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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1936
Page
7
The article explains sharks keep reserve rows of teeth behind the functional ones, replaced by a membrane as worn teeth shed. It notes two nostrils on the head allow acute scenting, enabling sharks to detect seal blood from great distances and pursue prey with decisive speed.
The Montreal Herald notes Siuer De Monts cleared Port Royal land in 1605 and in 1663 Pierre Martin brought apple trees from France to Belle Isle near Port Royal. By 1663 Quebec planted Fameuse apples. 1,500 trees grew near Port Royal. New England colonists later spread orchards.
Postage stamp plates use typography as a general term for printing from type and relief designs regardless of duplication method. Designs may be type-set, stereotyped, electrotyped, or stamped, then soldered to mounting blocks to prevent loosening.
Principal owners of the land for the city included Daniel Carroll Samuel Davidson Notley Young and David Burnes. The White House site lay on Burnes land who reluctantly sold his 600 acres as talks to create the national capital proceeded. Carroll also held a large tract along the eastern branch of the Potomac encompassing the Capitol site.
The Black Watch origin traces to 1729 with a dark tartan called Freicudan Du, meaning Black Watch, contrasting with Red Soldiers in scarlet. They performed police duties until 1740 when organized as the Forty second Regiment of the Line. Their war history began at Fontenoy.
Drug smugglers are described as a constant menace to a London detective, with the spread of drug taking cited as an entrenched habit. The piece notes yearly smuggling of cocaine and opium into England by oriental traders and agents, claiming prevention efforts are hopeless.
A girl's bicycle offered for sale by Miss Lucille Dickard. Contact via telephone number 257 for details on purchase and pickup arrangements.
Classified notice item lists training openings at Draughon's Business College Dallas Texas with potential tuition aid for two men and three women. Also includes ads for rent farms sale livestock coal and job opportunities in Texas and Memphis.
Drink Water with Meals claim and digestion aid described. Advertisement touts Adlerika as a cleanse for upper and lower bowels and promotes a 10 cent trial size sale at Dusk Pharmacy during a limited run.
Cardui stimulates appetite and improves digestion helping women gain strength from food. As nourishment improves, pains ease and many women praise Cardui for returning them to health. Mrs. C E Ratliff of Hinton West Virginia shares her recovery after childbirth and recommends Cardui to others. Thousands testify benefits though doctors should be consulted if no improvement.
The piece traces how early electors could vote freely across parties before 1804 and notes joint service of leaders like Adams with Jefferson and Jackson with Calhoun. It discusses the party origins of Republicans and Democrats and the merger into the Democratic Republican lineage, citing historical contrasts with Federalists.
The boundary between the United States and Canada runs through the centers of the Great Lakes and connecting channels. Michigan is entirely within the U S. The International Waterways commission of three Americans and three Canadians oversees lake waters for power and other uses. Each nation applies its own navigation laws at ports and aids to navigation.
The article explains several plastics made from casein as substitutes for horn ivory and other materials. Milk contains about 8 percent casein, which is extracted from skimmilk then dried into curds. Two main methods produce casein plastics: solution in ammonia with color additives and a dry process using heat pressure to form rods with hardening by formaldehyde.
The article discusses the dream problem, noting scientists disagree on dreaming. It reports that sleep does not suspend brain activity completely, except perhaps during sound sleep, and that only parts of the brain rest while others continue working after overstimulation. It mentions dreams offering claimed problem solutions that often prove correct only in a partial sleep state.
The article notes the proboscis monkey with a long flat nose used to hunt insects under bark. It describes the heart-nosed monkey named for the heart shaped facial bone and mentions two mutton chop shaped markings near the eyes and upper jaw giving a strange look.
Virginia Weems celebrated her fifteenth birthday with a surprise party Saturday night hosted by her mother Mrs. Owen Weems. Sixteen guests attended, dancing provided entertainment, and Virginia received many pretty gifts while cake popcorn balls and candy were served with Mrs. Henry Dreyer helping. Stanley Corley of Temple attended as an out of town guest.
A Christmas night dance at the Country Club delighted the younger crowd with visitors from Temple Waco Hearne Calvert Taylor Rosebud Rockdale and nearby towns. An out of town orchestra played until the early hours and Saturday night a local orchestra provided music for another club dance.
Mr and Mrs T A Howell hosted Christmas with nearly all their children and families present except Tommie Howell Jr who was with Warner Bros in Dallas The gathering included J D Howell and wife and son J D Jr from Del Rio Hilton Howell and family of Waco Lee Howell and family of Rockdale Lee is with South Texas Drug Company in Waco J D works as chief auditor for the Texas Highway Department in Del Rio
A twelve passenger plane lost a motor over Childress Texas. Two pilots and two passengers escaped death when one pilot managed to level the aircraft and land in a plowed field. The aircraft was a total wreck but all aboard were only slightly shaken.
Frank Melchert 33 played a prank by inserting a lighted match in a victim's shoe sole. The joke backfired when a bystander turned out to be a police officer, leading to consequences for Melchert.
Mrs Clyde Greenlees returned home December 20 after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Sam Deer for Thanksgiving. They were joined by Mr and Mrs Deer and their son George who spent the Christmas holidays with Mr and Mrs Greenlees and their son and wife Mr and Mrs Prothre Deer who live in Bruni.
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