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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1907
Page
4
The Mexia Weekly notes a varied week with community notices, a drunken spree, a shooting incident at Trimble’s party house, and police actions in Gatesville. It recounts a cowpuncher robbery claim, a saloon brawl aftermath, and city officials clamping down on whiskey sales amid public concern.
A recent Court of Criminal Appeals ruling holds that exchanging arbiskey for whiskey violates the local option law. The decision, rendered in October, clarifies the illegality of such exchanges under local option statutes.
A noisy excerpt discusses dubious filters and claims about safe water. A sanitary expert disputes a claim that a single small filter suffices for all drinking water, noting risks during epidemics and urging boiling water as a precaution. It mentions names and a public setting, but details are fragmentary.
Incomplete overheard exchanges at a club show a host and a man named Prehiim debating leaving before midnight. The speaker jokes about his wife expecting him home, while another mentions the risk of staying late. The dialogue hints at fatigue and late-night tensions.
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