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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1927
Page
7
A reader proposes practical inventions to ease daily life from locomotive whistles with lullabies to leakproof lawn mowers and a talking pen. He endorses cat ownership as the sustainable rat control method, arguing poisoning won’t eradicate rats and urging careful, size-based pest management.
The brief appears to reference a cheerful event involving Price and Stuart. Limited legible details point to a possible sale or social gathering, with names attached as the main entities. No dates or locations are identifiable from the fragment.
Mrs. John D. Sherman of the General Federation of Women's Clubs argues that electrically equipped homes improve health and happiness. She credits electric power companies for social duties and notes modern homes enjoy comfort at low daily costs through responsible utility oversight.
The text highlights Texas towns expanding specialty shows for pecans and turkeys, with Fort Worth sending turkeys to Portland Maine for Thanksgiving. It notes rising pecan prices, Lubbock’s growth, Weimar’s cauliflower and cabbage plans, Port Lavaca’s shrimp industry, and East Texas asphalt deposits boosting local economies. It mentions road quality delays and local development efforts across multiple communities.
A garbled article notes a 47 year-old clock from Sweden that not only tells time but also tracks day, week, month, and celestial positions. It mentions designers Theodore Wohin and Mogena Madsen and a 1988 restoration. It also references a Smithville contract with the Men knights in warmer Katy railroad, a protest, a Supreme Court decision, and a push to maintain the statue of the Virgin Mary.
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