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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1927
Page
2
Reports describe Gallico dropping a one hundred pound cannon ball and a half pound weight from Pisa’s tower to show objects fall at the same rate. Downe in Kent near London lacks gas electricity drainage doctors cinema and omnibus.
In small Pennsylvania towns, people who cannot speak English may still meet on thoroughfares. Swallowtail butterflies emit a strong odor, earning them the nickname polecats of the insect world.
Canada operates 570 public libraries with over 8 000 volumes and several provinces run extensive traveling library programs. The article notes the broader access to literature and mobile services across regions.
A collection of holiday notes from Cameron children detailing wishes for Christmas gifts. Requests include dolls, toy trains, airguns, skates, raincoats, coats, fruit, candy, fire trucks, tool chests, bales of toys, and various riding and coloring items. Several sign their names and note good behavior this year.
A pair of children write to Santa asking for presents. Lester Black seeks a wagon soldier trousers a red wagon a red chair nuts fruits and candy for his brother. Lorene Moore requests a rain cape rubbers an umbrella a watch a doll with moving eyes and a book.
A brief note from Paul Stach thanking Santa for future gifts. He expresses gratitude irrespective of candy type and shows childlike anticipation for Christmas.
A letter from Floyd Crouch requests a bicycle a box of candy and a bat for Christmas. The note conveys a playful holiday wish from a child addressing Santa Claus.
A report lists recovered objects including gloves a jumper and a wrist watch belonging to Jack Isham as part of the inquiry.
A juvenile letter requests gifts for Christmas including an air gun a pocket knife and a pair of skates and adds a pony to the list signed by Bill Storey Jr Advanced gift requests reflect a child’s holiday wishes to Santa Claus.
A letter requests gifts including a jack knife a drum and oranges. The writer mentions Sandy and Nuts and asks Santa for a car a gun and a pop Stutts.
Earnest Cast asks Santa for a football an airgun a baseball and a bat in a brief note. The child signs with his name.
A fragment quotes Jack Thompson wishing for a ball drum pocket knife and fireworks, signaling a quirky shopping list or plan. The brief text mentions personal items and fireworks as part of a casual barter or desire.
Dear Santa Claus I want a knife a tool box and a pair of shoes G C Black Jr signs his note with a simple Christmas request. The brief message reflects a child's holiday wish list and personal greeting.
A child named Thelma Cooper writes Santa asking for a black board chalk, a box of chalk, a pair of skates, a story book, an eraser and a large box of candy in a holiday note.
Dear Santa Claus a child named Billy Wilson requests a coaster wagon a flashlight and a pair of skates in a simple handwritten note.
A note lists desired items including a wagon a car a drum a story book and a cap gun attributed to Arthur Holder. The request outlines the reader wants these specific objects possibly for collection or exchange.
Stefie Langer, sister in law of Henry Hlavacek, writes from a Cameron Herald reader home on rural Route 1. She asks Santa for chocolates coated liquid cherries and hopes to meet Santa, while noting she picked cotton up to 200 pounds this year and wishes a merry Christmas and happy New Year.
A list details numerous personal belongings including a vanity with beads, wrist watch, hat box, nursery rhyme book, tea table, two chairs, electric iron, desk chair, waffle irons, bath and living room sets, doll with bath tub, embroidery supplies, a ukulele, crayons, kitchenware, spring skates, jewelry, typewriter, piano, gloves, cookware and more.
A short handwritten note from Adolph Kretsch asks Santa for a violin a watch a pocket knife a book and a cap. The charming list reflects a child’s holiday desires written in simple terms.
A reader writes a holiday wish list asking Santa for a story book a doll cook stove and a box of candy along with another doll similar to last year addressed to Zelma Koeningsberg.
A child writes to Santa with a list including a jack knife a Noahs Ark a watch and chain a wagon shooter fireworks a Mama doll and chocolate candy. The letter mentions cotton picking with family and being a good girl Mary Hlavacek signs as Willies sister and wishes editors a merry Christmas.
The fragment lists a gun a pair of skates and a pair of foxing gloves attributed to R. B. Eickenhorst. The context and purpose are unclear from the short OCR fragment.
An advice piece warns that overeating rich foods can stress kidneys and cause backache headaches and bladder irritation. It recommends drinking lots of water and taking four ounces of Jad Salts daily for a few days to flush kidneys and neutralize acids, plus regular physician checkups twice yearly.
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