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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1913
Page
28
In a Southwestern town a woman planned to shop in a distant city for furniture and appliances. A local dealer urged her to buy two items and offered matching prices and freight savings, leading to a thousand dollar purchase. The piece urges supporting local merchants and praising cheerful sellers to ease community burdens.
A sharp comment portrays lazy men as equally unproductive as those who are deceased while wasting more room in public discourse.
A local citizen is praised for prioritizing the town’s future prosperity, highlighted as a model of civic virtue and public spirit. The remark underscores the value of individuals who work toward communal advancement.
A commercial club aims to establish and maintain cooperative effort and harmonious action in all matters that lead to the upbuilding of the community.
A man with ample wealth shuns work and obstructs efforts by others to improve the community. His idle, bothersome attitude impedes progress and harms those who strive to help.
Texas Good Roads Days mark a new era of road building with city officials and farmers working together to eliminate mud holes and drive progress. The joint effort is presented as the turning point for Texan civilizational growth.
Poetic lines praise a figure who notices flaws yet values kindness and diligence. The speaker extols a man with grace who observes a boy’s face and a clean, studious spirit while offering tactful criticism. The verse centers on moral perception.
Good Roads Day ideas urge selection of a practical highway system to boost both individual and general prosperity. European road quality is cited as a model, with savings in foreign trade transportation estimated at 50 million dollars annually.
An old ad touts HERLINE as a bowel regulator that aids liver and stomach, restores strength and buoyancy, with a price of 50 cents sold by Price and Grimland.
Positively no bird hunting on ny Premisen as announced by B. R. Arther with 38 4t pd. The notice specifies prohibition and names the local authority enforcing the ban.
A petition with five hundred signatures from Abilene businessmen and professionals asks the Texas Attorney General to reconsider action against the Katy Railway of Texas. Protests from individuals and citizen petitions are accumulating, urging dismissal of the suits.
Notice warns that all persons are forbidden to hunt fish or gather pecans on the Branpe farm north of town at 314 Water E. Branpe. The warning emphasizes private property rights and enforcement.
Peter Radford writes that capable farmers are in demand and success hinges on mindset, proper marketing, low-cost money, and cooperation. He urges buying home-made implements, fostering rural urban cooperation for schools and roads, and urges Texas to keep money in state by growing corn locally.
Austin Texas November 8 Governor Colgwitt issued a Thanksgiving proclamation praising a season of joy and plenty. The text recalls biblical psalms and expresses gratitude for abundance while acknowledging hardship and divine providence for the people of Texas.
Governor O B Colquitt designates Thursday November 27 1913 as a day of Thanksgiving with singing and prayer in all public worship places. The proclamation urges prudence in spending and generosity to the less fortunate, dated November 1913 in Austin.
Opinion piece contrasts supporters of poor roads with those backing better highways. Argues bad roads hinder peace officers and civil life, while good roads aid communication with neighbors, markets, schools, and churches. Compares bond issues, special assessments, and other methods, joking about Santa Claus.
A posted notice on a place south of Clifton Texas states hunting noting and fishing are forbidden. All trespassers will be prosecuted according to the statute. CARL BRANDES Clifton Texas.
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