Local Elections and Road Aid Debate Highlight Lamar County
The Lamar County column reports re election stakes for Mayor Sam Hefley and Assessor Dan Tyson, with B P Matocha and S M Burns Jr as City Attorney contenders. It notes Senator Morris Sheppard's push for federal aid to public roads, opposed to rivers and harbors projects, and the counties’ plan to let candidates present platforms via local weeklies before canvassing. The piece endorses H B Terrell for governor and praises his management as comptroller, predicting broad support in North Texas prohibition counties.
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Morris Sheppard
National Congress
Senator Sheppard
Sheppard
Mrs. Reagan Family Mourns Loss in Texas
Mrs. John H. Reagan is remembered as a leading Old South matron in Texas burial notices. The item notes her passing and the fading of a generation, signaling a broader reflection on wartime movements and interpretations of German actions.
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Texas
John H. Reagan
Old South
Schools Demand Poll Tax to Maintain Efficiency
The passage notes that schools allegedly require payment of a poll tax to keep schools operating at peak efficiency, warning of potential Attorney General scrutiny over this policy.
Villa Faces Final Struggle for Record Amid Death Vision
The text portrays Villa’s determined effort to set a lasting record while viewing his own death as a minor incident in the broader pursuit. It emphasizes his unwavering focus on achievement over personal peril.
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Villa
Persias Old Capital Teheran in War Shaped Turbulent Center
The National Geographic war primer notes Teheran as a small buffer state capital caught between the English Russian and Ottoman powers. It highlights its strategic but fragile status repeated encroachments from the West, its mixed modern and ancient heritage, a large parade ground, caravan trade toward Russia, limited industry, and unhealthy summers driving residents to the foothills.
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Teheran
National Geographic Society
Persian
Shiraz
Isfahan
Caspian Sea
Damavand
Ragha
Alexander the Great
Ragac
Harun al-Rashid
Parthia
Hamadan
Persia
Ragae
Pasargadae
Persepolis
Media
Cyrus
Wisconsin's territorial shifts to statehood in 1848
The article traces Wisconsin's changes in territorial alignment from 1805 to 1818, noting its inclusion in Indiana and Illinois territories before joining Michigan. It concludes with Wisconsin achieving statehood within its current boundaries in 1848 after over forty years of reorganization.
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Wisconsin
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Her Belief and the Dust of Charity
A humorous exchange between Harlow and Barlow over faith and finances. Harlow mocks his wife's orthodoxy while Barlow notes her Sundays at church and her thrift, implying she treats him as a purse source rather than piety.
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Harlow
Barlow
Moro newspaper Habar Sing Tau Sug issued by Sulu Press
The Habar Sing Tau Sug is a new Moro publication printed in Arabic by the Sulu Press of the Moro mission at Zamboanga. It aims to uplift the Moro people and is widely circulated among them.
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Zamboanga
P. 1
Old Standard Grove Tasteless Tonic Highlights Quinine Iron
The ad presents Old Standard Grove Tasteless Tonic as a valuable general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims liver action malaria relief blood enrichment and overall system buildup priced at 50 cents.
Matt B Bailey Enters Cameron City Secretary Race
The Herald reports Matt B Bailey of the Enterprise and former Cameron Volunteer Fire Department president has filed to run for City Secretary and Treasurer in the upcoming primary. He has long resided in Cameron and pledges careful diligent service if elected, seeking voter support.
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the Herald
Matt B. Bailey
The
Enterprise
City of
Cameron
Bailey
Moneylender Geo T. Moore Offers City and Farm Loans
Geo T. Moore advertises lending on city property and improved farm lands, inviting borrowers in need of money to apply.
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Geo. T. Moore
Dodson's Liver Tone Bets on a Harmless Remedy
Dodson's Liver Tone is advertised as a vegetarian, non salivating liver medicine. The ad argues calomel harms digestion and bones and claims a spoonful of Liver Tone will restore liver function and cleanse bile and waste. It promises a money back guarantee if not effective and even suggests giving it to children.
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Dodson
Literary Societies to Meet at Cameron High
The Cameronian Athenian and Sidurian Literary societies will stage a program Friday at 7 30 PM in the high school auditorium. Items include a debate on Wilson's preparedness policy with teams Jay Howell Claud Franklin Albert Green and Lawless Green, piano solo, readings "The Pickled Pessimist" by Gladys Watson and Cornelia Wallace, and declamations by Claude Triggs Harvey Henry and vocal solo by Jessie Guffey.
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Cameronian
Sidurian
Wilson
Jay Howell
Claud Franklin
Albert Green
Lawless Green
Gladys Watson
Cornelia Wallace
Claude Triggs
Harvey Henry
Jessie Guffey
Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil Promises Cure
Advertisement touts Dr Porter's Antiseptic Healing Oil as effective for stubborn sores and a range of ailments. It claims immediate relief of pain and healing, with prices 25c 50c and 1.00.
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Porter
Cough Remedy Restored Methcalf to Health
O J Metcalf of Weatherby Missouri credits Chamberlains Cough Remedy with a rapid recovery from a severe December cold. He reports feeling nearly bedridden before using the remedy and fully restored within days. He endorses the product and notes it is obtainable everywhere.
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Chamberlains
O. J. Metcalf
Weatherby, Mo
Grove’s Tasteless Chilli Ton ic Sells for 60 Cents
Tecentric old ad promotes Grove’s Tasteless Chol Ton ic as a tonic that drives out malaria with quinine and iron. It emphasizes the formula printed on the label and claims malaria relief and health building, priced at 60 cents.
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GROVE
Auto Service Ad Promises Prompt Calls And Transfer
Genuine Auto Service ad promotes Will Crain with prompt responses and a transfer service. Calls answered promptly. Price listed as 10 cents. Contact 135.
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Will Crain
LAXA TIVE BROMO QUININE Ad Claims Head Comfort
An old advertisement touts Laxa Tive Brom Quin ine as a tonic and laxative that eases nerves and aging of the head. It promises no nervousness and urges readers to seek the signature of E. W. Grove and to pay 25 cents.
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E. W. Grove
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Robt. M. Lyles
Sam Hefley
J. E. Holtzclaw
Tom Parker
Dan Tyson
B. P. Matocha
S. M. Burns, Jr
Sec-Treas
D. L. Wilson
Cameron Herald
Gerald Publishing CO
H. B. Terrell
A.V. Smith
Lamar County
Edgar P. Haney
Witchita Falls
Terrell
Echo
Prohibition
Richardson Echo
Tees Eee
D. Dobbins
S.A
A. P
San Antonio
Waco
J. Garrison
Pace-Marshall Drug Co
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