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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1908
Page
3
A collage of stray phrases from Texas pages references Kilmer’s Swamp Root remedy, kidney cures, and local blurbs. Mentions Dr Kilmer, attorney general debates, and scattered social notes as newspapers note community events and health ads amid a jumble of names and places.
The Clifton School announces the fall term starts Monday September 7 and offers graded instruction across primary to high school levels. Competent teachers oversee each department and board and surroundings support diligent study. The ad invites rural students preparing for college to enroll.
An exchange recalls a Si boy at a neighborhood tract meeting, hearing sermons on baptism by immersion. He witnessed many baptisms, including cooks and a hired hand, and later decided to baptize a fat cat, presenting an odd homemade scene.
A nervous man and a wary woman argue over the infant's condition in a tense moment described in a 19th century vignette. The woman bluntly replies teething explains the baby, while the man asks if it is contagious. The scene captures social attitudes of the era.
Reports from San Antonio on August 10 show a strong push at the Democratic Convention to make submission a platform demand. Rival factions worry the antis may see the demand softened to relieve responsibility while the submissionists seek a majority to force their terms.
The Austin Texas report notes the first official tally of cotton ginned in Texas for the season. About 989 ginners in nine counties contributed, with 9879 bales processed in the district as the season opens amid early harvest activity. The department of agriculture records this as the season’s initial ginning report from Worth Record.
A two year old child drowned in Tonk creek near Crawford Texas on Saturday around 5 30 pm. The tragedy was discovered by a 16 year old boy when he went to the pasture after a horse. The victim had been playing in the yard minutes before and all efforts to revive him failed.
A party honoring Mina Elle Zschech unfolds on a warm August evening. Friends celebrate with games on the lawn, sharing laughter and merriment into the night, marking a joyful birthday in a festive springlike setting.
The readable segments describe a historical event with names and places obscured by garbled text. Core items appear to involve a discussion or record from a newspaper page, with references to people and locales uncertainly captured.
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