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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1919
Page
16
The Gatesville Messenger reports Coryell County has oversubscribed its Victory Loan quota in the last call. Locals remain steadfast at home, supporting the troops until every American soldier returns.
Jim Atkinson rescued his young child west of town after a fierce cat attack. The cat was killed and its head sent to the Pasteur Institute in Austin to test for hydrophobia. The child has recovered from the fright and awaits Austin authorities’ report. If rabies symptoms appear the child will be rushed to the institute for treatment.
A man habitually avoids settling losing bets but consistently appears to collect when his bets win. He prioritizes personal gain by pursuing victorious wagers while neglecting debts from losses. The pattern highlights a financial double standard in informal gambling behavior.
Paris May 5 Premier Clemenceau told Figaro editor I have done my best Its details suggest all France weighs the advantages of collaboration with Great Britain and the United States The editor adds a good peace would be better as an alliance with two powerful nations
An on site sale by O C Surrey offers stone brick and plastering tools plus shovels picks saws rope and more including a concrete forms tank and silo. All must be sold in the next few days with items shown by Surrey. Also included is a wartime foot inspection tally noting coin counts and foot condition among 1087 soldiers in the 16th Pennsylvania Infantry.
Commissioners' Court approves road bond work reports and issues warrants. May 19 set as board of equalization. tax collector reports approved. County school trustees named James M. Robertson J T Craven and James G Simms. $11.15 tax refunded to G P Robertson. Local notes include visits, discharges, and a Victory loan address. High school and town sports recaps end with a critical take on Walnut Springs.
Historical tests measured pulling力 by animals and people. Two horses at 1,600 pounds each pulled 3,750 pounds versus their combined weight. one elephant at 12,000 pounds pulled 8,750 pounds. fifty men weighing 7,500 pounds pulled 8,750 pounds, equal to the elephant. a hundred men pulled 12,000 pounds.
A stray remark mocks the idea of dignity by comparing it to acting like a butler in a play. The line reflects social snobbery and prompts reflection on how people value courtesy and self restraint.
A court declares words spoken in sleep are not admissible as reliable evidence in legal proceedings. The remark about a spouse highlights the tension between formal evidence rules and personal life. The decision underscores limits on what private statements, even when uttered under sleep, can prove in court.
The Queen Theatre presents a weekly lineup featuring Mary Pickford in The Poor Little Rich Girl, Houdini in The Tangled Web, Mack Sennett and Bray Educational picks, Constance Talmadge in The Studio Girl, Victor Moore in Snobs, Chaplin in A Dogs Life with Fatty Arbuckle in Oh Doctor, and Wm. S. Hart in The Tiger Man. Coming specials include Little Women and The House of Glass.
Local oil progress shows Ludlow and Thomas well on the B. T. Prather farm near Clifton eight miles east advancing as derrick work nears after rain soft roads hinder hauling. Womack road improvements funded by Ludlow and Thomas, Tulsa’s Burford-Brimm Oil & Gas's W H Brimm visits Clifton, and Grimland White block test resumes with Gulf Sinclair replacing wood burning. superintendent gets a Dodge for daily use.
An African jungle native uses a hollowed drum and two sticks to transmit news over about twenty miles. The drum code is understood by every native, making him a wireless operator without letters or telegraph poles.
Professor d Arcy Thompson, authority on fishes, told a Royal Institution London lecture that whales originally had four feet or fins and that the two hind ones dwindled away. He noted ancient whales walked much as seals do.
Silven A Grimland, son of Mr P A Grimland of near Cranfills Gap, returns with a grateful nation’s praise after a year filled with adventures and heavy combat. He served in Company E 356th Infantry 89th Division, fought at St Mihiel Verdun and other fronts, was wounded four times, and discharged March 21 after leaving Camp Travis. He landed back in Texas on Washington's Birthday and was honorably discharged the day before.
The pastor will preach Sunday morning and night concluding his work with the church. Sunday School starts at 10 a m Sunbeam Band at 3 p m Junior B Y P U at 4 p m Senior B Y P U at 7 45 Men's Bible Class Monday Prayer Service Wednesday night All are cordially invited J A Kidd Pastor.
The Scandinavian Lutheran Church announces next Sunday services with an English language morning service at 11:00, Sunday School at 10:00, and a Bible Class for adults. Crawford campus hosts a 4:00 afternoon service. The cathedral choir rehearses Thursday at 7:30. Pastor Theodore Lerud invites a cordial welcome to all attendees.
A sharp remark notes that roosters loud in town with friends often face domestic henpecking at home, contrasting bold public bravado with private family dynamics.
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