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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1913
Page
7
City Building Notes on Prudence and Optimism
The passage extols builders as essential for progress and warns against wasteful effort and miserliness. It frames the town as dependent on prudent labor, perseverance, and faith in future growth, urging optimism and steady work as keys to development.
Texas Welcomes Irish Amid Census Figures
The Emerald Isle sends a steady flow of Irish born and Irish-ancestry residents to Texas amid 1910 census data. Texas counties including Comanche report Irish connections, with 5 355 Texans born in Ireland and 7 752 with Irish parents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerald Isle
Texas
Sam
Pat
Comanche County
Ireland
Temple Railroad Offices Opened with Steel Laying Soon
Temple Texas June 16 Offices of the Temple Northwestern and Gulf Railway Company opened today with finishing work to start immediately. General Manager W S McGregor says steel laying will begin July 1 after rails were secured. Track to the river at once with four miles laid and twelve more planned. material to be hauled on company rails for a bridge construction project expected within sixty days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Temple
Texas
Temple, Northwestern & Gulf Railway Company
Old Temple Northwestern Railroad
Manger W. S. McGregor
I River
Conny
Will Test New Gas Field Near Brownwood
Brownwood Texas June 16 The Brownwood Oil and Development Company plans to test a new gas field 12 miles northwest of Brownwood after a recent dry hole nearby. The rig will move to the field this week and drilling should start within ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Texas
Brownwood Oil and Development Company
Mayes eyes clemency for Texas convicts under review
Lieutenant Governor Mayes in Houston and Huntsville discussed the investigative committee’s work on pardons for long-serving inmates. The group has reviewed about 150 cases and may recommend clemency for 40 of them. They aim to help forgotten men with good records who lack advocacy. The plan could yield 300 to 500 pardons from the thousand homes examined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wil] H. Mayes
Houston
The
Chronicle
Mayes
Huntsville
State Pardon Board
Texas Penitentiaries
Education progress in county and state illiteracy decline
The article notes a decade of literacy gains with a 4% drop in illiteracy among Texas voters, 267 illiterate residents in Comanche County, and 4.3 percent of voting males unable to write. It cites state totals of 109 328 illiterate men and urges farmer progress, health, roads, and better marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comanche County
Texas
Baptist Meeting Closes After Successful Two Weeks
The Baptist gathering concluded Wednesday night after a two week run led by Rev Shearer with Rev Lee R Scarborough departing Monday. Ninety professions of faith and thirty three accessions were recorded. Scarborough raised $2000 for the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary endowment in Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee R. Scarborough
Shearer
Scarborough
Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary At
Fort Worth
NERBINE Remedy Advertised by Paris Smith
A morning bowel routine is praised as essential for daily work performance. The ad promotes NERBINE as a remedy that purifies strengthens and regulates bowels for 50 cents, sold by Paris Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Smith
Higginbotham Plans 50000 Dollar Home In Dublin Area
R W Higginbotham of Dublin and president of the Higginbotham Co. owns stores in Dublin Ballinger Rising Star and Blanke building a 50000 home project. He also leads the Daniels Millinery Co. and operates a large wholesale grocery in Dallas. He is a prominent West Texas cattle raiser and landholder with many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. W. Higginbotham
Dublin
Higginbotham Co
Ballinger
Rising Star
Manger Place
Higginbotham
Daniels Millienry Company
Dallas
West
Texas
Preacher's Remedies Offer Piles Eczema Cure
A local Texan advertisement promotes Preacher’s Special Cure by P. M. Preacher of Comanche Texas for piles eczema and catarrh with a guarantee to do the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preacherc
Comanche
Texas
White's Cream Vermifuge Expels Worms in Children
Worms cause pallor sickness and danger to young children. White's Cream Vermifuge expels worms promptly and returns children to health. Price 25 cents per bottle. Sold by Paris Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris Smith
Farm Facts Promotes Hard Work and Co operation
Peter Radford, president of the Farmers' Union, urges perseverance through hard work and cooperation as the path to success. He stresses sustained effort and collective action as the farmers navigate seasonal challenges and aims for lasting prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Radford
Farmers’ Union
Suee Cy
Constan
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claim and Offer of $100 Reward
There is widespread catarrh and traditional local remedies fail. Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo claims to cure constitutionally by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. They offer $100 for any failing case and provide circulars and testimonials. pills for constipation are also advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Eaey & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Antiseptic Heali Nain and Heals at the same time
An old advertisement claims a product called Antiseptic Heali Nain cures the worst conditions and heals while curing illness at the same moment, promising rapid relief and restoration. The fragmentary copy emphasizes sweeping cures and instant effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sares
Yicy
Tie Wonderti
Orter
Good roads shrink distance and bind urban and rural life
The piece extols roads that shorten travel between farms and markets and connect city dwellers with the countryside, praising improved infrastructure for economic and social benefits.
Texas farmers seek better roads to save millions
An early 20th century plea cites Texas farmers losing about 8 million dollars yearly to bad roads while marketing 8 billion tons of produce. By raising highways to federal averages, they claim 5 million dollars annual savings, noting road costs and fire loss comparisons and a statewide campaign for improved roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
United States
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