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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1906
Page
8
Summer goods are going out while new Fall merchandise comes in at Cheeves Bros. The shop marks down summer items to clear stock and introduces fall styles. New shirts, negligees, combs, belts, and dress goods appear alongside shoes for men and boys with prices aimed at value.
Round Bale pricing and fiscal notes mingle with El Paso farewells and city council actions. Reports from Comanche and Palestine touch on local issues while national figures like Col Cecil and Senators Culberson Bailey appear in party chatter. The reference to Bryan’s New York reception and a Dallas somersault hints at national political discourse amid wartime shakeups.
A description of Manchester and London police as quiet neat deferential public servants. The piece notes restraint in Manchester officers who carry no clubs or revolvers. It contrasts with some New York police behavior and highlights graft as almost unheard of due to enforceable laws and strong public spirit.
Hog buyers post a flexible offer from fifty pounds up with high market pay. Agents meet emigrant ships at Galveston offering inducements. Texas liquor interests and Culberson alignment noted. Rockdale lacks water and lights. Two soldiers die after Camp Mabry encampment near Austin. one ace shot, another injured in a crash. Ex Wharton plans a $100000 sugar mill.
A scanned list shows round trip rates and sale dates for diverse 1906 meetings across Texas and other states. Entries include ex Confederate reunion Stamford Texas August 99th to 31st 08, state Sunday School convention San Antonio August 80th to September 2nd 06, rural carriers annual in Dallas September 8th 06, and Knights and Ladies meetings in Fort Worth Greenville with various fare percentages.
An old advertisement mentions Emma Hollinsworth Linia Tucker Lillie Walker Eliza Wilkerson and J H S Ganes B T Graves Willie Guthril Jack Jardon Henry Seeligson. It promotes Dr Shoop's Restorative for stomach distress weakness and nerves, claiming noticeable effects after one month. Cameron Drug sells the product.
Santa Fe locals report tickets for Supreme Lodge Knights Of Pythias in New Orleans go on sale October 13 to 15 with a sales deadline of October 30 and possible extension to November 90. The price listed is 15.05 dollars. A Chilean earthquake sank the island where Robinson Crusoe and Friday acted. Clarence H Jeffries and brother William are jailed in Little Rock on charges of drowning the wife of Clarence.
The note lists urinary symptoms including red tinge, brick dust in urine, tea colored urine, frothy or bloody discharge, stringy mucus, and painful urination. It mentions pain during urination and in the kidneys, along with feverish feeling and dry brittle condition.
In the McBurnett versus Lampkin case the jury valued the plaintiff’s claim at zero and awarded the defendant the 115 dollars sought by the plaintiff, with a motion for new trial anticipated. In Smith versus Western Union Telegraph, the jury awarded 100 dollars to J L Smith for alleged telegram negligence that kept him from his dying mother.
Overseers of Commissioners' Precinct No. 41 urged to repair all roads to good condition ahead of cotton picking time. Also an ad notes envelopes printed with name and address available for $1.25 for 12 bundles at the Herald office.
Midland County area offers raw land parcels with water access in the fast growing west. Investors see two boons as buyers are urged to act now to secure property at a favorable price, potentially enabling home ownership without rent.
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