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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1906
Page
6
Announcements list candidates for Precinct 1 and 2 constables. Joe Luce C V Huffinae and John Gane run in Precinct 1 under Democratic primary rules for July 1906. L F Wingo is named for Precinct 2 constable, subject to the July primary.
A.B. Ainsworth announced as candidate for County Commissioner Pee. 3 subject to Democratic primaries, with authorization for the official declaration.
City announces two candidates for City Attorney race: M. GG. Ox? and Frank 8. Lesovky vie for the post in the upcoming April election.
City Secretary and Treasurer candidate P. Beaty seeks re election in April elections.
City voters hear Henry Y Moore seeks another term as City Assessor and Collector at the upcoming election. He emphasizes experience and fiscal stewardship while pledging continued attention to municipal revenue and property assessments.
From Our Exchanges notes talk of a San Francisco wedding this Wednesday for Mrs. Charles Yerkes while recalling recent chatter about a Yerkes family funeral. Fort Worth Record calls the rumor mill into question.
The Southern Baptist Tribune notes that many women spend on new bonnets while neglecting world conversion. It critiques preachers who preach love yet harbor unkind feelings, urging personal reflection and neighborly charity.
Fort Worth Record argues for trimming expenses including the president and vice president salaries. The suggestion cites $100,000 for the president and $25,000 for the vice president as excessive and questions other cost cuts such as housing rent.
A Texas editor advertised for bids on basic items and nine tenths of his printing work. He must bid against local rivals and large cheap printing firms in St Louis, Chicago and elsewhere. The printer should supply his needs but faces Skinem Co when others want his services.
Gainesville Register urges full investigation by the Legislature into how Section 120 was mutilated and whether corruption or error was involved. The piece cites postage stamp speculation, notes a witness unable to identify a stamp seller, and calls for accountability to deter legal edits and erasures. The Galveston News endorses a thorough probe and punishment of guilty parties.
The Texan papers defend town loyalty while criticizing petty detractors. They stress editors’ role in promoting local interests and urge farmers to hold acreage steady to stabilize next year’s and this year's cotton markets. The Caldwell News-Chronicle urges farmers to balance planting with price signals and avoid overproduction.
The text notes low cotton prices for next fall threaten the South and its people, describing the impact as unnecessary and harmful to the regional economy and residents.
The Southern Baptist Tribune asks readers to report the Baptis who never makes mistakes missing and possibly in the neighborhood. The Fort Worth Record’s cartoonist is praised as up to snuff.
A spate of brutal livestock killings sparked fear and superstitious blame of ghouls and vampires until a discovery at dawn revealed two pine martens as the nocturnal attackers. The creatures had driven off magpies and preyed on sheep and lambs, causing widespread panic.
A Cincinnati hotel lobby scene unfolds as a veteran clerk nicknamed Uncle Dave jokes that traveling salesmen would not run the house without him. The men greet him, trading quips about his indispensability and a humorous fear of his imagined replacement.
The article argues that natural sight is sharp in wildlife but domestic and captive animals show shortsight due to confinement. Pets such as dogs and cats may fail to distinguish friends from strangers at short range while horses and cattle also exhibit vision derangements from restricted space and lack of distant object viewing.
The glowworm cavern system near Southport Tasmania is described as an underground river caved in a limestone bluff four miles from Ida Bay. The main chamber resembles a water filled passage with a foot and a half depth, and millions of glowworms illuminate the roof and walls in a unique Tasmanian limestone cave setting.
Narvis residents report a new vice called nose drinking where users sniff a liquid held under the palm to intoxicate the brain. The method, described by local scribes, delivers quick effects with little stomach intake, leaving the user paralyzed and unconscious for minutes followed by drowsy fatigue akin to opium.
A defendant argues he was not arrested but rescued when officers removed him after a confrontation with his wife. The Washington Star quotes a judge clarifying the distinction as the trial proceeds, noting the alleged incident involved a pass and an attempted escape.
A fragmented OCR listing names and titles for an ex state union in Texas. It includes E. Calvin as president in Dallas, JOA Wheelin Vier as vice president Belton, KF Chapman secretary in Dallas, and organizers Da Ine and Vexae. Also mentions county directory, rockdale, business agents and district unions with several surnames. The text is garbled and incomplete.
Farmers position the co operative agency as a sound financial basis for marketing crops. The Rockdale model is promoted as profitable for members shipping goods. New groups form at Sharpe Yellow Pine and Gause as Cameron readiness grows. Plans to organize a cotton goods cooperative to be shared later. Copies of Rockdale plans available from M L Akron of Rockdale for five cents.
The Farmers Union contends that there is no law rule or regulation prohibiting officers from advocating for candidates and labor leaders support a preferred candidate. Some members fear partisan talk within the union while others see it as within official duty. The Dilla s headquarters is described as solid for a gubernatorial candidate and a future Texas governor is billed as a frequent visitor.
Dallas report says Texas Farmer Union and a labor group head toward separate paths with no agreement. Locals in Texas, Arkansas may decide between old and new leadership while courts could settle the dispute. Headquarters at Dallas and Mineola. tensions threaten a peaceful settlement.
Forest fires spread from multiple fronts around Colmesner Texas on February 3 causing extensive damage to timber and pastures and leaving a heavy smoke haze over the area.
Dr James W Kidd of Fabie fare Indiana offers free trial treatments at his own expense to prove his ability to cure rheumatism heart disease nervous conditions and other ailments. Hundreds report relief from various troubles including blood impurity debility and female issues through his care and home remedies.
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