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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1922
Page
11
The 1922 clipping lists advertising rates for display ads per inch and per line for black type, with charges for special positions. It also shows subscription prices for one year six months and three months payable in advance. The page notes publication date October 18 1922 and is from The Clifton Record by Robt L Baldridge.
The Star Fair at Dottie is praised as home like in better form this year. A style show in Clifton is proposed as towns imitate each other. Cotton crops are improving and fall sowing with manure is noted as needed. Federal Prohibition reports manure used by moonshiners in North Carolina. piles near stills observed and experts warn of health risks.
Five room residence with two large walls and modern bath, nearly new garage, woodshed, shale treps in lawn, one block from business area. Price and terms set by owner Olaf Weatenard with Clifton Merantijo Co. Santa Fe car orders described with delivery starting January 1. Edward Chambers announces freight car delivery to ease car shortages, including 2000 refrigerator cars 1000 box cars 1000 automobile cars and 150 caboosers.
New York on October 2 reports a dramatic tax levy on top figures with John J Rockefeller listed among those facing a million dollar personal assessment. Other prominent names like J Pierpont Morgan Dorothy Druns and Fat Hy Hepburn appear in the high tax group.
A period piece argues that four percent of new ventures fail quickly while others prosper briefly before failing as markets shift. It condemns welfare safeguards and asserts individuals must rely on energy thrift and foresight to avoid creditor ruin, citing Russia as a cautionary example of centralized control stifling initiative.
Fire wiped out the gin owned by Dr. Newsome at Steiner last Friday night. It started in a gin barrel and spread quickly through the plant. Machinery was lost along with several hundred bushels of cotton seed and a large supply of wood. Only a small amount of insurance covered part of the losses.
Miss Glennie Hoff, longtime Comanche educator and former head of the Mat of Stephenville, elected to teach at Comanche High School. She previously taught at Chitton School and is noted for character and devotion, with ties to Mrs. J. Swenson and Mr. C. J. Res.
A mixed digest notes tropical curiosities and local notes from farms, villages, and global corners. It mentions drought farmlands near Winnomaccs Nevada, Peru monument prize, Vatican changes, and endangered African species with counts and concerns.
A reflective passage describes help and blessings shared during hardships. The speaker recalls acts of kindness, sorrow, and memory as day turns to night, urging calm, faith, and endurance despite fear and loneliness.
Dialogue fragment shows a girl and an elderly granny debating modern manners and technology. The granny mistakes needles for playing a Vietrola device while the young person calls her dear and mentions a Bachangy. The snippet resembles a quirky caption or comic exchange from a vintage paper.
A damaged notice describes a bankrupt stock being offered to buyers at bargain prices. It notes buyers may secure cotton at favorable rates, reflecting a liquidation sale with early access possible.
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