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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1913
Page
6
Clifton TX Post Office Listing Details
Baldridge entry logged at Clifton Texas post office as second class matter.
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Clifton, Texas
Friday Morning Subscription Price Declared
A note announces a weekly Friday morning subscription priced at one dollar per year. The short notice highlights a simple, low-cost option for readers to receive Friday editions regularly.
Local pride and social titles reflect wealth in 191 era
A fragment noting that laboring for one’s hometown is the greatest happiness and that in these times a man over forty earns the nicknames colonel major or captain if he has money. The passage hints at social status linked to wealth rather than rank or merit.
Rockefeller Tax Burden Hits Automobilists
Rockefeller faces a $2,000,000 annual income tax. Yet the emphasis remains on whether motorists will bear the tax load as the issue shifts to the public’s pocketbooks and the broader financial impact on driving and transportation costs.
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Rockefeller
Courts Teeter on Edge of Undignified Fall
A protest, likely from a quoted source, warns that the dignity of the courts is tilting so far backward that a tangible tumble could occur soon. The remark frames concern about judicial reputation and public perception. The tone mirrors a pointed opinion from a periodical or column.
Tariff Debate Labeled Pocket Book Issue
Quanah Tribune Chief notes a Kansas political clash where defenders of high tariffs are accused of pursuing a pocket book issue rather than principled policy. The piece frames tariff talk as driven by financial interests rather than conviction.
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Quanah Tribune
Cincinnati Man Seeks Control in Wife's Wardrobe in Divorce Suit
A Cincinnati man who tried to dictate his wife’s attire becomes the defendant in a divorce suit. The remark notes it as a striking display of his controlling behavior and hints at public reaction to such conduct.
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Cincinnati
Houston Post
Free trade debate cited by Quanah Tribune on wages
The Quanah Tribune Chief notes that European nations pay higher wages and argues that despite this Europe has stronger foreign trade growth. The piece claims that foreign trade in some countries has more than doubled in fifteen years, compared with slower growth here.
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Europe
Quanah Tribune
Courage to vote or stay silent loses confidence
The quote argues that opposing views are respected, but indecision and failing to vote damage a person’s credibility with all sides. It emphasizes that firmness of conviction earns respect while abstaining erodes trust.
Federal action to curb gas waste in Oklahoma plans
The federal government moves to curb natural gas waste in Oklahoma. If successful, the plan could be proposed for use by the Texas Legislature as well.
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Oklahoma
Texas
Johnson Fined in Chicago Court and Slavery Charge Ahead
Jack Johnson the negro pugilist was fined 1000 dollars in a Chicago court last week. The felony white slave charge will come up soon as courts and lawyers move to separate him from his 70000 dollars in cash before sending him to the pen. Also notes on a new automobile ordinance and local business ads from Oscar J Rea & Co and Paul Dorbritz additions to West Clifton home.
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Jack Johnson
Chicago
Jack
Paul Dorbritz
West Clifton
The cost of a battleship versus school houses
The Texas battleship cost over 15 million dollars, enough to build 60 thousand dollars worth of schoolhouses in every county. It costs over 50 thousand dollars daily to maintain the ship, highlighting war waste. The writer argues civilizational progress should curb such waste and notes widespread lying would require many police courts and turn stores into emergency hospitals.
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Texas
Litigation costs top local lawsuits warns expert
A local observer notes that for years about ninety percent of suits end in compromise with each party losing money. He says this pattern reflects broader litigation trends and urges careful study of costs before hiring a lawyer. Honey Grove Signal.
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Honey Grove Signal
Nyals Peroxide Cream Promoted At Corner Drug Store
Corner Drug Store advertises Nyals Peroxide Cream as a spring tonic and promotes modern agricultural science. The copy emphasizes natural laws guiding farming since ancient times and urges farmers to seek the product locally.
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Nyals
Clifton Independent School District Maintence Tax Defeated
In Clifton last Saturday voters cast 213 ballots 105 in favor of a maintenance tax and 108 against it leaving the tax defeated by 3 votes. The writer notes four months free schooling this year and anticipates renewed tax votes in twelve months. The school board plans to call an election for bonds to build a modern school building soon.
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Clifton
Clifton Independent
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Tures
Clifon, Texas
Clifton Record
BY Rob T. L. Baldridge
John
Kingland
Paul Dorbritz Clifton
Pen
Texas Victor
Oscar J Rea & Co
Tom Crews
Cleburne
Oscar J. Rea & Co
W.j.loper
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