Great Writers of Past Had Fondness for Cats
The article notes Byron kept five cats in Ravenna, Harriet Martineau is pictured with a cat, Baudelaire and Champfleury admired felines, Huxley shared a cat love with Paul de Koch, Fromentin resided long with him, and Pierre Loti authored a tender history of two cats Moumette Blanche and Moumette Chinoise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byron
Ravenna
Helen M. Winslow
Daniel Maclise
Harriet Martineau
Baudelaire
Champfleury
Professor Huxley
Paul de Koch
Fromentin
Pierre Loti
Science Offers Weapon for Survival of Man
Dr. Roscoe R. Spencer argues in Hygeia Magazine that science provides the key to human survival beyond the fate of extinct species. He says adapting to environment requires scientific method and widespread research, inviting readers to apply trial and error science in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe R. Spencer
Hygeia Magazine
Doctor Spencer
Cold Cream Through the Ages And Its Roman Roots
Path finder Magazine notes Charlies Whitebread of the National Museum explains cold cream has persisted for over two millennia and is the second oldest pharmaceutical preparation. He credits Galen, the Roman physician, as the originator of the formula unguentum refrigerans ceratum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milady
Charlies Whitebread
Division of Medicine
National Museum
Washington
Whitebread
Galen
Pathfinder Magazine
Origin of the Dollar Ties to Spanish Milled Dollar
The text explains how the Spanish milled dollar influenced early American currency. It notes that colonial and revolutionary circles used Spanish dollars for pricing and accounting. When the United States established its own currency we adopted the dollar as the unit and divided it into 100 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
The End Alone Counts in Life and Victory
ALondon Chronicle quotation emphasizes that the true win is the long run with perseverance. The piece argues enduring effort outlasts early success and that life’s final outcome matters most despite chapters of tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bright
London Chronicle
Cure for Convulsions
A nurse reports a maternal anecdote from New York state about handling convulsions. A mother advised standing the infant with back to the stove and throwing the shirt over the shoulder into the fire as a remedy, a dangerous practice noted in Health News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York State
Too Big to Ask in a Boy's Errand Tale
A speech on a boy named Robert insisting his younger brother run an errand. His mother explains she needs groceries for baking cookies, saying Junior could fetch them if he goes, underscoring the phrase too big to ask.
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Robert
Junior
Local Notice Rates and Public Notices From The Cameron Herald
Advertising rates listed for column inch display at 80 cents and 10 cents for first insertion. Resolutions obituaries and notices of public entertainments with missions or funds raised charged at regular rates.
Keep Kissable Ad Advice Critiqued in Robstown Ramblings
Ramrod Ramblings in Robstown Record condemns cigarette slogans targeting women as misleading. The column urges young women to seek male opinion on attractiveness without smoking and warns that long term partners may disdain smokers, arguing men’s behavior shifts when settling into marriage.
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4 Ceram
Itv
Robstown
Pulpit Speakers from Kerrville Encampment at Local Church
Delegates to the Presbyterian Young People's Encampment in Kerrville will occupy the pulpit Sunday night at Pulpit Presbyterian Church. Speakers are John Watson F E Jackson and Patsy Lyon, discussing the Kerrville conference. Rev. O C Acrey to preach morning service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Young People’s
Kerrville
Presbyterian Church
O. C. Acrey
John Watson
F. E. Jackson
Patsy Lyon
Mary Pickford Stars in Kiki at Milam Theatre
Mary Pickford appears in Kiki at Milam Theatre Tuesday and Wednesday as Americas Sweetheart returns to the stage. The star’s performance, backed by a strong company and lavish designs by William Cameron Menzies, promises lively light comedy with charming heroine work and a sparkling ensemble.
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Americas
Kiki
United Artists
Milam Theatre
Mary Pickford
Miss Pickford
Sam Taylor
Best Girl
Coquette
Doug
Mary
William Cameron Menzies
Taylor
Reginald Denny
Hollywood
Margaret Livingston
Joseph Cawthorn
Fred Walton
Phil Tead
Edwin Maxwell
America
R. G. Grabein Plans Auto Business in Cameron
R G Grabein will start his own auto business in Cameron describing plans to sell high grade used cars of all makes. He has long been associated with the Central Loan Company of Cameron and will announce his plans in the coming weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. G. Grabein
Cameron
Grabein
Central Loan Company
Knights of Pythias Elect Officers for Team
At the regular meeting of the Knights of Pythias the following officers were elected Grand Chancellor Henry Patillo Vice-Chancellor W L Luckett Prelate W G Gillis Master of Works Harry Tag Keeper of Records and Seal E W Hood Master of Finance E W Hood Master at Arms Fred Jackson Master of Exchequer Alvin Dusek Inner Guard R S Boykin Outer Guard W L Wilson Auditor C H Pollard These officers will be installed at the first meeting in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
Henry Patillo
W. L. Luckett
W. G. Gillis
Harry Tag
Seai E. W. Hood
E. W. Hood
Fred Jackson
Alvin Dusek
R. S. Boykin
W. L. Wilson
C. H. Pollard
Desert Explorers Find Odd Stones Near Zerzura Circle
The Libyan desert expedition under Major Bagnold failed to reach Zerzura yet uncovered a three foot high stone circle over nine yards wide near Owen. They traveled 150 miles from water to Selima then crossed to Assiut via Kharga, following an ancient slave trade route over 1000 miles. Camel skeletons line the old track with 200 per mile in places.
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Zerzura
Bagnold
Cairo
Owen
Stonehenge
Selima
Assiut
Nile
Kharga
Darfur
Mankind Unable to Change Cat Nature in Tests
Columbia University researcher Miss A B Firkins tested 78 house cats from a pet show. Cats opened food enclosures by stepping on plates and, in a seven-step sequence, only two succeeded. the study notes males appeared sharper than females.
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Firkins
Columbia University
Sailors' Refuge founder and the Snug Harbor legacy
Robert Richard Randall, sea captain and founder of Sailors' Snug Harbor, left his farm to the charity for ancient seamen. After legal battles, the 1881 Supreme Court upheld the bequest. Trustees later leased the land, moving the seamen's home to Staten Island as New York grew. Farm income rose from 4000 to 40000 and now the estate yields about 4 million annually.
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Robert Richard Randall
Snug Harbor
Randall
Greenwich Village
Supreme Court
City of
New York
Staten Island
History of Bowling and Its American Rise
The article traces bowling from its German and Low Countries origins to its peak popularity in the United States. It notes Dutch New Amsterdam players in 1628 to 1840 at Bowling Green near the Battery, and describes the evolution of alleys from clay and slate to modern pine or maple lanes built on edge with careful leveling and polishing.
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Germany
Low Countries
United States
Holland
New Amsterdam
New York
Battery
Old-World Melody Echoes Near Lincoln's Inn
A New Yorker strolling by Lincoln's Inn hears a familiar tune from Dickens era, slowly identifying the song as The Bowery. The music themes evoke old-world ambiance of the historic inn as the lines resound with the refrain I'll never go there any more.
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London
Lincoln’s Inn
Bleak House
the Bowery
Hammurabi Lawgiver of Babylon and His Legal Code
Hammurabi, sixth in the Amoritic dynasty, reigned about 2067 to 2025 B C. He issued a renowned legal code used across his empire. A near-complete copy was found in the twelfth century at Susa on an eight foot diorite stele likely taken to Elam as plunder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hammurabi
Susa
Elam
Babylon
Pathfinder Magasine
Layman's Day at Methodist Church Seeks Cooperation
Next Sunday the Methodist church holds Layman's Day led by lay leader Mr. T A Fisher who will arrange the program. Rev J B Hardigree of the First Christian church will preach at 8 p m and invites his congregation to attend. The pastor will be away four days and expects to return early next week. Co A Lehmberg, Vaster.
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Methodist Church
T. A. Fisher
J. B. Hardigree
First Christian Church
Bro. Hardigree
Co. A
Two New Homes Near City Park Nearing Completion
Brick residences under construction north of City Park will soon be finished. The Balhorn seven room home occupies the east side of the lot and the Cammer seven room home will be modern with built in features. The Cammer and Balhorn families are related through Mr. Cammer and Mrs. Basherr.
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Elwoor
Cammer
Ed Balhorn
Erry Way
Balhorn
Basherr
Milam County Sheriff Sale of E D King Property
By order of the Milam County District Court a mortgage sale is set for the first Tuesday in July 1931 at the Cameron courthouse. The property is 98 1 3 acres in Milam County described by metes and bounds and previously pledged in a Deed of Trust to Annie Willrich. The sale follows a $4015 debt and court costs awarded to Mrs. Annie Willrich against E D King et ux.
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District Court
Milam County
Pean Wolf
Annie Willrich
E. D. King
N. E
J. M. McKinney
P. M. McKinney
Varas
Texas
Court House
Cameron
Sheriff announces public sale of E. D. King property
The notice states the sale of described real estate of E. D. King by public vendue for cash to the highest bidder. Publication will run weekly for three consecutive weeks in the Cameron Herald Milam County Texas. Dated May 26 1931. L. L. Blaylock Sheriff Milam County Texas. By Will Vaughn Deputy.
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Levy
Eaih E. D. King
Cameron Herald
Milam County
L. L. Blaylock
Texas
Will Vaughn
Notice to Contractors for Milam County Highway Topping
Milam County invites bids for a one course bituminous surface treatment on several Thorndale area roads with bids due July 17, 1931. Proposals require a 5 percent cashier’s check payable to Milam County Judge Jeff T. Kemp. County reserves right to reject bids and accepts no conditional bids.
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State of
Jeff T. Kemp
Milam County
Giles L.avriett
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Pulpit Presbyterian Church
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T. R. Gibson
Fort Payne
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Knights OF Pytias
Sheriff's Sale
State of Texas
County of
Milam
Giles L. Avriett
Eas ED
AbEsShels
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