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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1909
Page
7
A garbled account from Providence predicts Halley’s comet will pass Earth on May 11 with the tail near the planet and a survivor-like warning. Experts dismiss the alarm as a miscalculation, noting no danger and likening it to a past close approach in 1461.
An advertisement touts Ballard’s Snow Liniment as a remedy for rheumatism frost bite sore and stiff joints and muscles and other pains. It claims usefulness for chilblains and offers bottles at Prices and Grimland.
Hillaboro Texas reports yesterday’s stock show as the best ever with improved county stock and better grades. Suckling colts and male cattle drew favorable comment as fifty to sixty suckling colts were on display. The horse exhibit featured trotter pacers and saddlers of the finest blooded stock in Texas.
Fragmented text touts a papal will and “Buch power” from pills that allegedly strengthen every organ and boost brain and body. Quotation credits J. A. Barnon and Laamorn We Veries praising them as the best ever. Price Saas.
Fire at Calloway Bros gin plant in Mount Calta Texas, around 3 30 pm, gutted the online room and seed house due to dry wood. Loss about 8000 dollars with 400 dollars fire and 4000 dollars insurance coverage from Ginners Mutual Insurance of Tyler. Cause of fire undetermined.
Wealthy farmer A. D. Bryant was shot and killed early this morning near Burrell Bryant's home, about 200 yards away. Burrell fled on horse toward the Trinity bottoms as the sheriff sought to locate him. An earlier dispute involved a well and a bucket of water, with tensions escalating between father and son.
Wright reports a drouth reduced a 300 acre lake at the Kiamatia mouth in Red River bottom to ten acres and 40 inches deep, where locals kill lats with sticks and hogs wade to feed as turtles gather while berds warn of illnesses. Advertisements urge Ballard’s Horehound Syrup and commerce notes Westrex cotton receipts exceed 6,000 bales. Prices and trading at Comnaily & Co.
The text describes a debate over a minimum check amount of one dollar and references a preacher Rev. Garricke who resigned from the North Lawrence Christian Church. It portrays community scrutiny of church salaries and mission giving with citizens and merchants watching how funds are spent. The passage notes controversy about pastors' pay and public perceptions of church finances.
A report from Hy sy ebb Dia Tokahevenne describes a mangled land incident in Gin Hills with unclear details and a focus on local impact. Authorities have yet to release full statements as residents assess property and safety implications.
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