Miscellaneous Lost Items Across Cameron Area
Local notes report a heavy leather purse found between homes near Cameron and Terry's Grocery with a bracelet and a Houston card. Rewards offered for returns to Blue Bonnet Cafe or Mary Lee Taylor and J B Hardigree. Also notices lost a key ring, a child’s patent leather hat box, and a five dollar bill with rewards. Texaco agency advertises opportunities in Cameron.
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Cameron
Terry’s
Houston
Blue Bonnet Cafe
Gene Smith
Hoyte
Milano
Mary Lee Taylor
Texas
Great Writers of Past Had Fondness for Cats
Byron kept five cats at Ravenna and Helen M Winslow notes other authors famed for cats. Maclise portraits Harriet Martineau with a cat, Baudelaire stalks every street cat, Champfleury recalls cats with linen, Huxley shared a cat habit with Koch, Fromentin stayed eleven years with him, Pierre Loti wrote Moumette Blanche and Moumette Chinoise about two of his cats.
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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 Hygela Magazine that science is humanitys best tool for enduring environmental challenges. He asserts research reveals nature’s laws and that the public, not just scientists, can apply scientific trial and error to daily life to improve adaptation and survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe R. Spencer
Hygela Magazine
Doctor Spencer
Cold cream’s long history from Galen to today
Path finder Magazine notes cold cream has served as a staple cosmetic for over two thousand years. Charles Whitebread of the National Museum in Washington calls it the second oldest pharmaceutical preparation, tracing its roots to Galen and the original unguentum refrigerans ceratum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milady
Charles Whitebread
Division of Medicine
National Museum
Washington
Whitebread
Galen
Pathfinder Magazine
Pieces of Eight and the Spanish dollar as U.S. currency
The article explains how the Spanish milled dollar or pieces of eight circulated in colonial America. It notes that prices and accounts were often kept in these coins, and that the United States adopted the piece of eight as a model, converting it into the hundred cent dollar.
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South
Enduring Winners Echo John Bright’s Long Run Quote
A London Chronicle line lauds the idea that lasting success matters more than early praise. It compares runners and boxers to life, stressing that the final outcome defines achievement and a life’s chapter ends on a hopeful note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bright
London Chronicle
Cure for Convulsions in a New York City Health Note
A nurse reports a prenatal history question where a mother described a previous child's death from convulsions and advised in a wartime style remedy. The account recalls unsafe home practices and warns against such hazardous treatment.
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New York State
Too Big to Ask Robert Sends Brother on Errand
A family scene shows an older brother named Robert insisting his younger sibling run an errand to a matahhoar'a ewig. The mother questions the need while recounting her own grocery trip and the plan to bake cookies with the children.
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Robert
Ewig
Salem Misses Visit Friends and Local Notices
Salem misses Evelyn and Mary Sue Daniels of Tracy spent Saturday with Miss Sadie and Virlie Tucker. The Nabours visited in Oakville Friday afternoon. A dance at Pfarrdrescher home Friday night. Noey family visited J W Wilkerson home Sunday. Bring tin and radiator repairs to Cameron to R A Tag near Yoe high school. Nabours spent Sunday in Austin Bedford and Walker Lewis visited W L Tucker home. Lee Lewis of Houston visited Saturday. Mrs Willis Cast visited her parents W B Lewis last week. Vada and Irene Harris called on J D Nesbitt Thursday. Henry Green of Cameron visited Sunday. L J Dunham visited in Tracy Sunday.
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Evelyn and
Mary Sue Daniels
Tracy
Miss Sadie
Virlie Tucker
Notice of Property Sale in Milam County Texas
Court house door Cameron Milam County will sell at public vendue on the first Tuesday in July 1931 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. the real estate described in deed of trust recorded volume 52 page 449 Milam County Texas as property of E D King I will sell to highest bidder for cash by virtue of levy and order of sale published in Cameron Herald once a week for three weeks Witness my hand May 26 1931 Deputy Will Vaughn Milam County Tex
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Sait E. D. King
Corinth H. D. Club Meets Aft With One Visitor
The Corinth Home Demonstration Club gathered Monday afternoon at Mrs. J. D. Lewis’s home with fair member representation and one visitor Miss Witt of Moody. They finished studying Living With Our Children by Lillian M. Gilbreath and discussed Rally Day plans. Minutes were read and approved. Cake and lemonade were served by Beatrice Walschak and Dorothy Jean Lewis. Mes. H. N. Harris reported.
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Corinth H. D. Club
J. D. Lewis
Beatrice Walschak
Dorothy Jean Lewis
Mes
H. N. Harris
Milam County Sheriff Sells 98 1 3 Acre Tract Under Willrich Judgment
Milam County Sheriff I L L Blaylock levy on land in Milam County to satisfy a May 26 1931 District Court order in case No 10596 Mrs Annie Willrich et al v E D King et al The property includes 98 1 3 acres of land part of J J Whiteside League and Lot 8 with metes and bounds described in the deed. Monetary amount cited is 4015 dollars plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Texas
Milam
District Court
Milam County
Penn Wolf
Annie Willrich
E. D. King
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Elia R. Hooks
Main Street
Mr. Fisher
Jeter
Hefley Heights
Call Firet National Bank
11Th Street
Jeter Lumber Company
Pine Street
San Antonio
A. J. Zalesky
Cameron State Bank
J. L. Barmore
Texas Power & Light Company
Tim
Keye
W. E. Gaither
Rockdale
J. B. Hardigree
W. B. Skelton
Texaco Agency
Thedford
E. W.cecil
Pulaski
Salem
J. E. Nabours
Oakville
Pfarrdrescher
Noey
J W. Wilkerson
R. A. Tag
Yoe High School
J. E. Naboure
Austin
Bedford and
Walker Lewis
W. L. Tucker
Lee Lewis of
Mrs. Willis Cast
Mrs. W. B. Lewis
Vada
Irene Harris
J. D. Nesbitt
Henry Green of
L. J. Dunham
Cameron Herald
L. L. Blaylock
Will Vaughn
Sheriff's Sale
Texaco
W. B. Skelton ‘Nig’ Moody
Cameron, Texas
Santa Fe
Louisiana
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