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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1921
Page
9
A rousing defense of American ideals and constitutional liberty. The piece laments alien influences, extols religious freedom and republican government, and cautions against radical democracy while praising Washington, Hamilton, Jefferson, and Lincoln as enduring symbols of national virtue.
Land transfers include Deak to Helm, Pederson, Nelson to Witherow, and Cureton to Masser amid a Meridian region listing. Also noted are Meridan teachers certification results, Clifton High School’s accreditation and Western Union style remarks on scholarship goals and local civic events. Community visits by residents and a medical setback for Dr. Lampkin are mentioned along with social gatherings and a Fourth of July observance plan.
In a late 19th century memoir style scene, Jim Larkin hovers between sanity and invention as a dubious patent for an artificial leg drives him into a heated confrontation in a barn. Joe Sap confronts the moral tension of aiding or stopping Larkin while a family quarrel circles around the stalled invention and a fatal consequence seems looming amid dreamlike reminiscence. The narrative shifts to a Methodist Church notice and a community meeting, framing public life around personal crisis.
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