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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1905
Page
4
The article invites readers to call for garden tools from a downtown supplier claiming to be headquarters for all kinds of tools. It notes receipt of a carload of Michigan salt arriving soon for sale.
The advertisement promotes bulk garden seeds from Webster's Mammoth Packet Crossman Bros Bowen's and Ferry Co Springfield Seed Co with emphasis on bulk seed value. Seed potatoes have just been unloaded with varieties Ninn Triumph Early Ohio Burbank Peerless and Early Rose available at quoted per-basket and per-bushel prices.
The item touts Clifton's potential civic enhancements including public hall, baths, and more grocery stores. It urges local merchants to back a new Clifton paper and discusses a proposed electric lighting plant to boost growth and attract investment, applauding H W Brown of the Herald and calling for civic discussion.
Reader letter outlines a long dispute about a bath tub pit on J. M. Brooks land. The author claims the pit was not ordered by the city and was mischaracterized by officials. A note from Mayor G. J. Gree defends the pit’s purpose and reports the barber shops will use it as intended, with sanitary conditions improving. The piece ends with a nod to a local verse and community reflections from Gatesville Messenger.
Dr G W Collins Dentist located in Clifton Texas advertised dental services. The message also includes unclear stray text about a date labeled Monday and map directions.
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