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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1916
Page
4
Subscription price per year one dollar six months for fifty cents and three months for twenty five cents. At top the publication lists Walter B. Terrell as editor A V Smith local manager and Adeline E Caldwell as circulation.
The speaker doubts East Texas will achieve a peach crop amid expected lethal frosts. He notes frost risks threaten yields and laments ongoing pest issues, comparing human amusement in swatting flies to the fruit crop uncertainty.
The Alto Herald, a small country weekly, shows more ads than the census suggests, implying Alto functions as a larger town in practice. The note highlights how advertising activity paints a bigger community footprint than official figures indicate.
In early April the season’s shift stalled as winter lingered into the first week of spring. The old season’s stubborn return kept Miss Spring wobbling and off balance for days.
The writer praises the Dublin Progress as a reliable, conservative local paper that covers nearly all territory without political or religious hyperbole. It is seen as a trustworthy source that helps keep political records straight.
The Temple Telegram figure Andy McReath accuses the paper of double crossing after claiming to have seen live papers in dead towns, then admits the claim is an exception. He questions whether another double cross is due in his admission.
The essay laments a once hostile figure to road building now silent as he enjoys the very roads he opposed. It warns against following fathers blindly, noting varied outcomes for boys. It honors Cecil Lyon as a principled, widely respected Republican, a man of steadfast integrity and influence.
The author argues that prize fights are labeled brutal more than football games, noting boxing needs two combatants while football uses twenty two. They claim boxing causes fewer deaths and injuries, yet many people enjoy both sports.
The piece urges fly control to protect health and criticizes low voter turnout for school trustee races in Texas. It contrasts public health concerns with prohibition and argues a well chosen school board is vital, citing reflections from the East Texas Register about life, death, and human fitness.
The Kosse Cyclone urges Tom Campbell to exit the senatorial contest and back Dr. Brooks to block Colquitt, while noting Campbell and Brooks may split votes. Elimination likely at July primaries and Columbus conventions. border war talk includes criticism of a violent attack on noncombatants. Corn ad follows.
The piece argues Frank James Cole Younger and their gang repented and died as Christians, while Villa is described as a more savage figure. It reflects on wartime origins, violence against enemies, and asserts public danger and lack of regret for Villa’s victims despite noting some traits.
Announcement column presents a slate of incumbents and candidates for numerous local offices including Rufus Hardy for Congress, T Kemp for County Clerk, John Watson for District Judge 20th Dist, Robt M Lyles for County Attorney, Roy Baskin, Allen Hooks, R R Tyson, Chester Huffman for Sheriff, Tom R Vaughan for County Treasurer, Will English Lane Thomas Clint Burke for Constable Precinct No 1, Cleve McCall G W Chapman B L Scott for Justice of the Peace Precinct No 7, Graham Gillis for County Judge, F F Lindeman for Flotorial Rep, Tyson and Frank Schutz W J Young for Commissioner Precinct 2, M Beard for Representative, Bill Alex Bonds for Tax Collector, D R Lunsford for Constable Precinct 2, W J Porter for Justice Precinct 3.
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