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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1929
Page
6
Persuasion to Encourage Estate Planning Among Fellows
The passage discusses using influence to motivate peers to consider actions they should take, namely securing an estate for themselves or, if they die, ensuring provision for their families. It frames this as a duty to prepare financial and familial security.
Margin record set by Pittsburg pennant win in 1902
The greatest pennant margin in major league history stands at twenty seven and a half games, a record Pittsburgh set in 1902 over Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Community Spirit Drives City Improvement Efforts
The article argues happiness comes from a better city and urges all citizens to unite. It stresses that community spirit mobilizes individuals to overcome differences and work together for local progress and personal advancement.
The Touch of Nature and Social Bonding
The piece argues that shared discomfort or mishaps unite crowds, lowering barriers and fostering jovial interaction. A rain stoppage or streetcar jam prompts humorous, communal responses, showing how misfortune can paradoxically strengthen kinship and reduce aloofness.
Food for Pessimists
A satirical critique rails at over cautions about hot drinks. The piece contrasts critics who warn about hot coffee and tea with a nostalgic view of adulthood’s freedom to enjoy taste. It laments doctors and professors restricting pleasures across seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schopenhauer
Country in Spring Brims with Rural Scenes Around Cameron
A spring outing reveals restful countryside near Cameron with cows in the brook and grazing leaves on trees. The ground teems with life and every view steadies the eye and nourishes the soul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Memory, Money, and Modern Manners Cartoons
A wry collection of aphorisms on memory, posterity, honesty, and social pressure. Observations note how finances shape memory and how neighbors judge new families by possessions, while lampooning trends in luxury and forecasters. The piece blends humor with social critique.
U S Airports Counted In New Commerce Department Report
A Commerce Department report tallies 425 municipal airports, 415 private and commercial, 304 intermediate, 63 army including national guard and reserve, 17 navy including Marine Corps, 540 marked auxiliary fields and 942 proposed airports. Coins dating from 700 B C have been unearthed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Commerce
Army
National Guard and Reserve
Navy
Marine Corps
Chesbro Gains Modern Pitching Record In 1904
The record holds Jack Chesbro with 55 games for the Yankees in 1904 he won 41 and lost 12. A coal fragment found at Francis Station shows two rows of figures 8 and 3 across its face. Digging reveals 200 degrees at 25 000 feet and Africa produces less sole leather than any other continent with 1927 output of 17600000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Chesbro
Yankees
Francis Station
Jack May
Mexico
Intelligencer
Africa
Continent
Devoted Wife Ada Smith Buried After Large Weight
Ada Smith of Merrick Rhode Island weighed 554 pounds and died at home Saturday. Funeral required fifteen pallbearers and a casket over four feet wide, marking one of the largest burials in town. A local observer mused that half the world doesn’t know how the other half lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merrick
Ada Smith
Husky Chap May Momentarily Develop One Horsepower
The article notes the average man can sustain about one tenth of a horsepower, while a vigorous husky chap can briefly reach a full horsepower.
Defense of the Insurance Agent Prompts Public Rally
Scribes condemn the persistent insurance agent in harsh terms yet calls rise for support. The agent risks pride and life, using salesmanship and effort to defend his profession amid public pressure.
Disappearance figures cited by New York policewoman
Mrs Mary E Hamilton, New York's first policewoman, states that 65 000 girls disappear in the United States each year with no trace found. The claim highlights a persistent missing persons issue across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mary E. Hamilton
New York
Women enter labor market in record numbers
The article states that the number of working women competing with men for good paying jobs has risen by about 1 273 739 over ten years, reaching a total of 8 549 511. This highlights a significant shift in employment participation among women.
Father and son clash over punishment vibe
A tense exchange shows a father preparing discipline and a defiant reply from Johnny. The dialogue captures conflict and the emotional strain in a family moment.
London Church Allows Women to Remove Hats in Service
In a change affecting parish life, women and girls in a London church may now remove hats during worship if they choose. The policy shift reflects evolving dress norms and parish guidance on comfort and reverence within services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chinese students basketball team tour funded by Manila millionaire
The three months tour of the Chinese students basketball team in this country is financed by C. C. Lim, Manila millionaire. It will cost him about $40,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Lim
Manilla
London rifle wins prize for rapid fire design
A newly approved British self loading rifle can fire 35 rounds per minute and earned a $15 000 prize. Chicago deaths show 868 by gun and bomb last year versus 1600 by cars, suggesting conditions are not as dire as they appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chicago
Early railways used pillar rule for single track passes
In the earliest days train drivers met on single lines and argued over who would stop. A midway pillar was erected with the rule that the passer must proceed while the other reverses, establishing a primitive passing system.
Absent minded professor questions Ouderkirk at home
A professor asks if Mr. Ouderkirk is home and doubts the maid who says he is out. The maid notes the professor saw only a shadow at the window, and the professor apologizes for his absent mindedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Ouderkirk
Gause News Highlights Local Visits and Church Events
Miss Eloise Thompson returns to Gause for summer. L S Cunningham travels to Temple for sister’s illness. Mrs Fanny Fridge of Fort Worth visits Mrs J T Tidwell. Brother Kendall leads Baptist services with Mrs Kendall. Epworth League holds 7 PM program at Methodist church. Hazel Warner and Linnie Mae Christian of Huntsville visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. J M Ralston host Mrs Paul H Brown Karnes City and her two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fanny Fridge
Fort Worth
J. T. Tidwell
Hazel Warner
Linnie Mae Christian
Huntsville
Gause
Paul H. Brown
Karnes City
Ralston
Paul
J. M. Ralston
Resolution of Respect for Judge Ed F English Milam County
Milam County Bar Association notes the death of Judge Ed F English in Cameron on March 31 1929. Born in Mississippi and raised in Arkansas he served the Confederacy, moved to Texas, held roles as Justice of the Peace County Commissioner legislator postmaster and lawyer. The association expresses deep loss and commends his unselfish public service with condolences to his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed F. English
Cameron
Mississippi
Arkansas
Texas
Milam County
Milam
Williamson
Woodrow Wilson
English
Judge English
Milam County Bar Association
E. A. Wallace
T. S. Henderson
W. G. Gillis
Quote on motives for a college man’s suicide
Dialogues discuss possible causes of suicide among students. The exchange mentions women and wine as typical reasons, then notes that even without those factors there would be other motives.
Mistress Questions If Gold Fish Got Fresh Water
A domestic exchange shows a mistress asking about the gold fish. A responding servant says the water was not finished from yesterday. The clash captures a small household moment.
Mangums Tour Waco With Daughter Elizabeth
Mr and Mrs W P Mangum and daughter Elizabeth Mangum and Mrs W T Mowdy visited in Waco Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Mangum
Elizabeth Mangum
W. T. Mowdy
Waco
Local Travelers and Social Visits Reported in Cameron
R T Littleton was in Cameron last week. Mr Lumas has been in Waco and Dallas on business the past week. Mrs G R Warner took her school pupils to Wayside Inn Friday afternoon April 12 for a picnic. Mr and Mrs T C Wilson were in Cameron Monday. Mrs L J Bowling has been visiting relatives near Luling. The Woman s Missionary Society met Monday afternoon for a study course. The Ladies Aid met Monday afternoon at the Baptist church. Miss Roberta Holden spent the weekend with her parents in Franklin. Mr and Mrs Webb and Mrs Hardcastle were in Cameron Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Lumas
Waco
Dallas
G. R. Warner
Wayside Inn
Roberta Holden
Franklin
GIBS AND JIBS A Bargain
A brief wedding exchange shows the couple haggling over the price of the ceremony. The justice of the peace jokes about the state fee and the bridegroom offers a total of two dollars and fifty cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice of the Peace
Comic disagreement over pain and student deaths
Mr Grouch jokes a psychologist says there is no pain. The Missus retorts. The First Pro notes many college students commit death by suicide. The Second Pro adds they are dead from the neck up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Grouch
Obituary Notice Highlights Longtime Paper Subscriber
A country paper recalls a man who endured much and was a loyal reader since the first issue. His wife plans to tell him the news to lift his spirits as he faces an uncertain future at home.
Parson’s Witty Riddle Attracts Crowd In Finance Column
In a humorous finance column a parson is asked a riddle about two made into one. The answer jokes that it yields five usually, ten sometimes, and occasionally one, eliciting laughter from readers and sparking discussion of arithmetic lore.
Landlord Questions Interference in Nocturnal Dispute
A tenant asks if a landlord may intervene when a woman on the third floor quarrels with her husband and disturbs neighbors at night. The landlord confirms the caller is a neighbor and learns the caller is actually the husband.
Punny quip undercuts person with cured ham joke
A light exchange plays on words as one speaker teases another about being "dumb" and gets the reply that a ham can be cured, highlighting a playful pun between two voices.
Flapper Rekindles Wardrobe Debate Across Generations
A mother and flapper spar over modern behavior in a social clash. The exchange highlights changing attitudes toward independence and fashion in a pictorial era, signaling generational tension and evolving norms.
Goofus and Fooey In a Fabled Vote Tale
A man offers ten dollars to sway a vote while another claims he already sold his vote to Mr. Fooey. The exchange captures a lighthearted rustic view of political bargaining and integrity amid humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goofus
Fooey
What Every Preacher Knows
A preacher explains the term lay members to his son. The child asks why lay members are called that and the father offers a wry answer about them always laying down on the job.
English critic notes skyline but misses local novelties
He arrived from England to study American architecture and argues our distinctive feature is the skyscraper. He overlooks filling stations barbecue and hamburger stands as notable urban elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Mistaken Signal Druggist Joke in Eye Twitching Tale
The dialogue features a drugs shop worker and a doctor discussing a twitching eye. The druggist jokes that a customer’s hesitation signals reluctance to say no and suggests a playful misunderstanding.
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Herald Publishing Co. Inc
W. C. Triggs Jefferson B. White
J. BeWhite
Robert McLane
J. P. Werner
R. P. Jeter
H. M. Hefley
J. T. Parma
J. G. Davis
Harry Tag
U.S
Father
Johnny
Dad
Eloise Thompson
Hix
L. S. Cunningham
Temple
Mrs. Boyd
Brother Kendall
The
Baptist Church
Ladies Aid
Mrs Kendall
Epworth League
Methodist Church
R. T. Littleton
Mrs
T. C. Wilson
L. J. Bowling
Luling
Woman's Missionary Society
Mrs. Webb
Mrs. Hardcastle
Ceredo
Cardui
W. Va
Cardus
Flapper
Henry
Lippman
Cameron, Texas
Citizens National Bank
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