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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1913
Page
2
Postal entry note shows Comanche Texas location and second class mail designation. It indicates official mailing status for a local item authenticated by the Post Office in Comanche. The line records standard mail classification rather than a broader announcement.
Directors D Hl Cunningham T J Cunningham Tom H H Boag J R Eanes Paris Smith E Harris V H L Thodberg listed as members of the incoming board.
Readers are asked to report delivery issues promptly and to provide both old and new addresses when changing location to ensure uninterrupted newspaper service.
A compact saying notes that a dog cries out after being struck and ponders who knows the truth of the matter. The phrase implies how signs reveal impact and accountability.
In Pantherville residents query who set fire to the Baptist church prompting police inquiry and community tension as investigators look for suspects and motive.
The reader asks about several cases and details including who struck Billie Patterson and the age of Ann. They request origins for Bonnie, the location of the Ft. Worth church fire, and the identity of Florence Brown’s killer.
An editorial urges farmers to shelter valuable equipment from rain just as they educate their children. It laments improvidence and promotes staying within Texas for colleges and universities, arguing that patronizing Texas schools keeps dollars in state and reflects loyalty.
Agricultural and industrial agent Mr. Beattie says Comanche county corn leads Illinois and Indiana on high priced land. He notes drought limits yields to about twenty bushels per acre and praises Comanche county. He plans to showcase the county with a car exhibit to encourage immigration.
The Chief Exponent marks forty-one years since its fall of 1875 founding and consolidation with The Exponent in 1887. The Comanche Publishing Co. claims to be among the oldest local businesses and presses praise for persistent community service in Comanche County and Texas.
Article reflects a public school opening address urging boys and girls to seek true success through service to others rather than wealth or status. It cites Purity of heart, strength, and study as essentials and warns financial gain alone does not guarantee happiness or contentment.
The writer argues that stock, cotton, and other commodity exchanges should be suppressed due to alleged manipulation. They contend no producer should set prices and that supply and demand plus earnings power should govern values. The piece likens speculation to gambling and calls for legal prohibition.
A citizen is under arrest on a grave charge of harming his daughter. The piece urges presumption of innocence, calls for charitable judgment until evidence is presented, and insists on due process and lawful punishment if guilty. It stresses protecting a daughter’s honor and life against such alleged crimes.
A sales-style note touts Porter's Antiseptic Healing as curing sore lesions and skin ailments. It claims rapid relief for severe cases and broad effectiveness with minimal detail or evidence.
The text extols helping the less fortunate as a route to true happiness. It argues wealth cannot buy contentment or lasting joy, and asserts that purity of heart, strength, and mental effort lead to heaven, citing the Beatitudes and a call to render service to others.
The editor rejects partisan politics, arguing newspapers should present unbiased news and let readers decide. He recalls past local strife caused by factional coverage, asserts a nonpartisan role to boost the entire community and avoid insults and clashes over views.
The text presents a general plea for fairness in the public interest of town, country and state, asking if anything could be fairer. It lacks concrete facts or identifiable entities to form a full news-style card.
An Oregon woman recently obtained a divorce from her ninth husband. The remark suggests some spinsters have not had even one husband, noting life’s inequalities remain unexplained.
George Montgomery traded 60 tons of silage from C. W. Meadows at 6.00 per ton to feed his cattle as a trial for market readiness. Meadows raised sixty eight tons on twenty acres, earning about 20 per acre. land value around 50 per acre, yielding roughly 40 percent return on investment. Comanche County, a stock country, is urged to build silos and grow feed to feed stock on site.
An advertisement touts HERBINE as a powerful liver correctant to purify the system, stimulate organs, and improve health. It claims a yellow complexion pimples and blemishes can be removed by doctoring the liver. Price is 50 cents and Paris Smith sells it.
Brownwood Postmaster Marshall Smith seeks a single day aeroplane mail route on October 10 linking Brownwood and Comanche during the Brownwood Free Fall Fair days October 8 9 and 10. Professor Miller will fly the mail flight on the final day with a U S mail destined for both towns.
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