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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1925
Page
4
The advertisement policy lists minimum four inches per display ad and 10 cents per line for local reader ads with seven cents for subsequent insertions. Classifieds are two cents per word first insertion, with half a cent per word for later insertions. Notices of respect, entertainments, suppers, and lodge or organization matters are billed at standard rates.
Travel notes recount a journey visiting Philadelphia New York Washington and Chicago. The narrator tours landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty Grant's Tomb the Capitol the White House Arlington Cemetery and the Union Stock Yards as well as noted sites in Chinatown and Chicago’s skyline detailing large hotels the money printing bureau and notable monuments.
From Chicago he went to New Orleans for a few hours to view old French forts and grave vaults, then returned home via Austin County to visit grandparents. He commented on heavy city traffic and that New York’s Wall Street and Broadway seemed less appealing than Cameron’s small streets, adding a Southerner has no place this far north.
J P Doggett of the Peter Produce Company urges farmers to keep hens and stock poultry on the farm despite severe drought. He notes poultry sales are rising and warns many birds have little market value. He says the company pays good prices for poultry but advises against selling hens, calling them the farmer's best friend. Superior feeds can help save farm poultry with modest costs.
Sealed proposals addressed to Giles L Avriett Milam County Auditor for road and bridge work in Milam County will be received until 10:00 a m July 7 1925 at Cameron Texas. Plans and specs available from A F Mitchell County Engineer. A 5 percent certified check with bid guarantees contract bond. The right to reject or waive technicalities reserved.
An old recipe Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound promises to turn gray or streaked hair dark and lustrous. Applied with a sponge or brush, it claims to darken evenly by morning and restore natural color with regular use.
On the J. K. Hughes Development Company site near Branchville Milam county a 3000 foot deep test well is spudded in to unlock wildcat potential. Leases in the area have reached about 250 0000 dollars with large firms like Sun and Simms Oil Company Texas Company and Sinclair Oil showing interest. Louis S. Pierce opens a new dry goods store in Kingsville planned for August with Cameron and Navasota locations already in operation.
Milam County Court appoints Mrs S E Beard as temporary guardian for minors Lilly Mae Beard Bertha Adeline Beard Arta Mishia Beard with permanent settlement unless contested. Notice to interested parties to appear at the August term of court in Cameron Texas to contest the appointment. Clerk Lilian Atkinson notes the filing on July 2 1925 and return by the court.
Joe J. Michalka promotes Studebaker as a one profit automobile in a Herald page announcement. The piece highlights new Studebaker manufacture and industry implications with surprising facts for readers interested in the great industry.
A lost item notice for brown driving gloves is filed with contact for Miss Jeff Lewis to return the found gloves. The note is dated 11 11 and includes uncertain stray letters.
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