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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1917
Page
3
Local notices list items for sale including cattle seeds fencing and seeds from C N Green Bro. Several residents visit Cameron or return home from nearby towns. miscellaneous ads show jobs, instruction offers, and road booster support alongside community updates and oil prospects discussion.
The Auditorium Barber Shop offers a free theatre pass to every child aged 12 and under who gets a haircut on Mondays. Passes available for any show at the Wonderland Theatre.
A collage of editorials critiques partisan bias and campaign tactics in multiple papers. It questions Morris’s honesty in a Ferguson race, notes Pat Roberts’s career move, and argues against compulsory arbitration while predicting Texas staying dry longer than Maine or Kansas due to Texans’ lawfulness.
The Webb-Kenyon rule is upheld as a practical measure against liquor shipments from wet to dry areas. It targets public carriers but secret routes and bootleggers face penalties, with enforcement noted as inevitable for offenders.
In a rustic banter laden scene, Fencerail Smith asks about how people spend money while Sickleblade Williams seeks details. The group on the bench debates the value of cotton given for songs sung by children, referencing a burned era memory. A peanut man ponders adding phonographic tech to his roaster to boost sales and cover initial costs.
A local notice promotes a subscription price of one dollar for the year, urging readers to subscribe now to stay informed about the new year and developments in the community.
The fifth birthday party for Lucile Hooks was hosted by Mr and Mrs Allen Hooks. Twelve little girls attended the afternoon of games and a pink and white refreshment course in the dining room. A birthday cake with ice cream accompanied gifts for the celebrant.
On Monday, The Auditorium Barber Shop offers a free pass to The Wonderland Theatre for every customer age twelve and under who gets a haircut. Passes are valid for any show. Seth Duncan, Proprietor.
A miscellany of short items includes posted warnings from Mrs. Lizzie B. Wilson prohibiting hunting and trespassing, a Cameron visit by Arnold the veterinarian, poll tax reminders, and local farming remarks by banker W. O. Newton promoting diversified livestock farming in Milano.
On Mondays the Auditorium Barber Shop gives a free pass to The Wonderland Theatre for every child aged 12 and under who gets a hair cut that day. Seth Duncan, Prop. 39-21.
An old advertisement promotes LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine as a one day cure for cold symptoms. It claims to stop cough and headache and battle the cold with money back if it fails. Signed by FR. W. GROVE on each box. 25.
A Cincinnati authority promotes freezone as the painless way to lift corns and calluses. Apply a few drops to the tender spot, and the corn loosens and lifts out root and all without pain. A small bottle is inexpensive at any drug store. if not available, a local druggist can order it.
J B Wixon of Farmers Mills New York says Chamberlains Tablets are the best he has ever used for stomach and liver disorders. He has used them for years and notes availability everywhere. January.
Port Wilkerson 61 of Davidson Creek was killed last Friday night when he jumped from a moving freight train at Chriesman and struck a switch post. He rode the Caldwell freight and died instantly. He leaves a wife and several children and was well known in Milan.
Notice from Rector A. B. Peeby inviting worship at All Saints Episcopal Church. Services scheduled for Sunday at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Visitors encouraged to attend.
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