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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1923
Page
4
The Cameron Herald published by Herald Publishing Company of Cameron Texas. Includes post office entry notice and second class mail matter declaration under act of Congress March 3, 1879. Officers:
The Rockdale Reporter reports opposition to a proposed Texas House bill by Rep O D Baker requiring scholastic age pupils to attend public schools and to regulate private and parochial curricula. Editors argue the measure enforces religious intolerance and undermines constitutional liberty.
R W Frazier of Crosby North Dakota testifies before the Senate Agriculture Committee describing worsening farm conditions since the Harding era. He cites lower prices for durum and hard wheat potatoes oats and rye with rising debts and rising freight costs as evidence of economic distress in Divide County and across the state.
The court remarks reflect widespread gloom as people express concern about worsening financial conditions and economic strain impacting daily life and prospects. The statement underscores anxieties about jobs, debts, and living costs amid unsettled markets.
The piece argues President Harding is driven by fear in handling foreign relations and Senate duties. It claims his vacillation worsened global political and economic conditions, leaving Europe on the verge of collapse, and frames the 1920 vote as a reflection of such policy.
The majority report to the U S Chamber of Commerce argues the Towner Sterling bill creates a National Department of Education without absorbing military or specialized schools. It contends many existing agencies would stay under current departments, while the bill aims to educate the masses as a national concern.
John W. Davis of the National Bar Association warns that postwar reformers seek to clamp down on private thought and behavior with a new code of statutes. He laments attempts to regulate books and personal conduct, arguing such measures threaten American liberty and self-government.
The reflection notes that blue laws once controlled behavior like Sunday kisses and late street activity but faded with national solidarity and a kinder religion. Now some would revive puritanical rules, though the author argues that excessive law harms liberty and that the state should yield to a spirit of freedom.
In a display of fiscal restraint the Republican Congress rejected free seed distribution, saving about 3600000. The same period funds were approved for remodeling President Hardings yacht near 200000. Senator Smoot pushed a bill to aid banks by shipping silver dollars, costing at least 15900 annually. The administration appears selective, favoring special privilege over tax savings while planning 100000000 in new federal buildings.
A classroom joke has a pupil correcting a teacher on Washington’s cherry tree and hatchet. A bread and butter mix up follows as a butcher and grocer dispute weights, revealing mistakes in spelling and measurement.
A brief comic exchange features a beggar asking for a dime and a lady replying he can see with one eye. The beggar concedes by asking for a nickel, turning the moment into a light street vignette.
An employer questions a youth about illness language and Latin with a humorous Compact reply about pronouncing MXCCCXIV. The scene shifts to a small church where a colored minister makes an announcement to the congregation.
A minister jokes about a brother who says his chickens vanished after a door wasn’t locked. He uses the tale as a finance parable while noting the collection was full of money. An economist quips on spending after action, and a cynical line targets business men and women’s colleges amid cautions about fires from careless girls.
A humor piece contrasts a downtrodden owner bankrupted by car ownership with a fickle beloved auto while a church deacon, Silas Tightwad, disrupts a chandelier vote with a stubborn, comic quip. The verses reveal affection turned to frustration and community whimsy.
The note compares politeness to an air cushion that may seem empty yet softens shocks effectively. It suggests courtesy eases daily jolts even when not outwardly present.
Miss Perla White of Texas Woman's College Fort Worth spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs R H McIntosh. She formerly lived in Cameron where her father Rev W D White preached at the First Methodist Church and is now stationed in Atlanta Texas.
An old health column urges keeping kidneys active by drinking water and using four ounces of rad Salts taken in water before breakfast to flush and stimulate kidneys. It describes Jad Salts as an inexpensive effervescent drink that may help with bladder issues and recommends periodic physician checkups.
The Cameron Machine Shop showcases up to date equipment including a LE BLOND lathe and large drill presses for repair work and parts production. It features a blacksmith, oil field and farm machinery repairs, and an auto repair department with quick service as motto.
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