Clifton Offers Good Streets and Cement Sidewalks
The notice highlights Clifton as a place with well maintained streets and cement sidewalks plus attractive homes as inducements for location.
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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1914
Page
1
When a Man Goes Broke Maintaing Wife in Smart Set
Snap Shots notes that a man who goes broke trying to sustain his wife in the smart set proves the set is fashionable, not him. The remark frames social pretensions and gender expectations in elite circles.
Clifton Citizens Pride in Homes and Gardens
Clifton residents take pride in home care with shade trees lining walks and fragrant flowers filling yards, reflecting a community focus on curb appeal and neighborhood charm.
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Clifton
Ruben Scrap of Blue Sky Prompts Hopeful Vision
Snap Shots suggests selling a Ruben scrap of blue sky or a gold brick may be better than robbing him of hopeful visions and turning life into a hard, unprofitable reality.
Clifton Captures Heart of Stranger with Praising Note
A passerby calls Clifton the prettiest little town he ever visited, praising its streets walks residences and enterprising social scene, a sentiment echoed as unforgettable by residents.
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Clifton
Doctor Describes Man As Like An Auto In Remark
A New York physician compares a man to an automobile in a controversial remark. The statement drew attention amid debates on personal responsibility and medical ethics.
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New York
Unclear Family Metaphor Sparks City Paper Mock Dialogue
A fragment from the Chattanooga Times uses car parts as a metaphor for family roles with mobile and liver as the gasoline tank and wife as chauffeur while the son is described as a sparking plug in a comic aside.
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Mobile
Chattanooga Times
Florence Booster Sees Sudden Grade Drop
A little boy returns home with several weeks of perfect school reports before a sharp slump. The father questions the decline and the boy blames the teacher. The twist: the teacher moved the boy who sat beside him, implying a change in paper trail or seating.
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Florence
Robstown Closes for Cotton Harvest Drive
Corpus Christi on May 12 reports every business in Robstown closed as 500 men and boys were taken by auto to nearby farms to chop cotton for the day. Excessive rains in the past two weeks have boosted weeds in the fields.
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Corpus Christi Texas
Robstown
Robstown Commercial Club Plans Jersey Cow Purchases
The Robstown Commercial Club organizes a loan program to help farmers buy Jersey cows. Arrangements with Robstown and Corpus Christi bankers provide a thirty month loan to finance purchases, with many farmers expected to participate.
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Robstown
Commercial Club
Corpus Christi
Real Estate Offer From J K Prottitt Agent
For sale 50 farms and 25 houses at low prices plus 4 houses to rent. Buy now to profit as prices rise. 10 to 20 percent advance on land, with rent and future price gain. Agent J K Prottitt invites you to view the property. 9 tfc.
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J.K Prottitt
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Community Ice Cream Social at Reeder Hall This Saturday
You and your families are invited to the present Saturday night May 28 at Reeder Hall for an ice cream supper. Enjoy treats and neighborhood fellowship in a casual community event.
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Panama
Reeder Hall
Polk candidate for constable in Democratic primary
G. L. Polk of this city has authorized his name to appear in the Record's announcement column as a candidate for constable of this precinct, subject to voters in the July Democratic primary. Polk is a respected citizen and business man who would perform his duties as a peace officer if elected.
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G. L. Polk
Polk
McLennan County road bonds approved for 185 miles
The attorney general's department approved a 1,075,000 McLennan district 1 road bond issue bearing 5 percent, maturing in forty years. Proceeds fund 185 miles of road across three towns Waco West Lorena with a 22 cent tax levy the first year, then gradually decreasing.
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Austin
McLennan
Attorney General’s Department
Waco
West
Lorena
Pool Halls Win at Brownwood in May Election
Brownwood Texas voters upheld pool halls on May 15 with 821 for and 3839 against. Activists on both sides stirred intense interest, especially in downtown districts, as the anti pool hall vote prevailed.
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Brownwood
Tex
Legal Holidays Memorial Day and Jefferson Davis Birthday Noted
Statute designates Saturday May 30 as Memorial Day and Wednesday June 3 as Jefferson Davis Birthday as legal holidays. Banks and post offices will observe the holidays accordingly.
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Jefferson Davis
McLennan County Pool Halls Closed
Pool rooms in McLennan County ceased operations at midnight. Some owners will keep equipment until a Supreme Court of Texas ruling on A. H. Mitchell McLennan County challenges the local option pool room vote legality.
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Waco
Tex
McLennan County
Supreme Court of Texas
A. H. Mitchell
Gratitude From Glass Family After Father's Illness
To our friends who ministered to our father during his last illness and to those who were gracious, loving, and kind in our bereavement we extend our deepest thanks. J. T. Glass and family.
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J. T. Glass
Farmers Attention Buy oats sacks limited supply
Beevile area reports over six inches of rain on Monday morning causing several thousand dollars in flood damage from high waters. Local ad notes limited oats sacks available, urging farmers to see M. Bronstad.
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Asi
Igh Waters
Norse News Briefs, May Nuptials and Visits
Miss Callie Solberg and Hel mer C Dahl wed at Norse Lutheran Church with Rev J K Rystad officiating on May 20. Invitations go out for Miss Lou Grimland and Medo Johnson wedding on May 28. Prof A O B Anderson and Miss Etta May Linberg eloped to Hillsboro, surprising friends and family. Miss Bessie Hoff of Comanchie is visiting.
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Bessie Hoff
Comanchie
Callie Solberg
Helmer C. Dahl
Norse Lutheran Church
J. K. Rystad
Lou Grimland
Medo Johnson
A.O.B. Anderson
Etta May Linberg
Hillsboro
Storm wrecks church and destroys crops in Texas
A fierce storm wrecked the Manheim Lutheran church and ruined crops as rains spread across Texas, causing widespread damage and property losses.
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Manheim
Texas
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