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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
14
Published every Thursday by the Terrell Publishing Company and entered at the Cameron Texas post office as second class mail matter under the 1879 act. Annual subscription costs two dollars.
P M Ross, who claimed to have met Clara Smith near San Antonio and obtained a statement she shot Jake L Hamon of Ardmore Oklahoma, was questioned by police and released. Ardmore county attorney asked for investigation and potential witness status if needed.
The report lists inspections across Buckholts Rockdale Davilla Friendship Salem Makylie and Ad Hall with pupil counts and health issues. Trachoma and granulated eyelids, enlarged tonsils, defective vision and teeth, and skin trouble appear among varying pupil totals.
A nostalgic look contrasts horse drawn and wagon travel with the rise of the motor truck and aviation. It notes the horse era ending as trucks and airplanes transform commerce, war, and daily life, predicting air lanes may become as common as roads.
The report lists eye lids with defects and enlarged tonsils across patients, noting one pupil inspection and several eye lid issues. Seven patients were seen in their homes with fourteen nursing visits, and a successful visit to a Confederate Home where the lady is now in residence.
Joe J. Michalka promotes Oakland and Studebaker distribution with a full service station and progressive sales policy. He reports strong local demand, stable pricing, and a growing motor business in Milam County as the holiday season approaches. A brief cold remedy ad closes the piece.
A Good Housekeeping correspondent warns against fire in tree trimming and recounts near misses from candles and ornaments. The writer recalls a blaze that consumed half a tree, caused by a high candle and flammable decorations, and advises securing candles at the branch ends and keeping exit routes clear.
A column from the Woman's Home Companion suggests purveyors of Christmas cheer can help by inviting six to eight single or homeless men and bachelor maids to a communal feast. It urges rescuing Scrooges from loneliness and making Christmas a shared bright occasion for those lacking kin.
An advertisement promotes Fidelity Quality Mentholate Ointment as an effective relief for headache neuralgia and earache. It claims purity and wide availability with sale and recommendation by druggists and Pare Marshall Drug Co. in Cameron.
Parisian Christmas novelties bring lifelike walking and talking dolls to display. Dolls move with a key powered mechanism and eyes blink as they sway, uttering mamma or papa to delight girls and boys watching intently.
The article notes England’s Christmas week remains the nation’s great festive period. It describes family reunions and revived memories, contrasting the reserved English manner with warm greetings. It states business pauses from Wednesday to Monday, and a nationwide mood of peace, charity, and concord.
A correspondent suggests replacing a Christmas tree with a barrel in a closet. She plans to cover it with green fabric and evergreen sprigs and fill it with gifts tied in tissue. Her son will play Santa, announcing who receives each hidden treasure, making the barrel a festive centerpiece.
The Tracy oil field article notes over 2,000 acres of leases with a well on the tract that yielded oil and gas shows. Tools were lost in the hole when the sand was struck, and Mr. Putnam expects to recover them and continue drilling aiming for a strong producer in Texas.
Druggists urge customers to insist on Nash's Salve as counterfeits rise. Nash Brothers claim imitators lack the Nash's mark, are weaker, and cannot fool dealers. Sold by Avera & Reed in Cameron Texas in 30 and 60 cent blue boxes.
A Dodge Touring Car is offered with a list price of 1420 dollars and sale price of 1150 dollars at J. W. Sanders Buick Service Station in Cameron Texas.
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