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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1927
Page
3
The Thursday 42 club met this week with Mrs John Mangum as a popular member on East Thirteenth. The party featured simple beautiful decorations with pink and red roses from Mrs Mangum’s garden. Floral scorecards and tally pads adorned the tables. The hostess served a salad plate to four members and a few neighbors.
A South American bird spider reaches a leg span of seven to eight inches, making it the world's largest spider. Separately, England spent more on golf in the past season than all other sports combined.
Luther A. Johnson warns that the deadline for World War II veterans to file for Adjusted Service Certificates, or Bonuses, is January 1st next year. If veterans died before or after enactment on May 19, 2024, eligible widows, children, or dependent parents may apply. Contact House Office Building Washington DC for required blanks.
Notice to the public that cotton receipt No 97120 in the name of Ernest Dittman dated December 3 1927 from Cameron Compress Company for one bale of cotton is lost. The undersigned owner warns the public not to accept or deal with the receipt. F C Fahrendorf by W B Skelton. 2 1tp
The Paris Opera House is the largest theater in the world. Sir William Richmond, a famed English artist, loved a cat that followed him everywhere including baths. He later used the cat as a model for the lioness in a panel for St Pauls Cathedral mosaics.
Public notice that cotton receipt No. 86527 issued to Roy Bullock on September 15 1927 by Camer on Compress Company for one bale of cotton delivered to the Company has been lost. The undersigned is the legal owner and warns the public not to accept the receipt or deal with it through another person.
A statue of Queen Elizabeth dated 1586 is claimed as London’s oldest public statue, once on Ludgate Hill and since 1760 outside St. Dunstan's church. The four King Georges before George V died on the same weekday.
An alumnus football tale follows Bill Jones as he battles through injuries and setbacks. Coach Experience urges Bucking Failure, play low and hard, and keep coming back yard by yard. The message: the One Great Scorer notes how you played the game, not just the score.
Henry Woods, prominent farmer and stockman, living between Milano and Burleson counties, fractured his right leg in three places between the knee and ankle while working with cattle. He is at Cameron hospital for treatment. The piece also notes the Dead Sea’s extreme depth and the Great Pyramid’s vast stone volume.
Port Arthur Texas features a testimonial from Mrs D D Williams praising Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a building health aid for women. Advertising notes liquid bottles at $1.35 and tablets at 65 cents with a 10 cent trial price for tablet samples. Also promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for stomach and bowels at 30 cents for six.
The claim credits Benjamin Franklin to introducing daylight saving ideas while minister to France in 1748. He allegedly wrote an article urging Paris residents to shift clocks to save candles and millions of dollars annually.
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