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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
4
Belton Democrat notes Miss Kate Wright of Bell County is employed by Rogers trustees as principal, marking a prize for Rogers and Praising her as one of Central Texas best instructors. The item blends local humor and a brief ad for Dr Shoop Health Coffee sold by Cameron Drug Co.
A man sent two notes with identical mistakes to his washerwoman and his sweetheart. A clerical error put the wrong addresses on both envelopes, leading to an awkward misdelivery. The washerwoman accepted the invitation to ride, only to hear the lover’s note taunt a different recipient, causing a scene as the intended sweetheart vowed not to speak again.
In a Missouri Merchants gathering Governor Joseph W. Folk urged support for town papers and local advertising. He promoted city and country merchants, warned against mail order catalogs, and said honest business will benefit from public scrutiny and a purifying cleansing process. He urged patrons to spend locally to grow communities and commerce.
For sale a farm in Milam County comprising 20 acres of upland hammock and bottom land. About 140 acres under cultivation with portions in upland hammock and bottom. Includes timber pasture and accessible water.
The Rogers Record quotes a satirical view on rural life tracing a man from birth to death. It depicts schooling, marriage, children, wealth, and decline as his family scatters assets, seeds quarrels, and ends with illness and death. The piece ends by noting cotton farmers face a harsh season and labor shortages.
One crop will pay for a home in Midland County investors urged to buy raw land near town with water wells 50 to 60 feet deep high altitude and good schools churches near Midland Texas Pratt Richardson Ward advertise sale terms and contact details for buyers seeking inexpensive acreage to build homes.
Local residents report a string of social visits and small-town news. W R Dennis traveled to Sharp and San Gabriel area. C M Beard involved in business in Cameron. school and singing events concluded at Smyrna. many relatives and visitors from Milano and Cameron were noted. Cotton harvest starts with boll weevil concerns due to wet weather.
The Rogers News notes rumors that Judge Sam R. Scott of Waco will enter the 1908 congressional race against Bob Henry. The item mentions Rogers with five guns an electric light plant ICE factory and a new brick schoolhouse as context for the town.
Galveston reported 10,000 visitors Sunday last for an event featuring men’s leather foles with a match holder attached at Wagner's location.
Local listings cover events in Ballinger Texas Runnels County Agricultural Exhibit with tickets on sale August 14 and 15 good for return within 15 days from sale date priced at 8 dollars. Also Dallas events including State Democratic Convention tickets on sale August 11 to 13 with return by August 20 priced 5.50 and African Methodist Celebration tickets on sale August 16 17 return by August 20 priced 5.50. National Encampment Sons of Veterans U S A in Peoria Ill tickets on sale August 18 19 with return by September 2. Total 333.96.
Advertisement states weighing services at Werner Cotton Yard with prompt service and guarantees good weight and samples. Mentions Sart. F. J. Werner and includes a quoted refrain about consistency in advertising.
Invitations reveal Mr and Mrs D G Pool invite attendance at the marriage of their daughter Carrie to Mr W H Rainbolt at the Baptist church Cameron on August 28 1906 at 1 30 pm.
The advertisement proclaims Ballard's Snow Liniment has no superior for rheumatism stiff joints cuts sprains lumbago and all pains. It urges trial bottles available at 25c 50c and 1.00 with sales by PacesMarshall Drug Co. and claims every user is a living proof.
Kaufman county residence of Mr Colquitt supported Judge Brooke with a plurality. The Times Herald notes a stance against prohibition in this local political snippet.
Mrs Eri H Bronson of Dublin Georgia says she stays young and strong at 82 thanks to Electric Bitters. The tonic is advertised to cure biliousness indigestion liver and kidney issues and chronic constipation with a dose of 5 oc. Pace Marshall druggists guarantee the remedy.
A fort Worth Record note extols working girls as queens among the toilers praising their dignity and sacrifice. The piece sits beside advertisements for Herbine liver regulator and products by Pace Marshall Drug Co and Geo A Thomas & Son, plus an old frontier protection grant, street car riding notes, and crop billboards.
Tom Loy and Susie Williams, Joe Clark and Julia Morgan, Charlie Young and Annie Webb listed among marriage licenses granted in local records.
The jack rabbit of Texas is not a true rabbit but identical with the British hare in size and color. It hides in prairie grass and is hunted by cowboys coyotes dogs and even the Texas governor. It can squat flatten its ears and sprint when pursued, often outrunning hounds and creating a blur of motion.
The tale recalls Lincoln as a young Illinois lawyer who bet with a judge over a horse trade. The judge arrived with a shabby horse, while Lincoln carried a wooden saw-horse. The crowd laughed as Lincoln declared he’d never taken the worst of it in a horse trade.
Senator Bailey denounces monopoly and socialism as dangers to the body politic. He compares Roosevelt era spending to excess, mocks the president, and defends the rate bill while pledging to campaign for a Democratic banner with a trusted figure as president.
Announcement from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas detailing tuition free instruction and required expenses, with focus on engineering and agricultural programs. Notes include admission for applicants eighteen or over, certificate entry without examination, and preparatory training in general subjects. Catalogues available on request.
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