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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1941
Page
5
A grocer asks what he can do for a young customer and is ordered to provide good-natured alcohol for her mother. A Foreign Tongue Doctor asks a patient to say Ah while a boy mistakes speech for English.
The speaker explains that capital is the money lent, while labor is the repayment received. He frames capital as the lent funds and labor as the return of that investment through repayment.
A policeman responding to a man fumbling at a keyhole at 2 a m offered help. The man, steady only briefly, told the officer to hold the house still as he searched for the keyhole.
A roadside notice by the District Board forbids grazing cows by the road and riding bicycles on the sidewalk in the area. The directive aims to regulate livestock and pedestrian activity for public safety.
A prosecuting attorney poses a math puzzle asking how long it would take thirty men to plow a field, given fifteen men did it in five hours. The farmer-testimony reveals the flaw: the premise is that the field is already plowed by fifteen men, making the question nonsensical.
An old colored minister recounts a Sunday Bible tale where Jezebel is thrown down from a wall and rethrown seventy times seven, with twelve baskets of fragments gathered. He asks the congregation who will have Jezebel as a wife in the Resurrection, concluding with a moral on judgment and mercy.
A six year old named James struggles to recall a Bible verse and delivers a humorous misquote. The anecdote contrasts James memory with his father’s and shows his mother guiding him to recite It is I be not afraid or It’s me don’t git skeered. The second tale features Albert Wiggan on success debunking luck as a cause. It cites Cripple Creek mine and Freedom Stratton story.
A humorous exchange compares a statesman and a politician. The son asks for distinction and the pop replies that a statesman acts for the country while a politician seeks benefits for himself. The short joke frames public service versus self-interest.
A transcript fragment shows Mose Jackson describing the defendant as wearing expensive clothing. The exchange features a lawyer asking about attire and Jackson affirming the costly nature of the garb with colloquial phrasing.
The patient recounts visiting a druggist who advised him to seek the doctor’s help, prompting a quip about the druggist’s foolish guidance. The dialogue highlights mistaken medical advice and the doctor’s skeptical reaction.
A short verse describes Henry with a mitten William with a ball Robbie with a bat stick who find no fun separately until they combine their items to play ball. They soon enjoy themselves and keep playing without stopping.
A teacher asks pupils to draw Plymouth Rock from imagination. Most begin, but one boy Willie hesitates and asks if she wants a hen or a rooster, prompting a brief humorous moment about interpretation.
National Museum expert Charles W. Gilmore describes Tyrannosaurus rex as the dominant predator of the dinosaur age. He notes its 42 foot length and 18 foot height, with six inch teeth and powerful jaws suited to fighting large rivals in swamp and meadow habitats.
Dr Lloyd R Watson of Alfred University New York reports development after 23 years of breeding queen bees to produce a placid bee that rarely stings. He notes details of heredity remain uncertain and describes a demonstration where a hive was pounded with no stings recorded.
The article outlines British fog categories from very dense to mist and explains sea fog formation when warm air meets cold surfaces. It highlights June as the foggiest month over the English Channel and November as the clearest, with land fogs forming in valleys and London’s famous pea soup fogs lasting due to oily moisture droplets from smoke and soot.
Two University of California scientists report a soy based egg substitute that foams to fourteen volumes when mixed with water and works in cakes and candies. The pale yellow powder tastes good and does not spoil, promising a non dairy egg stand in foods.
The White House was the first public building at the new capital site. It was dubbed the President's Palace and then the Executive Mansion. After 1814 damage from the British, Dolly Madison ordered white paint to cover the blemishes, and the White House name endured.
The Gonzales County Texas fair featured a broiler show highlighting dress and finish as key winning traits. Experts used dressed carcasses to illustrate desirable broilers while noting market access through a local packing company as essential to profitability.
The article stresses winter comfort for hens to sustain egg production, noting drafts damp and dirty pens reduce laying. It comments on turkey industry crossbreeding for rapid growth, advising buyers to select good gobblers. Bronze on Bourbon and Bourbon on White Holland crosses are recommended. crossbreds must not be used for breeding.
A hunter recalls arriving at Pete Kennedy ranch in the Davis mountains West Texas for opening deer season. After rain and fog, he and guides pursue bucks on a leaf shaped hill, spotting a herd of two dozen plus. He shoots from cover, scores a clean kill on the first buck, and notes he has reached his limit under Texas law.
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