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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1905
Page
2
Swenson and Hurst report 1904 business far beyond expectations and extend sincere thanks to friends and customers. They pledge low prices and fair treatment and enter the new year with renewed determination to serve old and new patrons with honesty.
The article recounts Governor Lanham granting clemency to Thomas O Connor, a life-term inmate at Rusk, noting his model prison record and the 15 year rule. It details prior indictments for murder in Bosque County, a 1872 dismissal, a 1889 retrial resulting in life imprisonment, and ongoing petitions by governors for pardon. It also mentions a related legal suit by Thomas O Connor against executors of a late uncle and cites the O Connor estate valuation and Texas history context.
A Clifton reader extends hearty thanks to the town for a handsome Christmas donation. Mosdames P. J. Schow and 8. F. Brider led the effort in the Pounding. The writer offers willing assistance to the Clifton community at any time. 4.8. Tonnes.
A reader from Waverly Texas endorses Bullard's Torhound Syrup for morning phlegm and chest trouble as highly effective. The note recommends the remedy for throat and lung issues and mentions Price & Walton selling spectacles and A. K. Hawkes glasses.
A.B. Capman of Chicago testimonials how repeated treatments failed until Ballard's Minora Liniment provided nearly instant relief. He endorses it and adds his name to the list of supporters amid notes on pricing.
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