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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1923
Page
6
The Cameron Herald notes tender petals on the first warm spring day and the apricot bloom as a sign of paradise. It critiques President Harding writing to a Bible society and his failure to quote scripture, while a desert Arab quip about walking a mile for a camel appears.
President Harding defends national liquor policy and urges enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment. He aligns with states and federal officers, warning against states defying the law and proposing stricter immigration approaches while highlighting loyalty to American citizenship and law.
An article discusses the immigration problem, stressing hardship on hopeful entrants who face quota restrictions and testing. It notes plans to ease the burden, including the idea of American inspectors at ports to examine all prospective immigrants and determine admission.
A stitched collage of wry observations on efficiency, parenting, fashion, etiquette, and social quirks. The piece sketches modern foibles from eloping teens to elevator niceties, ending with a tongue in cheek misprint of a street scene.
Henry Ruby reports from Lubbock describing its beauty and enterprise, street improvements and high spending on streets. He recalls a sand storm causing damage to a cat and recounts a Ford blowing through a furniture store window. He notes crops are fair, about half harvested, and signs of travel toward Denver.
The American Relief Administration continues monthly food package deliveries to Russia, averaging nearly $1,000,000 in purchases over nine months. Packages include 49 pounds flour, 25 rice, 20 cans evaporated milk, sugar, lard, and tea, delivered via a Moscow depot to beneficiaries.
Sam Stephens expresses gratitude from colored residents to the Cameron Milam county school board and White supporters for educational progress. He cites State Superintendent of New York on education costs, contrasts South’s moral aims with riots elsewhere, and affirms Cameron as a safe supportive community.
Nathan Flanshman a 15 year old Philadelphia student from Poland fashioned a 40 cent radio set hidden in a straw kelly with an umbrella aerial and ground wire. The set uses an 8 by 8 coil tapped every eleventh turn and a ten cent crystal detector. He tunes with switch blades atop the hat and shares radios with friends while helping in his father's store.
Advertisement claims children with worms have healthy skin and poor blood. It says Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic strengthens the blood improves digestion and acts as a general toning effect. The tonic supposedly aids worm expulsion and restores perfect health and is sold at a small price per bottle.
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a gentle rubbing remedy for backache lumbago sciatica and stiffness. It claims almost instant relief without burning the skin and urges readers to obtain a trial bottle from their druggist for lasting comfort.
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