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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1916
Page
7
On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Oxsheer Smith hosted a tea honoring Mrs. Swift and Miss Chandler. The event celebrated gracious hosts, a pretty home, and the two honorees linked to a wedding two years earlier when Mr. Smith went to Maine to claim his bride, with invitations issued last week and high anticipation.
The afternoon turned sunny after threatening clouds for a gathering in honor of two ladies. Mrs Rush Thomas welcomed guests as they arrived and Mrs Smith and others hosted in the receiving line. Pink and green decorations featured pink Killaray roses and sweet peas with a central pyramid of blooms on the dining table.
The ad promotes Texas Wonder claiming cures for kidney and bladder troubles including gravel diabetes and rheumatic issues for men and women. It notes mail order for $1 with two months of treatment per bottle and invites readers to send for testimonials from Dr Hall St Louis. The item also mentions a Pathe talking machine at Cameron Furniture Co and a Cameron, Texas lawyer listing.
A local spelling rivalry heats up as Rockdale and Cameron schools host two days of written and oral matches in the high school auditorium. Admission costs 20 cents for outsiders Friday and 10 cents Saturday, with school children half price. proceeds fund past expenses.
Advertising copy touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria remedy and tonic for boosting the system. It emphasizes a quinine and iron formula printed on the label and notes a price of a few cents.
Joe H. Richter Jr of Elm Ridge runs in Milam precinct 1 for the Democratic nomination to be constable. He is a popular, capable, honest, ambitious young man promising to faithfully discharge duties if elected and seeking voter support in July.
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