Market REPORT Market Taken Wednesday at Comanche Co
Market notes show light cotton sales and steady corn at 45 to 50 cents per bushel. Maize 75 cents per hundred, oats 6 to 18 cents per bushel, peanuts 60 to 62 and a half cents, black eyed peas 41.50 per bushel. Poultry prices include hens 8.5 cents per lb, fryers 11 cents, turkeys 12 cents, butter 15 cents per pound, eggs 22 cents per dozen, pecans 7? cents per pound. Cotton seed 52 cents per bushel and other items follow market terms in line with standard pricing.
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Comanche
Inchang
Cotton prices and public policy clash in McKinney notes
The piece mixes cotton price shifts on a Tuesday with civic debate on law and public conduct. It critiques local governance, discusses preparedness politics, and calls for reform of the suspended sentence law while urging cow health safeguards in Comanche county.
Town Grouch Condemns Football Victory Celebrations
A local man voices disapproval as football players celebrate a win with vocal displays. He argues boys should follow their elders but respects the father’s perspective on public conduct and school affairs.
Warren’s Candidacy and Texas Backers Wealth Comment
The press hints Warren may run for Governor citing his wealth. If he spends it, the choice is his, but critics warn public fame tied to a bank account harms Texas’ reputation. Supporters may fade as funds dry up and financial backers waver.
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Warren
Texas
Upheld laws debated as warehouse and eight hour rules
Courts sustain permanent warehouse law and eight hour law. The author concedes their worthy aims but faults outcomes. Encourages the next legislature to improve or discard, arguing a poor law is worse than none and urging either a workable reform or abolition.
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McKinney Gazette
Apples From Comanche Offer Market Solution
Signals waste of apples in apple growing regions as markets fail. Ballinger Banner-Ledger condemns a rotten marketing system while noting double egg prices in Dallas. Proposes neighbors buy apples grown in Comanche to boost local trade.
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Ballinger Banner-Ledger
Dallas
Ballinger
Comanche
Farmers of Texas See Through Corporate Lines
Editors condemn railroads banks and other big interests while praising farmers as shrewd business people. The piece argues farmers won’t be swayed by hollow promises or guardianship from media rivals and warns against prejudice driven profits, noting such papers threaten civilization and good government.
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Texas
Farm literature and local profitability needs emphasized
The farmer cannot rely on his own experiments alone and must read to learn profitable lines. He cannot gauge broader practice beyond his immediate area and finds only a small share of readings useful. Departments send thousands of bulletins but most are inapplicable to local conditions.
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Tie
Lady Eglantine Hen Champions Egg Production
A hen named Lady Eglantine claims champions of her class by laying 365 eggs in 365 days surpassing a 343 day record. She belongs to a White Leghorn lineage with ancestors and an extraordinary egg output that exceeds typical flocks and averages.
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Eglantine
Living Wage and Fair Profits Creed for Nation
A proclamation urging all employers to pay living wages and all employees to offer loyal service for fair compensation. It calls on consumers to pay fair prices, enabling legitimate profits for producers and wages for workers, and condemns employers who refuse livable wages as criminals of the meanest type.
God bless the good women of our city in Comanche
The Hamilton Herald lauds Hamilton women for civic efforts that kept Comanche clean and healthy, crediting the ladies and civic league for a continued crusade against filth and sickness and praising the power of women in public life.
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Hamilton Herald
Hamilton
Comanche
Good Ladies
Civic League
Frivolity in a Physiology Lesson
A pupil named William answers a teacher on the external ear during a physiology lesson, joking that the ear is mainly used to catch dirt. The exchange appears in the Ton ey Grove Signal.
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William
Toney Grove
Oh What a Change Poem Snapshot From a Century Ago
A reflective verse recalls a hundred years past when a hunter sought a deer in wilderness. It contrasts modern times when people pursue romantic conquest and the deer is replaced by a changing social dynamic depicted with playful wordplay.
Corner Stone Joke Sparks Yard Hens Mock
A Chicago Herald cartoon caption jokes about a hen in the yard cackling loudly over a corner stone laid across the street. Wigway quips the hen is shouting to make neighbors think she did the work.
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Jagwell
Chicago Herald
A Fourhanded Youth and the Reward Advertisement
An old lady praises an honest boy who found a five dollar bill she lost and had it changed to claim the reward. The exchange appears in a Ladies' Home Journal item noting the boy’s integrity and the advertisement that prompted the reward claim.
Not Very But Some
A northern man questions the strength of whisky purchased by a Black man. The purchaser replies that its strength is not as strong as his belief, joking that the pint equates to about three fights. The brief exchange appears in the Honey Grove Signal.
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Honey Grove
Hotel Clerk Question Asks About Bath
A hotel clerk questions a guest on his bill asking if he bathed, while the guest responds in broken English asking if there is something missing. The exchange highlights slang and language barriers in a humorous scene.
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Iss der von Missing
Echo Quiz From Pa to Son in Boston Tran Script
A father explains to his son that an echo is the only thing that can cheat a woman out of the last work, highlighting a playful parental line from the Boston Tran script.
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Boston Transcript
Bones Absent After Death In Family Livery Warning
The boss notices Bones the hostler missing from the livery stable for three consecutive days. A fellow worker explains Bones is away due to his father's death and the boss orders a visit to Bones home to confirm if he will stay away long.
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Bones
Contempt of Court in a Courtroom Ruckus
In a courtroom a defendant loudly demands justice while shouting Justice. Justice! The judge orders silence as the incident captures a contempt moment reported by Penn State Froth.
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Penn State
Unsettled Bills Prompt Talkative Retort
A dialogue snippet from a Philadelphia Ledger column shows a restless girl remarking on restlessness and unsettled bills as a playful lead in a social exchange. The line highlights informal tone and domestic humor amid period newspaper prose.
Stop Coughing With Bal Lard Horehound Syrup
An advertisement touts Bal Lard's Horehound Syrup to quell irritation and ease breathing. It lists bottle prices of 25c 50c and 1.00 and notes sales by S. P. Smith.
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Ballard
P. Smith
Eye surgery ends steel sliver accident
Stephen Brown of Baltimore Maryland was taken to a hospital for an eye operation after a steel sliver pierced the eye. A magnet was used near the eye and the current applied to extract the sliver, which measured one sixteenth inch thick and three quarters of an inch long.
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Baltimore
Stephen Brown
Cures a Cold in One Day Claim Card
An advertisement promises a fast cure for a cold in one day. It markets a product named LAXA TIVE BRLOQUININE with the signature .1 E.W. GROVE and claims to stop cough and headache and relieve cold symptoms. The wording emphasizes a single ounce dose and a strong herb-based engine claim.
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E.W. Grove
Chamberlain's Tablets Gain Popularity
This medicine targets stomach troubles biliousness and constipation and is meeting with rapid success and growing favor. It is obtainable everywhere.
Personal notice of business sale and departure
S H Hart informs friends that he has sold his interests in Comanche and closed his business. He thanks supporters during his brief residence and announces his departure this week to return to Brownwood.
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Comanche
Brownwood
S. H. Hart
Pecans Sold in San Saba Reach 100000 Pounds in One Day
San Saba daily papers report a single day pecan sale totaling 100000 pounds. De Leon is described as not the only nutty town in Texas.
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San Saba
de Leon
Texas
Made Over Again by Foley Cathartic Tablets User
Mrs. Jennie Miner of Davidson Indiana praises Foley Cathartic Tablets as mild and effective. She says they keep the stomach sweet liver active and bowels regular and banish constipation indigestion biliousness and sick headache. The William Reese Company distributes them.
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Jennie Miner
Davidson, Ind
Texas Lawmaker Laundry Costs Curb Proposed
Texas comptroller H B Terrell backed by Attorney General Looney says future warrants will not cover laundry tips or other personal expenses for lawmakers. The column criticizes sundry expense leaks in the Texas legislature and urges resignations for those seeking self serving pay. It calls for action to stop such leaks and to require dedication to public service.
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Texas
H. B. Terrell
Looney
House
Senate
Stere
Always Two
Mrs Willis asks about gift lists while Mrs Gillis notes a second list of people she must exclude yet must acknowledge for presents. The exchange hints at social obligations and careful deliberation over who receives gifts.
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Willis
Gillis
Lie described as abomination yet pleasant aid in trouble
A schoolboy exam answer cites scripture and the Liverpool Post quote stating a lie is an abomination to the Lord yet a very pleasant help in time of trouble. The item reflects a humorous misquote and the paper’s source attribution.
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Liverpool Post
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