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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1913
Page
4
A nostalgic ad style piece extols electric Bitters as the cure for tired nervous men and women promising energy appetite and improved health. It cites Mrs Rhinevant of Vestal Center New York praising the remedy and urges readers to buy at 50 cents to 1.00 with local retailers Price and Grimland and S. Ha Cooper Cranfills Gap.
An old clipping touts Foley Kidney Pills with testimonials from A J Walsh of SneMes Cal and others. It warns against substitutes as cheaper medicines pressed for dealer profit. The message ends with a farewell to Jim T Boggs deputy clerk of Kauffman Co. and a locality reference to Cleburne Review.
Agness McEnery argues in Southern Messenger that the gravest harm is self inflicted when conscience is ignored or violated. He likens conscience to a compass guiding a ship, warning that transgression scars its power to protect and direct.
Jim T. Boggs of Kaufman Texas sells marriage licenses with fanciful packages. His scale ranges from plain licenses at 1.86 to a $10 deluxe rite with auto pickup, parlor visit, bridal cosmetics, phonograph wedding march, photographer, hotel reception and embossed certificate. He claims to speed happy unions with a staged ceremony and prepaid bill.
Sedentary habits and poor digestion blamed for illness. Advice urges outdoor activity, proper chewing, and calmer lifestyle. Recommends Chamberlain's tablets as a remedy for age and occupation appropriate care. Available for sale by all dealers.
Three thousand of four hundred forty four Texas women refused to reveal their ages in the census, resisting pressure and the federal law. The census department printed without the information, as Texas standpatism among women proved unbreakable by the government.
J T Sossaman publisher of News of Cornelius North Carolina says one box helped his serious skin ailment after other remedies failed. The salve reduces inflammation soothes and heals. Sold for 25 cents, recommended by Price & Breviced S H Cooper of Cranfills Pp.
An executive committee statement from the Cattle Raisers Association of Texas urges voters to back amendments to sections 49 and 52 of Article 3 to fund university and A and M college buildings and other state institutions. The measure would authorize bonds repaid from endowment income and allow districts to issue bonds for roads irrigation and warehouses pending a July election.
Five workers were injured when the West Seventh steel and concrete bridge collapsed this afternoon. Workers were placing the last girders as a strong wind shifted the structure, sending the frame into the riverbed.
Roosevelt begins to press the Wilson administration suggesting upcoming adjustments. The public understands he cannot remain idle for long as political maneuvering picks up pace.
A prominent alumnus of A. and M. gives a hearty endorsement to a proposed educational measure aimed at preventing panic and strengthening public schooling. The endorsement signals strong support from an influential figure within the university community.
Texarkana financier Gus Shaw urges a constitutional warehouse provision to finance farmers with cheap money. He argues warehouses could act as banking hubs and criticizes tax and debt plans, referencing the 1907 panic and urging direct government support for farmers and the Agricultural and Mechanical College.
Ruth Cameron writes about a couple house hunting who choose a $57 apartment over $30 options claiming better value. Their folly shows a bargain is not real if it exceeds what one can afford, a lesson echoed by a minister urging church expense cuts after recurring deficits.
For sale in Bosque County near Iredell and Hico a large farm with 200 acres of cultivated land and about 100 acres of potential farming area. Includes good pasture, timber, water, and several houses. Priced at 40 dollars per acre with half cash and long time for balance. contact C A Poulson Clifton Texas.
Havre July 10 Jack Johnson the negro pugilist arrived today on the Corinthian and announced his determination never to return to the United States He said he would in the future take up residence in Paris Washington July 10 Johnsons announcement prompted the department of justice to consider steps to forfeit his 30000 personal bond in Chicago tied to white slave indictments for which he has not yet been tried Judge Carpenter recently declined to declare the bond forfeited until it was clear he would not appear Government attorneys showed no regret over the declaration and officials expect further action when official confirmation is obtained
The first bale of 1913 cotton from Cameron County Texas, grown by E. I. Sorenson, was sold at auction in Houston on July 16 for 850 dollars.
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