowers should honor living figures while they can appreciate the gesture.
C. W. Post, famed Postum and Post Toasties magnate, died by his own hand at his Santa Barbara summer residence after a period of poor health. Once a Fort Worth citizen, he later built a fortune in Battle Creek Michigan and championed the Texas city project Post City. He was known as a foe of organized labor and left a complex legacy of wealth and ambition.
A Texas observer condemns the fee practice that pays sheriffs and officers via witness fees and fines. The author links raids on houses of ill fame to enrich officials, urges salary-based public pay to curb graft and corruption in Texas law enforcement.
The piece notes North Texas State Normal at Denton will graduate about six hundred teachers this year and asks where they will all find employment. It cites other Texas normals at San Marcos Huntsville Canyon City and Commerce and fears three to four thousand more teachers may enter the market.
The Chief Exponent closes a contract with Gower & Co of New York advertising agents for three thousand inches of Stag Tobacco ads and other products. The deal, sizable in aggregate, signals the value seen in the religious weekly as an advertising medium by outsiders. They know advertising pays and favor the best media.
A proposal urges Old Settlers W O W and other fraternal groups to join for a single three day Fourth of July celebration. The idea aims to draw a large regional crowd by combining picnics and advertise widely. Comanche currently hosts multiple picnics with strong attendance.
The long dispute over the Alamo continues between Gov. ColQuitt and a Daughters of the Republic faction. Mrs. Clara Driscoll Sevier has again offered to fund preservation of the historic site and its grounds to avoid public admission charges.
The Fort Worth Record declares it will stop whisky advertising and abstain from partisan politics. The Chicago Record-Herald is doing likewise, and the paper’s editor notes a mission to present facts without bias, as echoed by the Record.
Arrangements are under way for the annual Wool Growers Picnic to be held at Hamilton on Thursday and Friday May 28 and 29. Hon. Tom Bali and Hon. are slated to attend, with program details to follow.
James E. Ferguson and his opponent for governor will speak to voters. arrangements are underway for airship flights on both days. a large Hamilton crowd is expected as locals prep a gala time nearby.
The speaker notes that Lowry served as alderman for eighteen years before Honey Grove switched to a commission form. He criticizes the admission that he held office so long and warns that such office seekers cling to public seats, fearing congressional entanglement.
Hon R L Henry a representative from the Wa o district announces candidacy for the United States Senate in 1916. The statement signals a bid by a sitting lawmaker aiming at the federal upper chamber.
Farmers in Coman Che County express strong optimism as crop prospects improve after several lean years. The report notes widespread smiles and expectations of a bountiful season ahead for local fields and harvest.
Comanche Texas resident Mrs J W Pate testifies a child with kidney weakness recovered after using Dean's Kidney Pills. The ad states the remedy has over 50 years of use, price five, and is available at dealers with Foster Bath Co as the manufacturer in Buffalo New York.
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