Local notices and business listings from Cameron area
Locals report Capt A P Mc Cord shipped six cars of beef cattle to St Louis and Mr Lee Batte four cars of fat bulls. Advertisements seek reliable salesmen for lubricating oils plus roof and barn paints on commission. Seed corn, cane seed and millet seed touted as best and ready in 90 days. Milam county town populations listed from 1900 census with Cameron and Rockdale as leading towns.
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A. P. McCord
St Louis
Lee Batte
Pene
Cameron
Milley
Geod
Bill C. H. Stith
Thorndale Thistles Chronicle Local Happenings
A Thornville style notice lists incidents and events from Thorndale area. A boy broke his arm at Locklin schoolhouse, Chas Davis suffered grip, and Alvin McGown joined Thorndale Mercantile Co. staff. Cargo of harnesses moves toward Giddings. new brick business house planned on South Main Street.
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G. Lockslin
San Gabriel
Locklin School
A. Kaiser
Michalk
South Main Street
Smallpox Grips Texas Community With Fatal Toll
Rosebud Texas February 9 A hack driver named Jack Thum reports smallpox has a firm hold in a Negro community near Branchville Milam County with several deaths. A funeral body lay in a wagon covered by a sheet after the disease struck and burial proved impossible due to grave digging difficulty.
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Rosebud
Tex
Jack Thum
Branchville
Milamunty
License List From Cameron County Clerk
The county clerk reports licenses issued since Tuesday include Daniel Rowland and Appie Thompson, Ila Davis and Daisy Simms, Walker and Nettie Bow, John Robinson and Alabama H Wynne, and Mary Rashee Orfus and Delia ib.
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Ili Davis
Daisy Simms
Walker
Nettie Bow
Harassed by Cough Regimen Featured by Local Pharmacy
A fragment notes Horehound Syrup marketed by Thomas & Co offering relief for coughs and sleep issues. Price points 25c 50c and $1.00 per bottle mentioned with vague health claims.
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Thomas
Bargains on Embroideries in Bolt or Mill End Styles
The store shows embroideries in bolt or mill end fabrics with varied styles and prices. Items are displayed across the shop for customers to view and purchase.
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Mill
Post Office Boxes to Close for Unpaid Rents by 10th
Special notice states that box rents not paid by the tenth of the month will cause closure of the box for the new quarter. This follows regulations from the department requiring postmasters to enforce unpaid rent rules.
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Post Office Department
Letter List For Week Ending February 9
The week’s notices list ladies Hattie Adams Elia Barton Lelia Beths Jane Swivell Ella Kenedy Angerlina McDanial Minnie Nichols and gentlemen Grandville Baldwin Jim Barron Dave Furlow Seth Gamble. The items reflect recipients or readers included in the period’s correspondence.
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Hattie Adams
Elia Barton
Lelia Beths
Jane Swivell
Ella Kenedy
Angerlina McDanial
Minnie Nichols
Grandville Baldwin
Jim Barron
Dave Furlow
Seth Gamble
Advertised letters and local notices in brief
The item lists names associated with advertised letters and a note to say advertised and date of advertisement when calling. It records a one cent fee on each advertised letter. It also notes a residence for sale or rent across from the Methodist church and directs inquiries to Dr M K Lott at 27 tf.
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Anna Crawford
P. M
Methodist Church
Chieftain Landseen Registry Entry for Sam Little
Registry No 53 942 lists ownership by Sam Little. Service fee set at 2 50 in advance for the item described as 31 tf.
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Chieftain Landseen
Sam Little
Cameron Town Described As Thriving Center Of Activity
Local resident Mr Joseph Goodwin praises Cameron as a first class town with 3500 to 4000 population, brick $22,000 building housing a 500 pupil school, cotton compresses, oil mill, gins, lumber yards, waterworks, electric light and ice plant. Surrounding farms face boll weevil but plan diversification to meet the pest.
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Cameron
Joseph Goodwin
Venezuela
Stonewall Jackson
Hooker
Manassas
Deleeston i News
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Cure Biliousness and Liver Trouble
These pills claim to cure biliousness jaundice constipation and inactive liver by stimulating secretions and toning stomach liver and bowels. They promise lasting relief after a few days of use and are sold by Thomas and Moore.
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DeWitt
Thomas & Moore
Auction Sale of Town Postponed Until May Pearl
A listing notes the auction sale of the town has been postponed to May, with details remaining unclear. The notice indicates a delay affecting bidders and local interests.
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Howard Oil & Grease Co
Cleveland, Ohio
Milam County
Thorndale
Milano
Davilla
Thorndale Thistles
Thorn
Chas. A. Davis
Alvin McGown
Rockdale
Countera
Thorndale Mercantile Co
Lillisn Barclay
Nola Barge
C.N. Fokes
Mrs. S. J. Wilson
A. Korb
Houston
Gus
Newton
Jim McDaniel
Canoly
J. H. Gutherie
McDade
Henry Lehman
Giddings
Alvin
W. H. Clark
Lincoln
Hardin Camp
Sandoval
Williamson County
Epperson
Husican
Reese & Sapp’s Pharmacy
Cameron, Tex
Daniel Rowland and
Appie Ympson
Dhn Robinson
Alabama
H. Wynne
Mary Ras
Ee Orfus and
Delia Ib
White Goods
Tse
Wagner & Stevenson
Cameron, Texas
R. H. Ham
H. 8
Hall
Dave Link
J. A. Reagan
M. W. Thornberry
G. C. Tubbs
Jim Turner
E. A. Walker
F. E. Wilhite
Backstrom
M. K. Lott
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