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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1916
Page
2
The piece humorously notes constant frictions between grocers, dry goodsmen, and other vendors as each expects perfect service while delivery delays and quarrels over ribbons, ice, and phones echo common community complaints. It urges dropping scoldings to improve telephone service and efficiency.
The article commends Mr Lightfoot, commissioner of precinct 4, for advancing a bond issue in DeLeon Precinct. It lauds his judgment and deliberation, saying he would manage the proposition ably and that an election would likely succeed without wasting funds.
A local dealer advertised a sought flour last winter and a city lady vowed to buy none but that brand. After discovering another retailer carried it, it became clear the first dealer lost sales by not advertising. The Chief could have boosted visibility with a small ad.
A historical discussion argues that a hung jury reveals flaws in the jury system. It asserts jurors must vote from law and evidence and should be dismissed if initial consensus fails, to prevent verdicts swayed by juror influence rather than facts.
An advertiser in The Chief found reader response when a local household in Froriday replied to Kilpatrick’s ad for a book. The incident demonstrates that people read every ad and that poor results may reflect unattractive offerings rather than low readership.
The article extols the cheap auto as a major force for American uplift describing travel as a means to broaden culture and foster moral improvement. It argues that the auto enables people to mingle and exchange ideas, improving society overall.
A Comanche county woman who rarely left the farm now attends town and church with ease thanks to automobile access. Her increased mobility fosters wider social mingling and is linked to improvements in intelligence, culture, education, and standards of living as auto use expands rural life.
In a local appeal, residents are urged to support oil mills, a midget mill, a brick plant, a compress, and other businesses. The piece argues that every industry added to Comanche strengthens merchants, laborers, farmers, and professionals, and that the community must back new ventures to ensure regional progress.
A Comanche county office man notes households lack female reading material amid many papers. He urges adding a reliable household magazine covering cooking dress making and stories, warns against shady agents, and suggests buying via trusted dealers or local papers with club offers for best value.
A poem envisions a simple Thanksgiving wish with Mabel across a small table and just enough turkey for two. The speaker imagines a peaceful scene, the wish to share a mood of cozy intimacy, and ends by blessing life and mentioning Clinton Scollard in Life.
A five year old named Roberta recalled a Sunday school hymn, shouting Stand up for Jesus early in the morning. She followed with a playful line Sit down, sit down, you are rocking the boat, reflecting a child’s playful take on the lesson.
A husband hurries his wife in a Glasgow Herald excerpt, with dialect dialogue about going and a car jerk on stopping. The wife asks if they are going in, and the man replies yes while a tense moment is implied as teeth are referenced.
In a rural dialect scene an owner chastises Uncle Calhoun for prowling the barnyard in rain and cold. The owner invokes doctor’s orders while Uncle Calhoun explains the guidance was to provide chicken broth, not night prowling. The exchange reflects domestic humor and character dynamics aboard the vessel Argo na ut.
A woman lost a railway season ticket and received it back from two boys. The elder refused a reward, saying he was a boy scout and not allowed to take payment. Then he added that his younger brother is not a scout.
A hostess at an evening party coaxed a protesting guest to sing. After the performance she approached him with a smile and declared that he could now sing, gently chiding him for ever saying he could not.
Marcus OPratt argues that if early lessons learned at the mother’s knee were consistently reinforced by discipline from the father, society would become more efficient. The remark highlights traditional parenting roles as a driver of social progress.
Nelse, the janitor, tells the Big Boss that the applicant for assistant janitor is known for truthfulness. He says the boy always tells the truth, though opinions vary on a past matter, with some saying he will and others saying he won’t.
An ad claims Adler-i-ka, a mixture of buckthorn bark and glycerine, relieves constipation sour stomach and gas and even prevents appendicitis. It promises instant action and chronic relief with one spoonful and a short treatment, endorsed by M. W. Carroll, Druggist.
Comanche this week gains a new firm, the Comanche Produce Co, occupying the former Ford station site just north of the Photo Studio. Owned by D. C. Bailey with Henry McCullough in charge, both men are well known locally and nationally, signaling likely strong business growth.
An advertisement urges treating severe sore lungs by applying a porous plaster to the chest and taking cough syrup. It promotes a dollar size Ballard's Horehound Syrup and offers a free Herrick's Red Pepper Porous Plaster with each bottle, sold by S. P. Smith.
J. T. Moody sold his dairy to Knutson and Eaton who now operate the plant. Knutson, an expert on stock feeding, is praised as the best authority on dairying in the county. The note predicts a successful dairy career under their management.
There is widespread catarrh thought incurable until Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio is presented as a constitutional internal remedy. A $100 reward is offered for any case it fails to cure, with circulars and testimonials available. Druggists sell Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
An old advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, plant based substitute to calomel for a sluggish liver. It claims calomel is dangerous mercurial and can cause cramps, nausea and salivation while the tonic will wake you with energy and be safe for children.
A humorous military tale from Tit-Bits recalls a Highlander touring a man o war. He asks about a marine’s badge, and the marine jokes it is a turnip. The Scot retorts that he did not ask about the headgear.
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