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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1919
Page
6
January 30 1919 notice warns subscribers to renew to avoid service termination under Postal Laws. The column references peace conference debates with Bolshevik opposition and personal recollections from WWI, including Red Cross nurse bonds and soldier stories, ending with Col Christopher C Slaughter death in Dallas.
The obituary honors Colonel Slaughter a Texas cattleman banker and philanthropist who died after a long illness. He helped organize the Texas Cattle Raisers Association served as its 1885 president and held vice presidency at the American Exchange National Bank in Dallas since 1884. He owned 500,000 acres plus business property and supported Baptist churches. He was the son of George Webb Slaughter who carried orders to the Alamo and fought there. Colonel Slaughter served as a Confederate army captain and was a Texas Ranger. A separate Senate bill proposes strict limits on campaign funds for state and county offices to reduce election spending and level the political playing field. The bill sets explicit campaign expense caps by office, with local counties under 30,000 population allowed smaller sums, urging careful study before final adoption.
A public notice appeals to women in Cameron and Milam counties to pay poll taxes by Friday midnight to secure voting rights. It cites low payments and urges canvassing, calls out tax collectors, and features an advertisement for Mebane planting seed sold by W. S. Lamkin.
A child kneels in prayer on a bed in a dimly lit room. The narrator, standing nearby, softly places his own prayer beside hers as a shared moment of innocence and faith. The verse ends with a wry aside about silk shirts becoming dusters from overuse.
An advertisement claims LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE is superior to ordinary Quinine and does not cause nervousness or head paging. It urges using the full name for E. W. GROVE’s signature and lists a 25 cent price.
An English reservist living near Sudbury writes from the Pool of Bethesda in Palestine describing the deep well and steps to access it. He notes the entrance offers readings in 77 languages of the healing account in John and adds his Welsh version, bringing totals to 78.
A British railroad offers toys to children on long train journeys to ease monotony. The text also notes kitchen tips such as salt in egg whites to speed whipping, and recipes using dried apples for apple sauce cake and stuffed apples with raisins and nuts.
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