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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1913
Page
2
The Comanche Publish Co announces Tom H Bell as editor and business manager while the publication is entered at the Comanche Texas post office as second class mail matter.
D H Cunningham serves as president J R Eanes as vice president T J Cunningham as secretary and treasurer Tom H Bell is editor and manager in the organizational notice.
D. H. Cunningham T. J. Cunningham Tom H. Bell J. R. Eanes Paris Smith E. W. Harris Thodberg named as directors in the organizational notice of the board.
A roster of stockholders includes Tom H. Ningham J R Eanes Oscar Callaway Paris Smith Ep W Harris T J Williams W H Thadberg L T Cunningham K F Cunningham G A Cunningham.
Readers are asked to inform the paper about missed deliveries and to include both old and new addresses when changing location to ensure uninterrupted service.
A persuasive rural message urges farmers to raise hogs horses hens heifers and dairy cows. It calls for expanding peanuts and pig production while warning cotton and credit as curses. The prominent claim is that silos and dairy cows will save the area.
A farmer advocates shifting from cotton and credit to acquiring a few cows brood mares and sows to raise more feed and expand livestock.
Instructions for writing readable newspaper advertising copy. Emphasizes clean typewritten text, spacing, single sided sheets, page numbering, and consulting the editor. notes the editor will offer free guidance but usage is optional.
A brief exchange questions the feasibility of slimming methods and contrasts it with a headline about fat growth. The piece hints at public interest in dieting or body image without detailing specific programs or results.
A reader notes receipt of an invitation and annual pass to the San Angelo Fair. The fair runs this year from November 4 through 5, inclusive, and the writer hopes to attend.
The speaker argues that Sulzer’s impeachment may topple Tammany Hall even if no other outcome occurs. He concedes Sulzer likely erred but believes the accusers overstate his faults.
Ex governor Campbell announces plan to enter the United States Senate race next year. Governor Colquitt Hon Jake Wolters and Baylor President Brooks also grooming for the seat. The contest is described as a royal battle.
An Arkansas exchange urges readers to come to Arkansas. A tale recalls a young man teased about his birthplace, Arkansas. He responds that though from Arkansas and glad of it, if he were back there he would move again.
The article notes a severe early cold snap with Boreal winds affecting the region. It contrasts the sharp shift from summer attire and finances to the arrival of the ice and coal delivery season, underscoring the ongoing cycle of seasonal hardships.
A dry spell is set to begin January 1 as state prohibition expands across Arkansas. The move blocks alcohol sales along the Memphis to Dallas route, with Jim Lowry aligning with lawmakers in Texas and Arkansas to push the change and rally support for the buttermilk brigade.
A Ballinger incident sees officers in a pistol duel with a van during an arrest attempt, twenty two shots fired with no injuries. The piece laments fading frontier justice and recalls bygone cavalry and draw speeds, questioning current officer resolve.
A voice argues England should push nations toward a truce and eventual disarmament. The speaker blames rapid warship production for profits of ordnance and ship interests, urges redirecting funds to roads, waterways, and natural resources to benefit all people, and backs universal peace and arbitration while noting powerful lobbies oppose it.
A reader from Sillwell Oklahoma urges residents in Comanche County to reconsider migration due to poor crops and scarce cash. The letter, signed by John Yarbrough, recounts thirty seven years in the county and requests readers to heed its message.
A period note recounts reactions to British suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst being labeled undesirable while visiting. It argues Americans will win woman suffrage through fair means, not revolutionary militancy, noting men should support equality without coercion.
Readers urged to report events and visitors to ensure full local coverage. Editors acknowledge gaps and invite input to improve coverage of community happenings and arrivals.
Representative Lewis of Maryland introduces a bill in Congress to put telephone and telegraph lines under government control. He has gathered data on costs revenues and maintenance and developed a tentative plan for acquisition and operation as public utilities, noting discussions with the President and others.
In early next year residents are urged to approve a road bond issue to fund paving and macadamizing. The piece argues past spending failed to fix a20 year problem and states bonds would provide work and needed improvements for spring and summer.
A speaker warns that sending money and shopping to Dallas or Fort Worth harms the local economy. He describes the town as earning money here and urges residents to reinvest locally to maintain balance, comparing it to farming and banking and stressing the risk of depletion if spending leaves town.
A local columnist extols the home newspaper as the key to literacy and interest for children. Reading about familiar people and places, the piece argues, builds curiosity and understanding better than foreign papers lacking local content.
The passage praises weekly newspaper reading as a habit forming intelligence in children. It argues that regular exposure builds lifelong literacy and awareness, creating knowledgeable adults who reflect the world as it stands today.
A Denton County jury acquitted Mrs. Wimburly of fatally stabbing her husband with an umbrella. The commentary notes gender bias in Texas trials and questions the ease of convicting women in such cases, suggesting divorce might be simpler in some disputes.
The Nevada Citizen argues that towns stagnate when lots are kept out of use for speculative gain. It notes standard tax assessments are about one quarter of value, and urges full valuation to reflect growth and prevent harming the community.
Lieutenant Governor Mayes, a gubernatorial candidate, says he will not attend or heed the Dallas Anti-Saloon League conference called by Rankin Gambrill and others. The editorial criticizes the Dallas faction for trying to control Democratic nominees and urges voters to act independently, praising Mayes as pro and capable while rejecting “bosses.”
The narrator scorns a pious looking hypocrite in the church omen corner. The crowd decries his declared journey home as a sign that the devil remains active at the same old stand.
Words from Fort Worth Record note practical influence over talk in business and church circles. The piece stresses actions over words and suggests such a character is fading in Culberson County.
The quotes praise a clear conscience over money. A note from the Bogata News and Worth Record reflects on how money loses value and a good conscience provides solace, warning that some live in ways that haunt them until death becomes mercy.
A Washington report warns cotton growers that boll rot or cotton anthracnose will cause about two million dollars in losses. The Department of Agriculture calls for crop rotation and planting healthy seed, noting the disease is now in every cotton field in Georgia and South Carolina and widespread in Mississippi and the broader cotton belt.
A valuable dressing for flesh wounds burns scalds old sores rash and chafed skin is Ballard's Snow Liniment it is both healing and antiseptic Price 25e H0e and 1.00 per bottle Sold by Paris Smith Advertisement.
John Yarbrough writes from Stillwell Oklahoma in October 1913 noting hard times in Comanche county and Comanche Texas. He sends a post office money order for one dollar and explains he will return home once he can cover expenses. He laments high prices and scarce wages while labor demand fluctuates.
The H H Ladd Mercantile Co of Hasse reports five silos sold last week to T N McDonald Radford Reid Mrs M Gaines and others, marking a rise in silo popularity in the county.
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