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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1908
Page
11
Town farm and ranch property bought sold and traded. Place your listing with us for disposal and attract buyers. Fine propositions in farm and ranch lands offered to prospective buyers in Bosque county and across the state. Call before you buy elsewhere. it will be in your interest.
The speaker pledges that all fire insurance business not trusted to them will be carefully handled and placed with reliable old line companies known for paying every claim, ensuring strength and reliability.
Ora M Leedom, arrested in Springfield Illinois for deserting his wife, claims a six kisses a day limit with his lover Annie. He mocks the "Lovey Dovey" craze and cites his wife as strong on affection, saying he will return only if kissing is cut to six daily.
A look at country editors shows the constant strain of producing daily issues. They juggle religious meetings, dog fights, and myriad items, chasing rumors and gathering facts through conversation and observation. Despite weariness and pressure, editors aim to fill local columns with cream of news, often facing criticism for errors.
Walnut Springs Texas March 9 a slight norther accompanied by rain blew up yesterday. It is still cold and rain is still falling today.
Mrs J P White of Rushboro Pa declares Dr Kings New Discovery saved her life by loosening a stubborn cough and curing lung disease after it was deemed hopeless The medicine is touted as a remedy for coughs colds La Grippe asthma bronchitis and hoarseness sold at Price Mitchells drug store with 50c and 1 00 prices and trial bottle free.
For sale a fine 1100 pound cold black stallion harness horse with a gentle disposition. Known as the Primm Horse on the Primm Ranch at the head of Childress Creek. Contact H. Duvall at the ranch in Meridian Bosque County Texas. No better individual in Bosque County. Meridian Tex. kK. F. D., No. 1.
A St Louis drummer says he sold a trainload of soothing syrup in Texas since the start of the year. He alleges strong sales and attributes demand to local demand for herbal relief. Authorities did not comment on the drummer’s claims.
A Toledo Blade quip questions what a state filled with dimpled red headed widows would do with a trainload of soothing syrup. The remark frames a sharp satirical challenge on state character and social norms.
A Walnut Springs Hustler report says on Monday a group used dynamite and tools to attack a rattlesnake den in T. D. Baker’s pasture. Over two days Charley Massey Lave Poole and B C Hill killed six, then Jim Dowdy Master Mechanic Grant and about 25 others raised the tally to 46. An additional den at Roach pasture is promised today for more venom.
A former Texas journalist now in New York declares his intention to wed a Japanese lady, a move the Washington Post notes will make Texas widows more red-headed than ever.
In Gainesville Texas the county fruit crop narrowly escaped total loss from yesterday blizzard. Rain and a cold northwest wind fell all day, peaking at night with high gale force. By morning the sun appeared and temperature moderated, easing fears for fruit welfare.
A fragment notes Hillsboro Texas in March with references to rain showers yesterday. The readable text is incomplete and lacks specifics on dates temperatures or events.
City Marshal Lovelace of Calvert is in Waco on advice from Hollis Barron. Police Officers Dave May and Sam Whaley arrested a young man for theft of 125 dollars under unusual circumstances on a fishing trip. He allegedly took three bills from a companion and had about 85 dollars plus a new suit when caught, to be taken back to Calvert.
The day turned markedly colder with a rapid temperature drop. Drizzle persisted overnight and continued into today, delaying outdoor work but aiding soil preparation for the season.
The editor notes that most queens are larger than their husbands and mentions three queens who appear much larger than two kings, a claim treated as stated rather than analyzed.
Greenville Texas March 4 pupils in each room of the city public schools are being drilled in the fire drill system to allow safe orderly escape in a fire within a few minutes.
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