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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1907
Page
4
A garbled collection of notes mentions Calvert preparations, a $30,000 schooling project, postal clerks and sheriff deputies, possible free delivery and civic improvements in Cameron, the Haywood trial in Boise, reformers and press coverage, Hon William Jennings Bryan speaking in Temple, and local letters about sending news beyond the county.
The excerpt discusses Texas constitutional history since 1876, noting the quiltlike changes under Democratic power after the Davis era. It argues against frequent constitutional amendments costing the state about $100,000 each time and suggests a different reform approach.
The piece reports on Republican nomination races centering on Negro votes and regional impact in Ohio Indiana Illinois and New York. It notes Calvert city council's stock restraint ordinance and looming injunctions by free grass advocates. Bailey matters and Confederate reunion tensions color state politics amid party maneuvering.
In a political stance, advocates urge a constitutional convention to advance Texas interests. Opponents pledge to vote against any amendment adoption to pressure the legislature toward summoning a convention.
A fragmentary notice quotes Mrs. Kate Howard of Little Rock Arkansas discussing eczema relief after trying a treatment described as torture. It mentions lingering skin trouble and a claim of permanent relief after a box of a remedy. The piece also includes moral advice about a sweet girl graduate keeping her sweetness.
Walter Lamana an eight year old Italian boy kidnapped for a $6,000 ransom near New Orleans was found dead in a swamp about twenty miles from the city. Authorities say five Italians were arrested after confessions led to the body, with lynching threats looming as investigators hunt the kidnappers.
A list ranks ten Texas counties by cotton bale yields for 1906 with Milam at tenth place and figures for Ellis Hill Williamsom McLennan Nacogdoches Limestone Irion Uagtnoe Fannin. The average value per inhabitant in Milam County is stated as eighty dollars.
Weaver's Feed Store offers White Wolf's Stock Food a corn bran alfalfa mix priced at 1.25 per 100 pounds. The ad promises a variety of feed at right prices and invites customers to see J. M. Weaver.
Ad copy notes white wash skirts priced at $1.19 and $200 in a white sale. Mentions head and cleanses and a stomach reference. Price 25 cents and samples free at Pace's New Drug Store.
A noble mother cares for ill children with urgent attention. The ad urges using Dr Wells laxative syrup with pepsin to relieve pain and fever, claiming swift results, and promotes Cameron Drug Co as the seller.
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