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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1920
Page
2
Advert shows Hastings Co offering 1820 Seed Catalogue free by mail with no obligation to buy. It promises garden seed packs and farm reformation plates, asks readers to send name and address, and notes the enumerator rescue story in New York highlighting neighborly aid during snow and scarcity.
Koenigsberg police report several cases of chronic visual disturbances among German smokers using certain brands of tobacco. The warning notes that partial blindness can result from tainted or adulterated products, drawing a parallel to wood alcohol dangers seen in the United States.
The article humorously lists how Uncle Sam uses all transport means to conduct the 1920 census. It notes planes at Florida coast, yachts, row boats, canoes in Hawaii, mules in deserts, and snowshoes in northern regions to reach respondents. A quip about men resting an arm on a chair follows.
Thousands of commercially trained young people are urged to enroll. The ad promotes rapid preparation for bookkeeper, stenographer, or business executive roles, highlighting January 1920 enrollments and urging ambitious individuals to mail for a free catalog. Tyler Texas location.
The readable lines describe a chaotic snippet about medicines and remedies. It mentions doses and a remedy claimed to cure a cold, with poor legibility and many garbled phrases. No clear events, names, dates, or places are identifiable from the fragments.
Valley Mills brief notes recount residents' movements and visits. Smith returns from Fort Worth on business. families move forward to future plans. locals such as Goodart, Peters, Roberts, Snell, and Higginbotham figure in commerce and social visits while church and school events mark the week.
In Washington a bill proposing universal tariff duties on print paper wood pulp and rag pulp was introduced by Representative Connally of Texas and sent to the House Ways and Means Committee. Senators Smoot and Sherman criticized government paper allowances arguing the white paper shortage harms the press and public needs.
A fragment discusses chronic constipation and the risks of mineral waters causing dehydration. It promotes Chamberlain's Tablets as a mild laxative tonic producing noticeable but gentle bowel movement. The piece then shifts to a curious aside about women preferring blaters on decks to weatherhoes.
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