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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1911
Page
4
Clifton Record published by Baldridge fielded as second class mail at Clifton Texas subscription rate one dollar per year official notice line appears in the weekly edition with postal details and imprint for Friday circulation.
An obscure Texas office item is described as idly spreading fear about a disease. The text notes the illness cannot be checked until after the next rip in July.
The United States census bureau places Texas at the top for total male numbers and valuation. It notes a shortage of factories in the state but expresses hope that citizens will awaken to this gap and spur industrial growth.
The Bailey question eases slowly though repeatedly asserted that he will not reconsider retirement. His exit is seen as a great national loss with fears that a successor may struggle to fill his seat, Brenham Press.
The Department of Agriculture estimates Texas corn at 90 million bushels. The Houston Chronicle argues that fall and winter plowing and shallow cultivation will prepare soil to capture winter rains and reduce drought impact, aiming to prevent moisture evaporation and salvage a potential crop.
Severe weather grips the Texas corn belt as nine-tenths of fields report poor stands and stress. Farmers report delayed emergence and reduced yields due to persistent drought and heavy regional winds.
Veterinarian J.D. Howanth of Clifton Texas warns that misaligned or irregular horse teeth can cause head tossing, slobbering, undigested feed, and poor growth. He offers floating and leveling at two dollars per head, extractions at two dollars, with surgical work priced by effort, cash only, from City Drug Store office.
For sale in Clifton a near new 1.2 story four room house with gallery and 16x18 barn on a 125 by 60 foot northwest Clifton lot. Asking price 8600. Also 25 other houses, 60 farms, several houses to rent listed by Ci4-dt JK Prorrrry.
Local ad invites shoppers to get Vel brand catarrh cure this season at City Drug Store with emphasis on quick relief and availability. The notice highlights the product and storefront location for easy purchase.
At a Hillsboro Texas football game on November 21 Holmes Davis son of Dr. C C Davis was stabbed in the left shoulder blade with a pocket knife. The blade broke and a fragment may be lodged. Davis rests at home and an X ray is planned. Leonard Baker surrendered at the sheriff’s office and was released on bond.
Short classified note offers four good mules by J F Cameron of Clifton and mentions Benson's Catarrl Cure available at City Drug Store. The text reads as a local goods and remedy promotion with unclear final line.
An advertisement invites readers to use idle evening time for mail lessons in Book keeping Shorthand Business English Penmanship and more. It lists Draughon institutions with addresses in Nashville Tenn Fort Worth Adeline Amarillo and El Paso for course catalogues and prices.
A newspaper man declares he is not superstitious yet recalls a childhood incident. He lived beside a man with an artificial leg who he could imitate perfectly. The neighbor’s wife overheard a breach of privacy and reacted angrily, closing the scene with a sharp rebuke.
A local agent for an automobile maker notes that about 90 percent of his farmer customers are German. He works largely in German settlements and observes growing purchase activity among German farmers, who are ready to buy with the right inclination. The message ends with a pledge of prompt service at a confectionery shop offering drinks and snacks.
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