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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1918
Page
2
A claim argues that paying governors $15,000 yearly for twenty years would have prevented selections like Colquitt Campbell Ferguson and other governors. The remark links pay to political outcomes and leadership quality.
The piece asserts Germany spends 2750 soldiers per acre to seize territory and predicts eventual losses reaching 6.4639 trillion by conquering England, France, Italy, and the United States while the Kaiser aims to spread Kultur globally.
A proposal urges four changes to control spending. It calls for each department to prepare detailed budgets and a legislative committee to review and prune them. The group would assess last session expenditures to ensure funds were used as authorized and begin work in December.
The text argues for committees of three to examine each budget in parallel to finish in ten days. It asserts the legislature would pass the bill quickly and wisely, bringing departments under public scrutiny. It describes a stricter budget system like India’s, insisting people must control appropriations to avoid bankruptcy.
A man explains his inability to donate to multiple wartime causes due to finances and competing demands. He cites the Belgian and Armenian relief efforts, wounded soldiers, thrift stamps, Liberty Bonds, and home charities, stressing the need to prioritize home relief over foreign aid.
A critique argues that society needs skilled public leaders rather than diverse professionals in politics. It blames mediocrity in high places for repetitive, unworkable laws, rising taxation, and weak diplomacy, urging thoughtful citizens to demand better governance.
A small boy at the garden gate wails that his parents will not take him to the pictures tonight. A passing old lady asks what troubles him and tries to calm the distressed child with a kindly admonition.
A fragment from a London Opinion piece quotes a boy answering about being taken when he cries. He explains sometimes they do and sometimes they don’t, and that yelling isn’t a trouble. The dialogue conveys a child’s voice reflecting on behavior and discipline.
A Punch cartoon caption captures a wartime exchange about misadventures in London. A doctor and a series of domestic mishaps mirror the chaos of air raids and scarce medical help. The joke contrasts urgent requests with a doctor unavailable after an air raid fallout.
A fragment recalls Rudyard Kipling informing a landlord inn owner after a tree was struck by a bus. The driver, also landlord, allegedly sold Kipling’s first letter to a guest for ten shillings and a harsher second letter brought a pound. Kipling then visited the landlord seeking action.
A clipped exchange shows a bus driver’s union replying to letters with a cool line about daily fresh letters and higher pay. The Boston Transcript quotes the driver saying they earn more elsewhere, hinting at labor tension.
In a playful exchange, Senator Sorghum is urged to join the chorus of The Star Spangled Banner but declines, saying his affection for the song is shown by not singing. The Washington Star notes the light moment during a discussion.
A dollar passes through many local hands from the City License Bureau for a fish license to the post office for stamps and to a candy purchaser. The note ends with a cryptic remark from a cashier about others.
Fremont Ohio resident Mrs M Goppgen describes perimenopausal symptoms at age forty six and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring strength and easing heat flashes nervousness backache headache irritability and mood swings. The note invites readers to write Pinkham Medicine Co for guidance based on forty years of experience.
A fragment from Life and the Philadelphia Ledger humorously recalls misadventures with a banknote carried by a horse named Old Spave a red nosed man in a poker game a bartender a jail ward en and a warden. A Irishman candidate for bathhouse life saver job quips he can only wade like blazes.
A Cincinnati man’s discovery in Freezone is said to loosen and lift corns with fingers. A small amount costs little at drugstores and relieves soreness quickly. The sticky solution dries without inflaming surrounding skin and is claimed to prevent infections and deaths from improper corn removal.
Hicks family reports busy farming season with crops looking well. Celia Isham visited sister M A Coker Thursday. Grandparents Hicks visited son Lee Hicks Sunday. M A Coker visited Willie Carmichael Saturday. Lynma Jewel and Joe Ross visited Opal and Bonnie Hicks Sunday.
Widow narrates dramatic relief after taking Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for stomach and intestinal ailments. Ad asserts the product removes mucus and inflammation, promising complete satisfaction with a money back guarantee. The Wm. Reese Co. promotes the remedy as a simple, harmless preparation.
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for colds using LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. It states the remedy stops coughing and headaches and works off the cold with a money back guarantee if it fails, attributed to W Grove.
The article advises a diet tailored to age and occupation, warns that those with weak stomachs must eat slowly and chew thoroughly, and stresses keeping bowels regular. It recommends Chamberlain's Tablets to relieve constipation and improve digestion, noting they are easy to take and pleasant in effect.
Health of this community is very good with farmers busy in crops this week. Mrs Woolsey returned home from her son's at Proctor and is recovering from a serious accident. Miss Hattie Henry visited Miss Davie Davis Sunday. Brother Lambert filled his appointment here Sunday. Miss Bertha Lane was baptized in Mr W M Henrys tank Sunday.
Mrs Heath visited Mrs Frank Davis Sunday while Mr B C Reid and Reverend Williams left for Camp Bowie Monday. Miss Bertha Hoffman spent Sunday with Miss Myrtle Reid. Grandparents Henry visit kin in Cross Timbers. A box supper Saturday raised funds for the Red Cross with Hasse contributing more than required. Mr E Woolsey visited Mr Sam Green Sunday.
Mrs J B Roberts of East St Louis Illinois praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best treatment for her sons whooping cough It kept his cough loose and relieved coughing spells It is the only cough medicine she keeps in the house Her statement says the remedy is also good for colds and croup
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