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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1914
Page
12
The Clifton Record notes the dated weekly publication with a September 4 1914 line asking if September morn resembles its picture. The note lists the paper’s mailing as second class matter in Clifton Texas and a yearly subscription price of one dollar.
A brief item notes the first calendar month containing the letter r appears in the ledger. It records a curious historical dating quirk and cites no additional actions, dates, or people beyond the month name.
A cautious remark advises avoiding provocative language toward Europe at this delicate moment. The statement emphasizes restraint to prevent escalation and maintain stable relations during a sensitive juncture.
A brief remark attributes a positive European impression to Harry Thaw, noting his judgment favors Europe when compared with Matthewan. The statement implies Thaw sees clear contrasts between the two figures in current circumstances.
The conflicting war updates leave readers unsure which line is true as reports from multiple fronts vary. Analysts caution that censorship, propaganda, and shifting troop movements create a fog that clouds final outcomes.
The Pilot Point Post Signal urges readers to share news about people and events, stressing editors cannot know every relative. It emphasizes community input as essential to a lively newspaper and asks locals to inform editors without apology, valuing all contributions.
Barrett declares the government should purchase cotton to ease a national shortage. The National Farmers' Union president proposes buying four million bales at ten cents per pound to relieve the cotton emergency.
The Toledo Blade contrasts buzzards and Zeppelins as birds of a feather while noting buzzards feast on carrion the Zeppelins would supposedly create.
Due to European disturbances, Sara Bernhardt has cancelled her annual farewell tour of our country. The public is left with uncertainty about future performances as tensions rise and travel plans are disrupted.
Opinion echoes in the Austin Tribune that prohibition is temporarily dead and clean politics will replace it. The piece argues any path to reform will threaten saloon power and change local governance.
The McGrewor Mirror notes Jim Ferguson spent over thirteen thousand dollars on newspaper ads for his campaign, arguing advertising pays. A merchant who avoided ads later ran for alderman, spent about eight hundred dollars on campaigns, won nothing, and lost his business, ending in street carnival remnants.
Analysts note that wartime shortages disrupt mil linery supply chains, raising costs for feathers trims and hats. Retailers report cautious demand as prices rise and shoppers seek affordable alternatives amid inflation.
A critic questions why members of Congress receive salaries while not on duty comparing it to paying $20.50 a day as a hockey wage. The remark frames a debate on legislative pay during recess.
Charles S. Barrett national president of the Farmers Union told a joint Texas district unions conference in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium that a permanent national warehouse bill offers the solution to a major national crisis. The gathering in Union City, Georgia based leader emphasized the plan at the Monday meeting.
The Kosse Cyclone quotes Theodore Roosevelt calling President Wilson's foreign policy a disgrace and notes Roosevelt cannot engage in current affairs, while expressing relief that providence keeps him from involvement at the moment.
The piece jokes that while nations clash over Japan and Europe, women focus on hair, hats, and new fashion. It notes the distraction of the $8888 figure looming in men’s minds, dulling interest in ongoing battles across Europe.
The writer argues the lack of a ready cotton market harms the nation but condemns the public for being overly fearful. He urges optimism despite the current troubles.
The piece notes a grafter plans to market to local business men who will bite on a stranger's offer. It suggests these men prefer spending surplus ad money on such schemes rather than investing wisely with their home paper Granger News.
A public health protest urges strict quarantine of Villa to prevent spread of revolutionary germs and protect community health. The statement emphasizes containment and rapid action by authorities.
A concise appraisal notes that European experience shows warfare remains brutal and rules of conduct often fail to curb violence. The statement highlights persistent harm to civilians and the challenge of humane conduct in conflict.
The excerpt stitches satirical lines on war timing and strategy, referencing czars and emperors, a Paris move, and warnings about overbuying for Christmas. It combines remarks about killing birds, Berlin, and a boastful bear image with political jabs at Emperor Bill and Kaiser.
The note suggests Brand Whitlock, named to be the American minister to Belgium, must handle the post with more vigor than his tenure as Toledo mayor, amid looming wartime tensions.
A good citizen takes interest in the community, the county and the state as well as in his own affairs. Community inter est is essential for neighborhood unity and sociability.
In Houston W P Lane and Judge W F Ramsey prepared for a contest suit against Jeff McLemore for congressman at large. The case is set for Thursday September 10 in Judge Norman G Khittreil's court. Lane claims a 737 majority and cites telegraphic county chairman support with affidavits from Texas counties.
Austin Sept 2 The house approved finally the administration warehouse bill by a 94 to 14 margin. Supporters said the present law with amendments would meet needs while others foresaw a free conference committee. The session adjourned after reconvening and the senate debated suspending rules for an executive session.
Notice to subscribers that several Records subscriptions are due or past due and asks those owing to call or mail a payment. The paper shows expiry date at the head of the paper next to the name Clifton Record.
Last night in the Jacks restaurant on the east side of the square a gun fight occurred between Jim Miller and Charles Jacks. Jacks was wounded in the shoulder and arm. the seriousness of injuries is not known. Four or five shots were exchanged amid local excitement. business dispute cited as cause.
The British steamship Cabazan departed Galveston for Montevideo carrying 178,800 bushels of wheat. This marks the second wheat shipment to a South American port this season and the first such voyage from Galveston.
Five hundred fifty dollars was collected in Waco this morning by the German community to aid widows and orphans of soldiers in Germany. A committee was appointed to raise an additional one thousand dollars.
Livestock Committee of the farmers' Union calls on farmers to increase herd sizes to ensure sufficient meat production.
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