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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1915
Page
12
A Clifton Record item from January 15 1945 notes the paper’s post office status and weekly Friday publication. The column quotes a Cincinnati Enquirer remark about appearances masking reality and warns against hastily judging or biting a girl instead of kissing.
Nearly fifty names of the section’s best citizens appear under Our Friends on the back page. Last week about sixty joined, making over one hundred endorsements for the old home paper since the month began.
Senator H B Terrell at the State House in Waco says prohibition majorities in both houses can make the Allison law binding within two days if they cooperate. He plans to push the bill before Ferguson becomes governor and notes Governor Colquitt will sign it if enacted.
Snap Shots notes two brothers, one marrying a extravagant woman, the other becoming an old bachelor, in a brief social vignette.
The piece notes that while the president calls business mood a state of mind, unemployed workers feel hardship in daily sustenance, portraying a gap between official optimism and real hunger.
If the literacy test in the immigration bill is not a good thing, then all the talk about ignorance breeding crime is mere twaddle, and we ought to cut it.
The piece notes Turkey's prominent mourning stance in wartime coverage, describing how every fallen soldier is honored with a visible, collective display. It reflects the era's focus on sacrifices and national sentiment surrounding war casualties.
A political clash centers on whether South Carolina can be erased from maps via executive action. Critics warn against symbolic moves while supporters argue the issue touches state identity and governance.
A Nebraska couple seeks a divorce after half a century of marriage. The case underscores long-term relationships facing separation and the legal steps involved as they pursue finalizing their split.
A line imagines China’s constitution granting a 10 year presidency and unlimited reelection. The speaker invokes Theodore Roosevelt as a nostalgic template, suggesting the lure of extended power.
A Oklahoma legislative record notes the body’s stance on literal salvation and its decision not to compensate the chaplain for prayers, reflecting a separation of church and state interpretation.
The St. Louis Republic laments the loss of old games like blindman's bluff and prisoners base as boys now spend time in dressing rooms playing billiards poker or gambling games before dances.
Cotton arrives in Clifton this week at a rate exceeding one hundred bales daily. Gins run continuously day and night to process cotton and bolls brought in from across the region.
The piece notes the Austrian side has suffered ongoing defeats over five months of fighting and comments on their luck, describing them as unfortunate devils in a wry, period-voice tone.
A girl notes a man’s attraction to a pretty face while she believes her own face extends from her forehead to her chest, revealing a surreal self perception. The remark centers on appearance and the tension between external gaze and inner sense of self.
A historical note describes a woman’s belief that modest attire is ruined without shoes featuring colored cloth tops, signaling disgrace if absent. The emphasis centers on social expectation and fashion standards for women.
The English and Germans in Manders laid down arms on Christmas Day and played a football match. They enjoyed the break and agreed to two more days of games, but headquarters ordered such truces not to recur.
A boy gazes longingly at his mother's garb as the rag man comes around. A girl who cannot control her eyes marries a man unable to quench his thirst, hinting at fraught relationships.
A wry observation notes that many men argue to oppose rather than to be right and asserts one universal truth: a fat woman is certain she is not getting fatter. The remark frames stubborn certainty and social vanity in humor.
Attorney General files suits in Hopkins County District Court against Galveston Brewing Co and others for penalties and forfeiture of charters. States alleged anti trust violations and misuse of corporate assets in political affairs over about twelve years. Court to convene January 25. Looney and Sweeton depart for Austin.
The Smokeless Nuisance vows to quit tobacco starting January 1 and plans to recount his struggles and experiences in detail to readers.
Hillsboro Texas January 10 Professor I A Looney died at his Rose Hill home yesterday aged 75 He was a longtime local resident ex Confederate soldier Presbyterian elder and high Mason He leaves a widow two daughters a son a brother and a sister and the funeral was held this afternoon with Masonic rites
Representative Michael J. Conry once worked in Pennsylvania coal mines. He recounts a grim joke about a Polish co-worker killed by a rock three to four tons in size, and a near miss involving a rock that hit him first and bounced away.
Granda Gregg, 54, living with daughter Mrs R A Peters, died after an illness that began January 1. She spent winter with her daughter in this place after alternating with her son Jim Gregg in Loraine. She took ill January 2 at her brother Dr J M Fox's home, pneumonia followed, and she passed away Wednesday. Funeral services will be held today.
Local price list shows chicken items including hens Spring cress and old roosters. Prices noted 53. 29 to 20 cents per pound with sale valid until Saturday evening January 16 at Clinton Propure Co.
The excerpt wryly notes laughter as music to a smile and pities a deaf mute stumbling in darkness. It mocks aging women and jokes that married men fear old bachelors, while suggesting doctors doom many men to death though some escape for years.
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