This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1903
Page
8
A large amount of corn is being shipped to Cameron in car load lots with farmers handling part of the shipments. Last week Mr W W Brashear received a carload of corn from Missouri at 62 cents per bushel on track at Cameron. Brashear farms upland near Cameron and produced 42 bales of cotton last year.
The post office department mandates that all box rents unpaid by the tenth of the month ending a new quarter will be closed. This rule applies to all postmasters nationwide.
Advertised letters noted with date of advertisement and a one cent fee per letter. Names listed include Minnie Carter Anna Chaney Becky McKinney Will Allison Jno Baker T H Black Jno Barnett Edwin Berlin M D Burges Will Davis R D Elliott Thomas Fair Frank Harper Frank Keach Arther Lome Sam F Pool Chas Reed Nelson Richerson and Mrs Anna Crawford P M. Also seed oats offer at Cameron Grain Store by C H Stith and W K Dickinson.
Milam County teachers prepare a two day program with sessions Friday night January 30 and Saturday January 31. Activities include songs prayers music recitations papers on Erudition of the Blacks and digestion, arithmetic, nouns, figures of rhetoric and round table discussions.
The county clerk issued licenses to wed for couples including J. T. Wright and Viola Arnold Vicente Orasco and Carmen Trigo Jack Hicks and Lula Thomas Bruce Stewart and Minnie Kolb R. F. Hamil and Letha Mosely J. W. Price and Alice Vaughn T. H. Henson and Mabel Miller and J. B. Williams and Henrie Moore.
Hon. Pat M. Neff won the speakership with 73 votes to 57 for Judge L.8. Schluter, in a closely watched ballot. The result shapes the leadership of the body and signals early policy direction.
Railroad excursion notices list multiple events with one and one third standard first class limited fares on the certificate plan. Cincinnati national education meeting Feb 23–26. Brenham shooting tour Jan 26–31. Austin biennial Star Senate Feb 17. Washington Packers associations Feb 9–14. Dallas LO0F grand encampment Feb 2–6. Tickets on sale dates and final return limits given. inquire J M Wooprurs for details.
The advertisement claims Electric Bitters regulate stomach liver and kidneys purify blood and boost appetite. It asserts cures for kidney troubles female complaints nervous disorders constipation dyspepsia and malaria with vigorous health following use. Sold for 50 cents guaranteed by Thomas Moore druggists.
Local shopper notes Yale folders are on display at Backstrom's with emphasis on a likely restock. The brief mention suggests limited stock and possible price details.
The first marriage ever solemnized in Gaelic in London occurred at the Holy Trinity church in Bermondsey, the city’s sole Catholic church with Gaelic services. Groom John O Keane, secretary of the Gaelic League of London, wed Miss Kathleen Dineen, noted Irish song singer. The ceremony used Irish where vernacular permitted, transitioning musically from Gaelic to Latin.
The Herald notes long after eruptions from Vesuvius in 1858 lava streams continued to emit steam from cracks and crevices twelve years later. Etna’s 1787 flow showed steam below the crust as late as the early 1800s. Jorullo in Mexico erupted in 1759 and eighty seven years later produced steaming vapor columns.
A notice states the business is left to the daughter who will serve customers. It announces a cash only sale to quit the business and asks customers not to request credit, signed by Mrs. J. Roberts.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.