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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
4
The Terrell Publishing Company issues a Thursday newspaper in Cameron Texas and reminds subscribers to keep their dates current The note states the Post Office records subscription status and that papers will not be sent after expiration under federal postal rules
Jefferson B. White notes a London physician’s claim that spiritualism drives over 100000 people insane, while Sir Oliver Lodge promotes survival and communication with the dead. American professors including Joseph Jastrow challenge the theory, labeling knocks and raps as fraudulent. The piece weighs belief against scientific scrutiny and personal faith.
The Herald announces candidacies subject to July Democratic Primaries. Names listed include Congress candidate Rufus Hardy, County Attorney A. J. Lewis, and Tax Assessor Dick Clark. The notice notes the primary process and authorized publication.
The article discusses hypnotism mes merism and the possibility of transmitting ideas from the dead to the living. It notes admitted facts by scientists confidences while urging caution. The author recounts experiences with a ouija board showing both accurate and garbled responses and calls for trials and patience before taking sides.
The Provost of the University of Pennsylvania retires saying he has no money, a lifelong teacher yet unpaid. The essay argues teachers and professors need higher pay to prevent brain drain and ensure strong public schools. without relief colleges may lose leaders and schools be run by mediocrity.
The article notes that when a person dies the cause is of trifling importance to the living, yet it is of interest. It surveys 1918 death registrations from thirty states and twenty seven cities covering a large population.
The article questions Japanese motive in Siberia and possible moves against Bolsheviks near Lake Baikal, notes domestic fears of Bolshevik influence, and warns of a deadly influenza wave. It laments past toll, urges prevention, and comments on sugar, wheat, and a shipping policy shift amid blockade effects.
The Cameron Parent-Teacher Association plans a Texas Independence Day program at the school next Tuesday afternoon March 2 starting at 2 oclock. Members are urged to attend and bring new members as the group aims to unite home and school for child training. Further notes include local residents visiting Waco College Station and Baylor University.
There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together and for years it was supposed to be incurable. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is a constitutional remedy taken internally and acts through the blood on the mucous surfaces of the system. One Hundred Dollars reward is offered for any case that Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for circulars and testimonials. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Milam County Texas voters in Common School District No 38 at Hanover are invited to decide on issuing 4000 dollars in 5 percent bonds payable over 20 years to fund a new free public school building and site. Election is March 20 1920. tax levy to sustain interest and a sinking fund if bonds remain outstanding. A. F. Robinson chairs. ballots read For the Bonds or Against the Bonds.
Mrs E L Moore says two year rundown condition left her weak unable to eat or work. After one Tanlac bottle her appetite returned, headaches vanished, she gained ten pounds and now handles all housework. She praises Tanlac’s effect and notes stores selling it in Cameron Rockdale Milano and Burlington.
John Kabecka returns to his Victoria home following a pleasant city visit as guest of his aunt Mrs. Frank Werner and uncle D. J. Kabecka.
H. R. Williams, a Cameron farmer, extols Doan's Kidney Pills for backache and kidney complaints. He notes relief from sore muscles and back pain after taking the medicine and recommends it to others. Doan's are priced 60 cents at dealers, manufactured by Foster-Millburn Co. Buffalo N Y.
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