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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1917
Page
2
A shortage of print paper in Germany could prevent the Kaiser from informing his subjects about the success of his submarine policy. The remark suggests the regime may face communication difficulties amid wartime censorship and resource strain.
The newspaper begins a weeklong series on the necessity of Sunday school. Rev Tenney of the Presbyterian church writes the first installment urging all to read, warning that neglect is a loss. Rev Austin of the Christian church will follow offering a new perspective.
County leaders are urged to form a committee and mobilize residents to meet the $160 760 apportionment for the second Liberty Bond issue. Officials warn that failure is not an option and call for concerted action by Comanche's citizens to ensure the county reaches its quota.
The piece argues the United States must mobilize all resources to win the war. It cites industry, draft manpower, minerals, agriculture, and Liberty Bonds as essential tools, stating money loans empower the nation’s effort and debt financing supports the war as vital as soldiers.
A mother's perspective from Mrs. Mollie Moore Godbold, who has a son in the army, speaks to the safety, good living conditions, and positive influences at the army camp. The article offers reassurance to mothers and urges reading by those with sons enlisted or destined for service.
An opinion piece ponders how the Kaiser faces daily defeats on the western front and a crushing Italian front while Allies grow in power. It predicts America’s huge army and air strength will devastate German cities and civilians as submarines fail and spy networks crumble.
A reflective poem recalling a beloved Sunday school teacher and seven students from the old gray schoolhouse. The speaker cherishes the teacher’s lessons about Christ and Gethsemane, noting how students like Willie Ronald Robert Jamie George and Ray spread faith. The verse imagines all seven as united in heaven through faithful sowing.
A Chicago schoolboy refuses to learn to sew claiming it is beneath him. An instructor cites George Washington sewing to prove soldiers must learn the craft and the boy muses that time will tell. The piece blends humorous exchanges from Harpers and the Brooklyn Citizen style banter.
In a tram car a conductor questions a mother and her son to detect false ages for free passage. The mother states the boy is three and a half. the conductor then asks for the mother’s age. The boy, Willie, notes more details and things unfold with a wry twist in Tit-Bits.
A recruit seeks shelter during a dust storm at an army camp. The cook tells him to keep the kettle closed to keep dust out, while the recruit quips that his duty is to serve the country, not eat it. The exchange ends with the recruit's wry reply.
A hobo, claiming to be one of war's victims, knocks at a back door and speaks to the lady of the house who asks in surprise about his front visit. The exchange centers on survival after conflict.
A Washington Star quote features Uncle Eben mockingly doubting displays of authority. He notes many men mistake their work for mule driving, when the animal hurried home on its own accord.
A keen eyed mountaineer leads his son into a country schoolhouse and proclaims the boy is arter larnin. The teacher asks what the curriculum is and the father replies that it is Our curriculum, sir, in a rural dialogue capturing local speech and humor.
A fragment from The People's Home Journal shows a schoolmaster embracing graphy arithmetic and trigonometr interrupted by a father who directs to load him with triggernometry. The line casts a humorous family image centered on education and misfit marks.
An elderly lady overhears a comic exchange about a parrot allegedly swearing. The dealer contends the language is not profane, sparking a lighthearted exchange in a domestic vignette.
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