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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1913
Page
3
Notice indicates the document is entered at the Comanche Texas Post Office as second class mail matter, confirming mailing status and administrative handling for distribution.
Officers include D Ht Cunningham as President J R Eanes as Vice President T J Cunningham as Secretary and Treasurer Tom H Bell as editor and manager.
Directors listed include D. H. Cunningham Tt. J. Cunningham Tom H. Bell J. R. Eanes Paris Smith E. W. Harris and V. H. Thodberg as of the current board slate.
A roster of stockholders includes T. J. Cunningham Tom H Bell J. R. Eanes Oscar Callaway Paris Smith E W Harris T J Williams W H Thadberg L T Cunningham K F Cunningham G A Cunningham.
Public notice asks readers to inform the paper of missed deliveries and to report address changes with both old and new locations to ensure continued service.
The St Paul Shriners returned from Panama with a goat that vanished in New Orleans. Customs officers faced questions over a claim to impound or “but in” the animal, raising concerns about rights and procedure.
Despite drought and poor crops Comanche moves forward with a $15,000 school building contract and a $15,000 brick plant. New residences rise as the town carries on, showing resilience and steady growth.
The editor and friends thank Captain F N Heflin of Freeport for fresh oysters from nearby waters. Local workers are urged to assist on the Comanche Rush Creek road project scheduled for October 21 and 22 as town growth and benefit are promised.
The Chief Exponent asserts unwavering serenity and ignores jealous contemporaries petty bickering. He likens the stance to an Irish anecdote about dismissing insult as merely opinion not worth arguing over.
Residents celebrate local food staples with hog jowl turnip greens yampertators and pork as a morale boost. Community voices insist on farming resilience and curb worries about cotton shortages.
The Galveston Chamber of Commerce endorses using short term convicts on public roads to fix penitentiary and highway troubles. They will urge other commercial bodies to support the plan, and the Chief Exponent also favors it as the simplest path to better highways. Objections are sought.
A quip contrasts ancient lore about smiling babies signaling colic with a modern reader’s cynicism. The piece notes that when an elder complains of a smile it is often just belly ache, offering sharp humor about sympathy and perception.
The passage recalls a dry long drought in 1900 with deep dust and ruined cotton crops. A timely rain on September 8 transformed fields into flowering gardens, making 1900 one of the best years in the nation’s history. It notes similar conditions up to September 9th 1900 and asks if another 1900 might come in 1913.
A Comanche advertising dispute argues The Chief Exponent has triple the subscribers of rival papers and should command higher ad rates. The paper pledges transparency, offering to share its circulation list and asserting advertising should be judged on merit and business value rather than sentiment.
The past days have been peculiar for the season and suggest what may come later. It prompted thoughts of thin summer clothing, lack of summer earnings, and scarce coal in the bin as winter approaches.
The Comanche County Medical Society backs building a county hospital under a new law enabling county actions. With contagious diseases rising due to lack of segregation, tuberculosis remains a severe concern, and a hospital is seen as a necessity for the region.
It argues that shopping in September is sensible. The piece notes the long gap to December but emphasizes ample time for selections, broader variety, and less pressure on sales staff while aiding the needy.
Chief-Exponent advertisers are urged to submit copy early for best service. Rushed space limits delay mailing and reduce reader reach. Copy must arrive by Wednesday night and no ads can be accepted after 6 00 p m each Wednesday until the fall rush ends to ensure timely issue.
The Fort Wortherson Cases stemming from the First Baptist church and Rev J Frank Norris home arson have been moved to Weatherford and will be tried in November before Judge F C McKenzie. The venue change follows the disqualification of the Tarrant county attorney amid bitter local sentiment. The paper avoids judging guilt while urging that the guilty be found and brought to justice.
The Hamilton Record notes a broad warning framed as Protect and conserve the calves. It questions whether the call is a covert attack on the slit skirt by linking fashion with animal welfare rhetoric.
A repeat urge to begin Christmas shopping early emerges as humane advocacy. The piece notes well-meaning shoppers often delay and risk missing gifts as holiday pressures rise.
Local notes show advertisers like E L Croft of Proctor and Roberson Sisters & Company benefited from ads in The Chief Exponent. The paper claims wide weekly readership and urges readers to test copy and medium, citing a Mary Sanders classified ad earning one hundred dollars from a twenty five cent post.
Swellings from inflammation cold fractures of bone toothache neuralgia or rheumatism eased by applying BALLARD'S SNOW LINIMENT. It should be rubbed in well over the affected part. Great healing penetrating power eases pain reduces swelling and restores natural conditions. Price 25e 50c and 41 00s per bottle sold by Paris Smith.
Homer D. Wade of Stamford writes praising Missouri’s road program and the Texas Good Roads Association urging cooperative effort to improve highways. He argues better roads boost economy and reduce living costs, noting the public supports road improvements across demographics.
The Chief Exponent seeks an elderly gentleman with a horse and buggy to serve as field man on commission. A three month assignment is offered with a favorable proposition.
Wetzel Brothers advertise their barbershop at North Side Square Comanche Texas inviting fifty thousand new customers with claims of a cool place good work and free water for drinking and bathing.
A Baytown style brief extols beautifying homes with flourishing vegetation in Texas. It laments busy heads neglecting gardens and children missing sunshine, praising ornamental shrubs and flowers while warning against unkept yards. An advertisement urges Whit Cream Vermifuge for worms and restored health.
Indian Gap Schoole has elected D. A. Bry as superintendent W. Martin as principal Kate Ergon intermediate Wa Hunt primary and Mrs Mu music. School will open in the new 10 000 building with the aim to make Indian Gap one of Hamilton County’s best.
A brief notice suggests despondency stems from indigestion and constipation and mentions relief when Chamberlain's tablets are taken. It notes availability for sale by unspecified seller.
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