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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1906
Page
5
A fragmented page lists county and city officers and numerous lodge details. It notes lodge meeting nights for groups such as ALD Hooks and Milam Lodge, with references to escorting officers and visiting members, though many names are incomplete.
Local churches list weekly services with times for Methodist Episcopal South Presbyterian Baptist Christian and Catholic parishes. Sunday School times range from 9:30 to 9:50 a.m., main services between 11 a.m. and 7:45 p.m., midweek prayer meetings on Wednesdays, and auxiliary society meetings on various Mondays or Tuesdays. Episcopal and Catholic masses vary by church and Sunday.
A Pace Marshall Drug Co advertisement urges delaying eating until hungry and promotes Mi o na stomach tablets to soothe stomach irritation and improve digestion. The large box costs 50 cents with a money back guarantee if it fails to do all claimed, except for stomach cancer.
Stop Grumbling if you suffer from rheumatism or pains for Ballard's Snow Liniment will bring quick relief. It treats sprains rheumatism congested muscles and all pains and is affordable. R Smith of Tenaha Texas endorses its use and Pace Drug Store sells it locally.
Elm Ridge community pages detail visits from Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Foreman, college girls arriving, a Farmers Union meeting with an address on unity gains, and social events hosted by Mr. T. C. Tyson. Local humor includes Miss Mollie Allen’s hunting feats and poultry defense with strychnine, plus new buggies for Harlin Looney and Foster.
Mr Sam Crosby and Mrs Nora Knowles of Burlington wed at nine o clock Monday night at the Cameron Hotel with Rev Tomkies officiating. Mrs Knowles is daughter of Al Sherill and sister of Mrs J D Hancok. The piece also notes local farming, dances, baseball, and social happenings in Cameron and nearby areas.
State of Texas vs Frank Stack pleads guilty to local option law violation. fined 25 dollars, costs, 20 days jail. serves sentence. Graves vs Santa Fe damages to cattle in transit. judgment 582 dollars. Turner vs S A P damages on hogs about 90 dollars. Wohlleb pleads local option law violation. Catching acquitted for aggravated peegult.
The Cedar Creek report describes a well attended Union picnic with visiting delegates from Branchville Sandy Creek Smyrna Milano Cameron and Liberty among others. Candidates P Boleford A B Ainsworth Mack Dees T C Stafford and W E Peel are noted as supporters. Weather and church attendance are also mentioned with a funeral in Milano and a call for rain due to heat and dryness.
Westland Texas June 9 Paul Keith who was convicted of murdering his brother in law Lee Grantham has had his sentence reversed by the court of criminal appeals and admitted to bond of 3400. Local farmer R F Coleman reports 2800 acres in cultivation including 1900 in cotton and strong prospects for crops. Pace Marshall Drug Co offers Hyomei for catarrh with a money back guarantee if not cured and a dollar Hyomei outfit with optional refills.
Dear editor announces a Buckholts picnic barbecue on June 20 1906 inviting the public. Families should bring well filled baskets to supplement barbecued meats. Woodcraft announcements will be made by district county and precinct candidates. Cold drinks on the ground grand ball at night.
The Cameron City Council approves an ordinance levying taxes for 1906. It includes a $1 poll tax per male resident aged 21 to 60, ad valorem taxes for General Fund at 30.25 cents per $100, for Public Free School at 45 cents, for Sinking Fund at 20 cents, and for Road and Bridge and Street Fund at 15 cents per $100. Signed June 1916 by Mayor J.B. Wenr and Clerk-Treas. Alicat Beary.
R C Hayes and Susie Walker. T M Garner and Pear Shaffer. W A Robinson and Mary York. M G Clymore and Annie Harris. Earnest Jones and Victoria Griffin. E F Jackson and Ivy Isbell. G C Black and Lizzie Turney. Rev W D Boswell and Misa Emma Beal McKinney. Ollie Jackson and Marty Jane Harrison. T B Benson and Francia Young. Primus Jones and Jane Schooley. Gus Franks and Bettie Kanlius. Albine Flores and Ribiana Guerrero. S M Crosby and Mrs Nora L Knowles.
The 1905 record shows per capita sugar intake by nation with the United States at 701 pounds, England at 81, Germany at 38, France at 34, and Switzerland at 44 pounds, reflecting global dietary patterns of the era.
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