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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1928
Page
2
The peddler is a likable yet often ignorant salesman who underestimates modern retail changes. He overlooks how community life benefits from merchants who pay taxes and support local services. Housewives grow wiser and favor stores, making the peddler’s path increasingly difficult.
The passage recounts how Julius Caesar adopted an Egyptian style calendar altering month lengths to create six odd months, redesignating days to 31 for several months, and making February 29 to force a 365 day year with a leap day every four years. It mentions Augustus modifying month lengths and the Leap Day idea. It ends with a flippant note about St John Ervine and drama.
Roy J. Wensley unveils a remote controlled Televox mechanical man able to fly planes sail boats drive cars and act as a household servant. The piece speculates social uses and questions human obsolescence amid wartime anxieties and indictments.
The January term of the district court will convene January 7 with many cases on the docket. On December 31 a special venire of ten is summoned in the Mexia murder case near Port Sullivan involving a Mexican national.
A seaside village tale about a Christmas community tree funded by locals. A stubborn captain resists giving, but a determined girl persuades him as a storm tests recollection and hope. The lit tree finally shines, guiding the captain’s son home after a perilous journey.
A Christmas Eve guessing contest weighed a big sack of Pillsbury Best Flour. The winning guess of 391 pounds 11 ounces was by John S. Marek of Cameron Route 3. Other participants from Cameron and Buckholts offered estimates from 395 pounds plus to 395 pounds 12 ounces, with prizes of flour and Pillsbury products.
The text asserts that riding in a seven seat coupe may cause knee strain over time, describing the risk as a vital objection to the arrangement.
farm offering about 100 acres under cultivation and over 200 acres in pasture formerly owned by Dr. J. C. Reese. For details contact Mrs. J. C. Reese or R. L. Batte.
MO-LYB-DEN-UM Iron We manufacture cisterns in any size up to 250 bbis We are experts in tin plate sheet metal roofing and prepared to take on any job Cameron Furniture Co large job completed Ask them about our leak record and quick turnaround If you need roof work write rs or phone Day 185 Night 301.
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