Comanche Texas newspaper notice of staff and addresses
Entered at the Post Office at Comanche Texas as second class mail matter. TOM H BELL editor and manager lists officers directors and stockholders including D H Cunningham J R Eanes Paris Smith and Oscar Callaway. Subscribers urged to report missed deliveries and to provide old and new addresses for mail changes.
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Comanche
Texas
D. H. Cunningham
Pres
J. R. Eanes
T. J. Cunningham
Secy
Treas
Tom, H. Bell
JT. J. Cunningham
Tom H Bell
Paris Smith
E. W. Harris
W. H. Thadberg
Tom H. Bell
Oscar Callaway
T. J. Williams
L. T. Cunningham
K. F. Cunningham
G. A. Cunningham
Seed selection promises bumper oat harvest for Comanche
The article urges choosing the right seed to maximize yields and foresees Comanche county producing more oats next year if the current outlook materializes, implying a strong agricultural rebound and expectations tied to recent farming conditions.
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Comanche County
Carter
Cotton crop report notes drop short of expectations
The latest ginners report indicates Texas cotton production is about three and a half million bales below the quarter mark to November 14. The same source hints at political changes as Governor Tener of Pennsylvania plans to resign to take a presidential post in baseball administration.
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Texas
Tener
Pennsylvania
National Baseball
Bell County gubernatorial hints and postal graft critique
The article notes Bell County figures connected to a governor race and post office issues, with mentions of a plan to transfer letters and a critique of Congress mileage payments as graft. It also cites discontent from the Abilene Reporter over property owners who benefit from others’ efforts without contributing. Comanche is noted as having similar cases.
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Abilene
Comanche
Temple Northwestern and Gulf railway plans mid November start
Officials announce construction of the Temple Northwestern and Gulf railway will begin around mid November. The promoters aim to reach a Frisco link likely at Dublin and extend from Temple southeast toward Freeport, with Freeport as the objective point.
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Temple Northwestern & Gulf Railway
Frisco
Dublin
Temple
Gulf
Freeport
Santa Fe completes Texico link shortening California to Galveston run
The Santa Fe line now connects with the Texico mainline and the Texico Coleman cut off, creating a much shorter route from California to Galveston. Three months are needed to ballast the track and complete water stations telegraph lines and other facilities, so through train service is unlikely before February.
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Santa Fe
Texico
Texico-Coleman
Santa Fe Railway
California
Galveston
Town Confidence Builds Growth, Says Hamilton Herald
A Hamilton Herald quote emphasizes that no town grows without true dedication from its people. Citizens establish or destroy confidence, and those who deny or abandon the town become enemies to progress and traitors to the community. Prosperity hinges on local trust and support.
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Hamilton Herald
True Christmas Spirit: Remember the Poor With Substance
The message urges dropping showy gifts at Christmas and suggests sane spending. It recommends simple remembrance like a Christmas card for most, but urges substantial help for the poor to reflect true spirit.
Mansfield Editor Voices Consent Theory on Property and Bills
The Mansfield Enterprise editor posits a theory that a husband cannot sell his home and lot without his wife’s consent yet remains obligated to pay her bills. The remark highlights tensions in property rights and marital financial duties as a practical issue.
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The
Mansfield Enterprise
Peanuts Boom in Central Texas Counties
In the Gorman to Rising Star region farmers shift from cotton to peanuts as a profitable crop. Peanuts occupy DeLeon, Comanche, Eastland and Rising Star counties with Rising Star marketing about two hundred thousand bushels this year. The crop supports hogs, horses and people, prompting calls to plant more peanuts.
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Gorman
Carbdén
DeLeon
Rising Star
Comanche
Eastland
Controversial Flea Guess Contest Prompts Debate
Jim Lowry of the Honey Grove Signal launches a subscription contest asking contestants to guess fleas on his spotted dog. Prizes include an airship and four in Mexico for top guesses, but critics doubt the fairness of judges and question ethics and motives behind the promotion.
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Jim Lowry
Honey Grove
Mexico
Lowry
Orlaude Callan
Sam Fryar
Clarksville Times
Thanksgiving Day Reflections and Gratitude Editorial
Thanksgiving Day observed with calls for reverence and prayer. Praise for health and family, urging acknowledgment of blessings and a hopeful spirit for the months ahead.
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United States
Texas
New liquor law confusion on interstate shipments
The published law differs from the enacted version. The text shows Section 5 bans transporting liquor into dry areas but lacks a penalty for receiving. The author explains shipments from other states may be legal if the recipient does not intend to violate state law, leaving drinking in public spaces unaddressed.
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Allison
United States
Printing Office Etiquette and Printer Privacy
A Hamilton Record item explains visitor manners in a printing office. Do not loaf in the mechanical department or raise voice. handle business in the front office or with the foreman called up. If entering the back, speak privately with your contact and depart promptly to protect printers' confidential work.
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Hamilton Record
Stop coughing with Ballard’s Horehound Syrup ad
An old style advertisement for Ballard's Horehound Syrup claims to ease coughing and heal lungs for easier breathing. It lists price points 25, 50, and 1.00 per bottle and credits Paris Smith as the seller.
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Ballard
Paris Smith
Advtf
Abilene Petition War Over Looney Katy Case
A letter argues the Dallas News overstates 500 Abilene petitioners supporting Mr. Looney against the Katy case. The writer defends the Attorney General, urges adherence to law, and condemns the ongoing press wrangle as harmful to public policy and journalism.
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State of Texas
M. E. & T. Railroad Company
Dallas News
Looney
Abilene
Howe
Mr. Loo
Bailey
da News
Hogg and Clark
Katy
Capitol
Texas
Hell
P. H. Chilton
Officials Visit DeLeo to Discuss Water Supply at DeLeon
T C officials visited DeLeon last week and informed citizens that a water division point would be furnished. A committee was appointed to comply with railroad company requirements. The effort aims to aid DeLeon and the broader county with reliable water access.
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T. C
DeLeon
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