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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1917
Page
2
A fragment notes Mr Brin and Mrs Belcher in Eunice N M sent orders to Huddleston of Slider Lagy and others. The report implies a promotion of commerce through advertising by merchants who place ads to attract customers.
A local editorial pleads to publish letters from relatives in military camps for neighbors. It warns Texas state government risks waste and bankruptcy if policies remain stingy while urging not to cripple essential departments. It laments rural exodus, farm labor demand, and appeals for sustaining food production. A rare film showing of The Slacker is announced for November 28 at Majestic Cor Manchés.
Attendees travel to Bis Ye Aecta for a program featuring high grade pictures. Mr Ardis reportedly breaks bounds in securing premier film offerings, drawing a sizable crowd with showings commencing around the early evening.
Major General Allen instructs Camp Travis to send small items of loyal interest about the men at the camp to home papers of the United Front. The weeklys would publish such notes but require official authorization before proceeding. The aim is to keep families informed and offer community support during the week.
A long excerpt discusses advertising not as a gamble but as disciplined investment. It cites William T. Pickering urging thorough product research, target buyers, and chosen media to minimize waste. Phil Veshin stresses purposeful advertising versus pretty pictures and empty copy. The piece extols business thinking and enduring value over flippant spending.
The readable excerpt shows garbled wartime text and dialogue about money and a shopkeeper. It includes stray phrases about a soldier, America, and a French shopkeeper, with damaged OCR suggesting a dramatic exchange and scattered lines from multiple voices and captions.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a cryptic dialogue line likely from a romance or stage piece. Names such as Bridiet appear, with a man asserting a “side abode.” The readable bits suggest a dramatic exchange rather than a full narrative.
An ex sheepman recalls a party tale about a rough fella he rode with and a morning packing up after a heated exchange. A Milwaukee Sentinel note mentions Colonel Corki as a strict but capable elder, tasked with moving a grand piano and issuing orders about beer for his regiment.
Ragtag ad copy touts Danderine as a pure hair grower and dandruff destroyer. Claims quick results with soft glossy hair and new hair sprouting in weeks, urging readers to prove its effects with a cloth test and noting price around 25 cents.
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