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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1917
Page
2
The St Louis advertising group urges firms to drop the term Xmas from promotions arguing it harms the sacred purpose of Christmas. They call for a return to the traditional name and timing of Christmas as a holy observance rather than a holiday sales period.
Readers learn of a new Chief-Exponent Tobacco Fund to aid soldiers in France. Donors are encouraged to contribute through local channels with tobacco offered at half retail price. A Comanche merchant credits newspaper advertising for strong sales of new stock and urges continued public notices.
The piece argues that genuine political purification requires sincere public sentiment. It warns that viewing government as an invisible entity leads to officials who freely draw from public funds, undermining reforms like primaries and commissions.
The speaker laments demagogues and urges voters to discard petty prejudice and vote for competent men. He argues that only a pure electorate will bring capable leaders and end wasteful public politics. Demand for moral renewal in voting is emphasized.
Farmers distressed by a severe drought receive broad support from local bankers and merchants who offer credit seed and grain for planting at no cash cost. They emphasize staying loyal to nearby businesses as relief efforts spread across drought stricken counties. Reprinted from The Southland Farmer October 15 issue.
A Consumers' League notice from New York City urges shoppers to buy Christmas presents early in November to avoid crowds and stuffy air, ensuring shop girls are not overworked. It emphasizes mindful shopping and avoiding last minute borrowing.
Herbert C. Hoover, chairman of the American Food Board, ridicules Germanys claim that it imports nothing and buys only from itself. He likens Germany to a man digging for garden produce who finds increasingly valuable spoils and misreads the bounty as silver wine. The speech highlights wartime self sufficiency rhetoric and critique of German war economics.
A fragmentary line from the Washington Star describes a man’s pocket draining as he realizes a hole reveals a missing item, slipping away amid a second quarter on the ground. The scene hints at loss and misfortune, conveyed in terse newspaper cadence.
Johnny Jones reflects on perfection in a quiet moment, admitting he is not perfect. He recalls a single perfect person in his life, his father, who once showed him the standard. The exchange unfolds as a tender bemused moment about parental influence and self acceptance.
A New York Globe brief recounts a 79 year old woman who begins a roadside tea business for cyclists and stores travelers’ bicycles. Her first customers are four young men who leave their cycles, each given a numbered ticket. On return she guides them to their bikes with a confident smile and duplicates attached to each ticket.
Readers discover tickets pinned into the back tires of cycles, a quirky moment noted in Tit-Bits. They gratefully thanked the helper who pointed out the unusual preservation of the tickets.
A boy kneels to pray at night with his aunt present. She praises his earnestness and seriousness, while he jokes that she should hear him garble his prayers, recalling a humorous moment from Tit-Bits.
A Comanche man Mr W G Garner of Garner laundry endorses Dean’s Kidney Pills for backache and kidney irregularities. He claims the medicine relieved his lameness and regulated his kidneys. Price 60 cents at all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advertises the remedy.
The Hon H Grafke State of Texas Government Inspector will speak at the Comanche County Courthouse at 2 30 pm Saturday Nov 24 in support of tick eradication Citizens urged to attend pro or con for the county’s future program Mr G A Cunningham County Agent notes the talk will be informative and engaging
Advertises Prickly Ash Bitters as a system cleanser to purify vital organs restore appetite energy and cheerful spirits. Claims 19 percent net price per bottle and lists Wm. Reese Co as special agents.
Instructions issued to the Local Exemption Boards state they may not reopen cases any longer. Previously they could review hardships causing army conscription but now all such cases must go through the Adjutant department.
Surgeons say first treatment matters most for cuts and burns. An efficient antiseptic applied promptly prevents infection and aids healing. BoroZone marketed as the ideal antiseptic and healing agent for man or beast, sold by S. P. Smith in several price options.
Sunday and Monday prove winter arrived. Dean Collins and Miss Flora Starkie supervise school progress. Rev Rainey preached Saturday. Miss Valient, Willie Jen, and Arthur Preacher return from eastern counties. Gum Springs folks attend singing. Mrs Luke Stewart is sick this week. About six people remain in Vandyke. We expect a threshing soon.
Mrs P O Stuchell of Homer City Pennsylvania says her son Ellis recovered quickly from a winter cold after taking Chamberlains Cough Remedy. She asserts the product has long proven good qualities and is pleasant and safe to take.
J H Allen presents nearly a dozen shoe dressing varieties. The article invites readers to inspect the diverse products and understand their uses and benefits.
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