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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1895
Page
5
A ragbag of notices and ads shows Mr. Hefley and Hefley luring buyers with buggies and carriages while Dr. Sawyer's cures, Hood's Sarsaparilla, and Pierce's Pills tout remedies. Local births, illnesses, licenses to marry, ball games, and raceouts fill the page alongside vehicle ads and lost stock notices.
A collection of notices urges property owners to clear sidewalks immediately under city ordinances. The text compares health and cleanliness to a queenly head resting on a frail body, touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, advertises Santa Fe Sea Shore excursions to Galveston, and includes local business references for Hetley & Lesley, W. S. Keenan, A. Sawyer, S. O. Jones, and real estate in Milam County and Cameron. Additional lines promote Simmons Liver Regulator and Little Gem Barber Shop services.
Prof. W B Adams will deliver a free address on Character Building at the Cameron court house Thursday night. Attendance is invited for teachers pupils patrons and friends of the school. The item ends with an unrelated consumer note about Za no cures.
An 1895 fragment from Lilac Texas includes a request to share experience on producing syrup and sugar cane work, a death notice for Timothy Gleason of Burlington, a cash-only meat sale policy, and advertising for a truss by J B L Tompson.
J W Venable of Downey advocates Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for stomach pain and diarrhoea. notices advertise furniture and hardware from Kefley Hefley, a Santa Fe route travel sale to Galveston, and a book sale by Prof Adams. obituary describes death of Chas Taylor near Cameron and a bi metalism meeting set for Cameron with Hon Joseph W Bailey to speak.
An informal Cameron gathering of silver Democrats unanimously approved advising Milam County Democrats on delegate selection for the Ft Worth convention on August 6. The April Texas Legislature silver faction issued a call for like minded Democrats statewide to meet in response.
Mr J T Chambers of Asia Polk county visits Cameron this week. County Attorney Freeman and Henderson tour Rockdale. Several residents travel for summer plans including Arkansas Buckholts San Marcos and Ben Arnold. Local officials attend sheriffs convention in Waco and joint discussion on silver.
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