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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1920
Page
2
G. L. Polk advertises 113 percent acres near Clifton Texas with 85 acres in cultivation and provides farm sale details. The brief notice lists the agent and location for prospective buyers seeking farmland opportunities in the region.
A reflective piece notes a man who anticipates the loss of hope as he grows older, suggesting that aging erodes future prospects and diminishes meaning, leaving him with little to look forward to as time passes.
Cherry Village Arkansas resident Mrs. Lottie Ellis says Black-Draught serves as a laxative and medicine for headache torpid liver and indigestion. She praises it as the best liver remedy and the only medicine she gives her children. She notes it saves doctors bills by quickly restoring health.
Wright Butler of Galveston was named among Austin College honor students for the first scholastic month. He ranks second in the sophomore class with the month’s highest averages among the four college classes. Butler previously made the freshman honor roll in 1919-20.
I own 150 acres with 80 acres cultivated six miles south of Whitney near a school and store. Sell on reasonable terms for a smaller place. Also offer 30 Durham cattle with the property or separately. Visit my home two miles east of Womack or write Clifton Texas C A Dennis.
428 acres of good black land stock farm 18 miles west of Clifton. Will take as part payment house and lot in Clifton. See H. E. Stokes with the Clifton Mercantile Co. tfe.
A humorous, dated remark notes a woman who needs to turn sideways to pass through doors and still hates admitting she is getting fat.
The article questions why illustrators assume a girl must have striking features like green hair and pink eyes to merit a magazine cover. It surveys industry norms and highlights push for bold, memorable visuals.
A humorous reminiscence from Cave Creek recounts phrenologists visiting the town hall and public school, bragging how bumps on residents’ heads supposedly reveal talents. Figures like Tom Jenkins, Phil Hodges, Bill Watkins, and Uncle Dick Parsons become case studies in imagined genius and failed promises.
Robert McAlony a Halifax contractor describes long stomach trouble and weight loss before a Tanlac course. He reports relief including restored appetite, no gas or pains, improved energy, and ability to work. Tanlac sold by Carpenter Brothers Clifton and leading druggists.
A collection of witticisms and social observations on language, gender, and public trust. Commentary touches on multilingual ability, public voting, fashion, gambling scandals, baseball integrity, and class roles between wives and hired help.
Whitesburg Kentucky November 5 Fess Whitaker jailer defeats Stephen Combs Jr for County Judge after escaping jail and serving a six month sentence for attacking county officers. Whitaker gains over a thousand vote majority as Governor Morrow refuses multiple pardons.
Farmers Gin Company announces an extra cleaner due to rains and invites new customers. O M Bronstad, Mer. $4-2te. The note ends with a quip about a strange country and expects a man to quit drinking though he cannot quit smoking.
A reflection notes it is unwise to label strangers as fools from surface acts as they may be deceiving. It also mentions Adam as nearly the lone man who did not have to heed his partner’s complaints about needing better clothes like other women.
A fragment recalls austere fashion habits as a man buys a box with a dozen paper collars for a dime and wears one collar each week, illustrating thrift in daily attire.
The quote argues that psychological harm through laughter can inflict deeper injury than physical violence. It frames ridicule as a powerful social weapon used to undermine a man’s dignity and status.
Clifton Produce Company urges sellers to bring produce, aiming to make Clifton the best market in Texas. They advise keeping chickens off the market due to low prices and indicate they buy all kinds of produce, selling to them.
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