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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1909
Page
4
The Clifton Record reports plans for the Santa Fe system to install an independent telephone line to speed dispatching trains and handling business along the line. The piece also notes community opinions on a public tax and mentions local figures and editorials concerning civic improvements and political issues.
A reflective piece on naming a family farm, exploring sentimental ties to place, heritage, and rural life. It discusses how a named farm sustains pride, memory, and orderly upkeep across generations. The text blends abstract thoughts with imagery of farm identity and belonging.
Advice on preventing tuberculosis through fresh air, open windows, and cleanliness. Warns against false cures and spitting, urges medical attention, proper ventilation, and good nutrition for recovery and containment. Encourages using personal spittoons, avoiding crowded spaces, and seeking hospital care early.
The tale recounts an old negro negotiating a $10 loan for four months using his mule and cart as security. He learns the loan would cost $2.50 and faces a puzzling calculation as he contemplates $7.50, while a neighbor asks whats wrong. The story highlights questionable lending practices and the consumer's confusing terms.
In Aquilla independent school district a May 18 election approved a tax levy of up to 3 cents on the dollar to fund a new school building. The vote was unanimous despite district boundary changes by the commissioners court affecting related unions.
Traveler recounts an eighty mile distance across west Texas with rain and drought scenes from Bosque to Brownwood San Angelo and Sonora. He notes towns, windblown travel, a county seat at Sutton Angel Town, ten miles between villages, a seven grandchild greeting, and a high school graduation, ending May 17 back home in Bosque.
Local advertisement for Moon Buggy sales with promotional tone. Mentions savings if you buy and warning against delay. Brand listed as Oxcar J. Ren Co. encouraging customers to inspect contraptions this week.
Fresh barrel of dry batteries priced at 25 cents each with 100 more at a special low price. Clifton office advertises remarkable value on telephone supplies and related items.
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