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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1903
Page
7
A colorful anecdote unfolds as a casually described man known for jokes and a youthful look arrives in Brooklyn. Witnesses recall his black hair turning white overnight, causing speculation among officials, grocers, and local figures about his identity and past ties to real estate and politics.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes local folk belief in a ghost deer near Ridge within 15 miles, seen by several hunters who claim the apparition stalks the game lands. Reports describe ghostly movements and phantom hunts, with skeptics questioning the sightings and the deer being unseen by others.
A local notice promotes eye care with glasses and spectacles. It urges readers to have their eyes examined at no cost to prevent years of suffering and improve vision with improved eye helps.
A collage of humorous exchanges from newspapers shows readers sharing quips about writing, poetry, ignorance, family life, and everyday manners. Jokes touch on father and son, a neglected student, a dog bite, a tramp, and a loud child at home, reflecting early 20th century humor and social norms.
A vintage medical ad explains how kidney disease is gradual and subtle with urine changes as first signs. It claims blood purification aids kidneys, offers Dr Harter’s medicine as a tonic, and includes a testimonial from a patient in Kentucky in 1902.
Milam county Texas court orders prohibition in Gause School District No. 40 after a December 1902 election shows 46 votes for prohibition and 43 against. The order, effective until a future legal referendum, bans sale of intoxicating liquor within the district with exceptions per law. It directs publication as required.
The advertisement touts Crowe’s Tasteless Chill Tonic with iron and quinine and promotes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as a tonic laxative. It claims they cure biliousness jaundice concupiscence and inactive livers by stimulating secretions and bowels. Sold by Thomas & Moore.
An auction sale of town lots in Maypearl was postponed indicated by a brief notice. The fragment notes the event but provides no new date or details.
A Milwaukee street incident draws a crowd as a horse collapses after a fall. Bystanders and a few horsemen attempt to revive it, but the animal dies within minutes. A poster man then decorates the carcass with paste to display his bill, unaware of the tragedy.
A lively London discussion centers on which number is the magic one. Nine, seven, five, three, two and finally number one are proposed with playful examples about muses, colors, days, senses, and success as the group debates a single elusive answer.
Swedish national schools and teacher seminaries emphasize practical garden instruction. Rural districts host school gardens near the schoolhouse where children learn cultivating plants, berries, flowers, herbs and fruits, plus hot-beds and greenhouses management. Parishes supply ground and trees for home planting.
A Chicago Daily News excerpt notes a man’s inaugural voyage abroad drains vanity, yet his return overflows with renewed modesty. The piece contrasts personality types as humorously observed in travel.
Student writer sketches rattlesnake lore from Old Testament symbols to American habits. He describes rattles, ages, and colors, notes road runners as enemies, and recounts a rash after contact plus claims on rattlesnake skin cures used by Noah Palmer and Chinese medicine.
A Londoner mocks a Scotsman aboard the Loch Katrine about Sir Walter Scott. The Scot answers with pride in his own ignorance of Scott, while a bystander notes his printer's reader job and a holiday break. The humorous exchange highlights cultural and literary knowledge gaps.
Researchers report large spiders in Sumatra jungles with specimens described as eight inches across the back and up to seventeen inches of leg span, indicating unusually sizable arachnids in the region.
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