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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1895
Page
11
A local hardware dealer touts the Steel Beam plow with black soil adaptation and the Texas cotton and corn planter as top performers. The San Beam cultivator, McCormick binder, Studebaker wagon with a 20 year Milam County record, and barbed wire supplies are promoted along with assorted plow gear at low prices.
Up to yesterday afternoon Cameron yards reported 10 296 bales of cotton receipts with prices from 7 to 71. Local items note Capt Wolf’s county tour, holiday rail rates, shop notices, cautions on fireworks, and local obituaries. Also promotions for Pride of Louisville Whiskey and merchant ads plus community church and council notes.
City news from Cameron covers a range of topics including city law on firing firecrackers, a wagon destroyed on Belton street, church charges against KE Harmon and W Wimberly, a fire at Theo Crohn Co store in Rockdale, creditor attachments, and a name change for The Tex as Broncho. It notes Cotton compression forecasts, marriage licenses, feed delivery from Jim Hefley, E M Bean taking a weighing post, and promotion of Simmons Liver Regulator. Rail fare sales for Christmas and New Year travel are listed along with a bank stockholders meeting and a death near Ad Hall. Information on tickets via San Antonio and Aransas Pass line and contact for saddles and harness.
The Santa Fe has reduced rates to make travel affordable for the holidays. A special announcement in this issue highlights the deal. Charles W. Cross, formerly of Cameron, graduates from Cooper Medical College in San Francisco after a medical journey with school and long training. He is brother to B. P. Cross and recalls old Cameron ties with many friends in town.
The Southern Pacific authorizes half rates from Texas points to Southeast via New Orleans. Round trip tickets sold December 20 21 22 with return within 80 days at one rate. For details contact local agents or W Beis M Houston J Panns A G P T A Houston. City taxes due by January 1 1896 with no extension. Taxpayers urged to pay now. Jim Hefley offers various feed at his livery table. Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery promoted for blood purification liver activation and health.
The item promotes Dr. Pierce’s Herbal Cure and Pellets with claims of curing constipation and indigestion, followed by a local report of C. A. Dawson’s arrest in Cameron on embezzlement charges, and an arson indictment linked to an incident at Flem Bledsoe’s gin in Lancaster. A Queen and Crescent holiday ticket sale offers round trips from Texas to Chattanooga and the southeast.
Beaversville Illinois druggist G Baillonette reports a near fatal La Grippe case healed by Dr King’s New Discovery. After trying many physicians, a bottle from his store led to rapid improvement and full recovery after three bottles. Trial bottles available at J F Thompson’s drug store.
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