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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1907
Page
2
OCR excerpt hints at discussions of health, diets, and social norms in a public sphere. It references vacations in sanitariums and notions of healthful womanhood, suggesting a broader debate on traditional gender roles and vitality.
Report from Houston recalls a child scratched by a dog during play who later showed rabies symptoms. Rushed to hospital, chained to bed for hours, the boy bled frothing at the mouth and died on Friday after agonizing seizures.
An old ad claims Kilmer’s Swamp Root cures kidney trouble by purifying blood and boosting all organs. It urges readers to use the remedy when kidneys weaken and overwork, portraying it as a general health tonic for bodily systems.
A garbled notice promotes a remedy treatment for itching and skin trouble. It advertises “Tunt's Cure” by a listed supplier with claims of a guaranteed cure and seasonal timing. The text is heavily distorted but reads as an advertisement for a medical nostrum.
A man named Pruden collapses at a mill in this city and dies of heart failure after an altercation. He was treated at the Cook Hole and moved before doctors pronounced the cause of death. Burial arrangements set for Rogers. Mood Corrier
In Mexia Texas yesterday the town saw a calm day as sods cigars fruity and tobacco shops were closed for the first time in years. The quiet morning followed a night of restrictions and airless streets.
A clipped court note mentions an annulment proving community status and a related matter involving Pear Powell and Cuthher Child. The fragmentary item indicates a legal action with unspecified date and local context.
An ad alludes to a nullity judgment over a marriage led by Miss Powell and Mr Caldwell, describing the license as invalid and noting local Hubbard friends’ stance against litigation. Dr Shoop’s Restorative promises health benefits and urges readers to request a free book.
Readers debate the reach of Sunday laws while an array of patent medicines declaims cures for dyspepsia digestion allergies and constipation. The piece mentions liquor regulation opinions and license changes amid state fiscal concerns.
In McLennan county elections, McGregor precinct voted dry by 157 and Crawford precinct by 76. In Crawford Precinct No7 prohibition carried by 39, with Rev William Lewis of Clifton to speak at memorial exercises in Waco.
A jumble of anti vagrancy rhetoric and scattered notices describes threats to employ or arrest African Americans seen as organizing for higher farm pay. Mayor Kates facing resistance from older Black residents, while outsiders recruit and plan actions. The text mixes health product ads and erratic editorials with stray references to Galveston arrivals and local commerce.
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