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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
10
A statement from Dodge Brothers highlights renewed war activities urging owners of their cars to participate. The notice emphasizes improving production and support for allied efforts through vehicle contributions.
The State of Texas To the Sheriff or any Constable of Bosque County Greeting You are hereby commanded to summon George Bond Calvin Burch W H Everett N H Crow August Zuchike Elijah Burch Stephen Boz arth N G Warnell and Anderson Burch and each of them whose residence is unknown and the heirs and legal representatives of George Bond August Zuchike H Crow W H Everett Calvin Tok Elijah Burch Stephen Boz
Kathleen Fia Mrs Dallas Prine recounts severe exhaustion and weakness after childbirth. She credits Cardus for restoring strength, reducing numbness in limbs, and enabling her to resume housework and care for six children. The account promotes Cardus as safe with no harmful effects.
Alma Braune Carl Braune and Henry Bernhardt sue George Bond et al to quiet title to 126 acres on Ildress Creek in Bosque County. Plaintiffs claim fee simple ownership and exclusive possession, alleging defective deeds clouding title, bad repute of land, and seek removal of claims by publication notices in Bosque County newspapers once weekly for four weeks before March 17 1919. The case No 4220 awaits at the District Court in Meridian Texas with the parties named as plaintiffs and defendants.
A letter from Georgia B. Greene of Paris informs Mrs Kathrine Jorgenson of Meridian Texas about her son Professor Torval M. Jorgenson’s death September 21 after gas exposure and pneumonia. He died in Christian faith and was buried at a hospital cemetery in Hericourt Haute Saone near Belford, close to Switzerland. Greene requests a reply to confirm receipt of the message.
Advertises Prickly Ash Bitters as a tonic for kidney urinary and digestive disorders with claimed curative powers. Priced at $1.25 per bottle from Price & Stuart, 42-21 é.
A lone chronic bragger is noted for boasting about achievements while avoiding acknowledgment of personal faults. The observation contrasts the bragging with a sense of relative faultiness in others, implying selective self-promotion.
Legal notice fragment states land rights vested in plaintiffs and divesting defendants of any title or interest. Plaintiffs seek quiet title, possession, costs, and general and special relief. Witness 8. C. Smith, Clerk District Court.
Soldier P M Shurley writes from France to P B Shurley Clifton Texas on Dad's Day. He notes post war changes in night lighting and smoking outside, mentions shells and safety, recounts the gain over Fritz, and sends Christmas and New Year wishes. He references Betsy’s death and says they are in former German territory now in their billets with the 315th Engineers A E F.
An advertisement claims constipation leads to fatal diseases and promotes Prickly Ash Bitters as a mild stimulant to improve digestion and inner organs. The bottle price is $1.25 and is sold by Price & Stuart.
A Clifton garage promotes oils, gas, casings, inner tubes and accessories with a brief business appreciation message. The note emphasizes repeat patronage and automotive supplies.
A short reflective line notes that few individuals act privately as they publicly condemn. It suggests a critique of public virtue versus private conduct and implies a standard of integrity.
London. Bucking ham palace hosted a lavish state dinner for President Wilson and Mrs. Wilson. King George welcomed the United States as a longtime ally and noted the historic nature of a U.S. president as his guest. Wilson praised the UK and affirmed American devotion to liberty and justice.
Mayor A P along with the city solicitor W H Howard will travel to Washington to attend a hearing promised by Postmaster General Burleson on January 15 concerning proposed telephone rate increases. Lamar Lyndon, who recently led a tele phone company investigation at a cost of eight thousand dollars, will join to present the sealed report.
French diplomat Jules Pichon states that peace terms have been published and endorsed by the League of Nations. Officials from the League confirm acceptance of the terms as part of post war settlement discussions.
Paris reporters describe a stormy session as Socialists and government supporters clash while Foreign Minister Stephen Pichon outlines France’s peace terms. He says intervention in Russia is inevitable but defensive for France, with offensive moves by Russian troops if pursued. Opposition aims to block the budget without clarity on terms.
Miss Annie Webb Blanton, superintendent elect, announces appointments across Texas. Appointees include B. E. Mahoney Jr. of Paris as first assistant and Emma Mitchell of Denton as second assistant, with Katherine Gray of Dallas as third assistant.
General Pershing issues a blanket instruction that every doughboy in the occupation army must have a comfortable bed. He found troops billeted in towns and bridgeheads sleeping on blankets or the floor, and now demands proper sleeping arrangements.
A Sunday blaze in Bristol Tennessee destroyed five large business houses including the Dominion National Bank. Firefighters from Kingsport aided after a mayoral call. Loss estimated at about 1.59 million dollars as flames threatened much of the business district.
A battalion under Marshal Foth occupies Mannheim to watch a prison camp nearby where 10 000 Allied prisoners await liberation. The Badische Landes Zeitung reports the action follows reports of ill treatment and several murders among the prisoners.
War savings stamps valued at 36000 dollars and cash were taken from a safe in the Greeley Colorado office. The theft was discovered when electric lights failed and workers, seeking candles, found the safe open and looted.
London reports Lloyd George securing a clear majority of 250 in the new moment. Analysts predict a short tenure and a stormy course, with the premier to govern mainly by forceful measures and strong leadership.
Thomas B. Love, Dallas, assistant secretary of the treasury, has resigned and will leave government service January 1, with plans to return to Dallas soon. His post was an additional wartime secretary role created by law early in the conflict and he managed internal revenue matters.
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