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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
7
Austin reports Texas grain crops will be the largest in state history. Wheat and oats yields rise with record plantings and favorable growing season. Oats may top 50 million bushels. wheat could reach 50 million. Corn yields also seen well above prior highs. Kaffir corn milo and feterita are being widely planted in West Texas for stock feed.
J. and Lamar Jr. suffered two fractures in the right forearm when a Ford that he was cranking kicked him last Friday afternoon. The Meridian Tribune notes the accident and hopes for a swift recovery.
For stiffness and soreness in muscles aching joints and difficulty moving try massaging the affected parts with Chamberlains ointment. It will relieve the pain and make rest and sleep possible.
Officials report cotton acreage trimmed by about twenty percent yet expect a strong year if weather stabilizes. Insect pests and grassing hurt stands while labor shortages limit chopping and cultivation. Bermuda onions and watermelons move to markets with high prices. peanuts expand alongside cotton. Livestock remains strong and oil boom boosts building trades nationwide.
Auburn McFadden visited from Clifton for Show Bros. Mrs. Lester Valiant and children returned from Waco after visiting relatives. Dewey Raley finished teaching in Olney and is glad to be back. Miss Eladolpha Harris heads to Kansas for a summer school. Mrs. Kate Batson of Marlin improves from a spider bite. Alton Grounds reports crop prospects promising in Happy area. Many friends in Clifton, Waco, Meridian and surrounding towns visited or were visited. Dr. W. W. Blankenship plans to stay in Mosheim after returning from New Orleans. John Pool seeks Swensondale Oil Company charter in Austin. Several social visits noted and local business on go.
Marfa Texas detective Hayden claims Ed Breiten was murdered and his body placed in a killed steer to decay with the carcass. Bill Ike Babb and relatives were arrested awaiting grand jury action amid denials and local outrage.
A provocative remark suggests that a large woman can derive substantial exercise by wishing she were thinner. The comment frames self-perception as a catalyst for physical activity and body image discussion.
Washington reports Postmaster General Burleson ordered telegraph and telephone lines that had been government controlled since last August 1 to resume operation for private gain. The Post Office will still retain some control until Congress acts. Regulations against union discrimination and existing rates stay in force along with required special accounts for cost settlements with the government.
Teething babies suffer in hot weather with gum pain and digestive upset. McGees Baby Elixir is advertised to correct sour stomach, calm bowels, and aid digestion. Sold by all druggists.
A remark argues that a woman pausing before a shop window does not indicate interest in goods. The writer suggests she may simply be using the reflection as a mirror, highlighting assumptions about female shoppers and behavior.
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