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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1912
Page
9
A satirical critique by Joe Sap denounces the phonograph for recording drunken admissions and spreading family secrets at midnight. The piece warns that wives and mothers in law would hear drunken confessions, turning the talking machine into a weapon against domestic harmony.
The guns in Clifton will run on Davidson Monday Tuesday Solberg Wednesday Thursday Mode 1 Friday Saturday until further notice. Mrs Charlsie Miles, daughter of Mr and Mrs S W Crawford, has returned from Dallas with braces for her crippled boy and John Henry Miles is improving and hopes to walk again.
A well known dark bay Hamiltonian stallion is for sale. For details write or call at Norse in Texas with P O Dahl. Benson's Catarrh cure advertised as the best is available at City Drug Store.
Texas farm wealth grows dramatically over the decade with land values rising to 6.51 per acre in 1910 from 5.02 in 1900. The report credits rail and highway development, population gains, and lower farm sizes for a true-value increase near 1.1 billion dollars and per capita wealth more than doubling to 347. The state lists 416,477 farms, averaging 262 acres, reflecting broader economic growth.
A call to give sincere praise to everyone from the cook to the office boy. Encouragement boosts effort and morale, while flattery is useless. Recognize achievements promptly, for time may run out before you can say well done. City Drug Store offers school crayon supplies.
The regular annual shareholders meeting of the Farmers Guarantee State Bank of Clifton Texas will be held in the banking rooms in Clifton on Thursday January 4 1912 at 2 oclock p m for electing directors for the ensuing year and for transacting any other legitimate business that may come before it. J M Jamison Cashier.
The Bosque County Teachers Institute held a profitable session in Meridian from December 18 to 22 1911 with 115 teachers enrolled. It featured talks by C M Cureton Hightower and Clark of Austin plus Meridian Training School leaders Windfield and Leath and discussed county school classifications under the new law. The institute voted to hold a Summer Normal at Meridian and elected A D Roach conductor with T S Benton and J M Bettis assistants. Resolutions praised Meridian hospitality and officials and confirmed publication in county papers and the Texas School Magazine.
The Texas peach is hailed as a premier fruit with wide appeal and a strong market presence. East Texas forms the commercial belt while millions of trees and seven million bearing trees support the industry. In 1910 shipments reached 4500 cars and farm value rose to about 7 million dollars. Constipation remedies are advertised by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a health aid.
A damaged ad offers Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a cure for la grippe coughs. A user reports relief after taking the first doses and finishing three bottles. The testimonial mentions a yellow package and City Drug Store as the selling point.
An advertisement extols Tyler Commercial College of Tyler Texas as the Souths business university. It touts curricula in shorthand typewriting bookkeeping telegraphy and station work with flexible tuition options and claims hundreds of students from 36 states have prospered after graduation. It invites readers to enroll, offering a free catalogue and daily entry.
Norse Blacksmith of Norse Texas offers horse shoeing and general blacksmith work with promises of prompt service and customer satisfaction. The ad mentions Foley's money and Tay Compound as cures for coughs and colds, and warns against substitutes at City Drug Store.
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