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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1912
Page
7
A letter denounces the phonograph entering private homes as a new menace to domestic life. It argues the machine records drunken ramblings at midnight and could broadcast family secrets, turning rumors into cruel proof and inviting crippling harm. The writer calls such acts worse than midnight assassins.
Four men Davidson Solberg and Mixon award weekly ginning days in Clifton with Mondays Wednesdays Fridays and Saturdays. Mrs Charlsie Miles daughter of Mr and Mrs Crawford returns from Dallas where braces are sought for her crippled boy. John Henry Miles shows marked improvement and may walk again. Four County News.
A well known dark bay Ham iltonian stallion is offered for sale. For details contact neat Norse, Texas. P.O DAHL. Benson's Catarrh cure advertised as best available at City Drug Store.
The Texas farm sector shows vast gains over 1900 to 1910. Land values rise from 3.02 to 6.51 per acre, boosted by 156,946,934 acres taxed and a wider true-value estimate. Rail and road improvements, population growth, and higher wealth per capita push farm prosperity higher. The number of farms grows to 416,477, average size shrinks from 357 to 262 acres, and wealth per person increases substantially.
The Bosque County Teachers Institute held December 18 to 22 1911 in Meridian enrolled 115 teachers across Primary Intermediate and High School sections. Notable talks came from C M Cureton Hightower and Clark of Austin with Meridian Training School leaders Windfield and Leath. The group discussed classification of county schools under the new law and adopted plans for a Summer Normal at Meridian led by A D Roach with T S Benton and J M Bettis as assistants. Resolutions of thanks praised Meridian hosts the visiting trustees and officials and called for publication in county papers and the Texas School Magazine.
The Texas peach industry generated a farm value of about 7 000 000 in 1910 with 4 500 cars shipped and a wide commercial belt centered in East Texas. The piece notes strong growth, cannery activity, and the fruit’s global market prominence as a Texas native product. It also plugs Chamberlain's tablets unrelated to the peaches.
A reflective piece urges praising others to boost effort and progress. It warns against flattery while encouraging sincere praise for good work, from cooks to office staff, noting many avoid giving praise yet others thrive on it. The snippet ends with a note about P. News City Drug Store offering school crayons.
The regular annual meeting of Farmers Guaranty State Bank of Clifton Texas will be held in the banking rooms in Clifton on Thursday January 4 1912 at oclock p m for electing directors for the ensuing year and to transact any other legitimate business that may come before it. J M Jmnwon Cashier.
Classified note offers 4000 mules for sale by J F Cameron of Clifton. Also included are testimonials praising Poley's Honey and Tar Compound to treat la grippe coughs with claims of cure after several doses. A patient from Wallington credits the remedy for recovery and mentions a yellow packaged bottle from City Drug Store.
An appeal extols Tyler Commercial College in Texas as the premier business school in the South. It touts high enrollment, strong job placement, and flexible courses in Shorthand Typewriting Bookkeeping Telegraphy and Station Work with affordable tuition and easy enrollment for new students.
Norse blacksmith shop in Norse Texas advertises horse shoing and other blacksmith work with a focus on prompt service. The ad emphasizes customer satisfaction and quick results. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is promoted at City Drug Store to stop coughs and cure colds with no substitutes accepted.
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