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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1906
Page
4
The notice highlights new patterns in men’s summer half hose and white oxfords and Gibson shoes. It lists prices for half hose, under shirts, and two styles of white canvas shoes with features and per-pair costs.
The piece recalls Thomas Jefferson and the signing of the Declaration in Philadelphia 430 years ago. It notes John Hancock’s bold signature and Ben Franklin’s line about hanging together, linking past patriotism to today’s need for fearless citizens amid new evils.
A heavy downpour drenched most areas of Milam county on Monday with some early corn fields escaping relief yet plans are set to aid all affected, including securing assistance for those in hardest reach.
An exchange notes music stirs Panama Canal laborers to greater effort. A law in Iowa starts July 1 banning hat trims of bird feathers except game birds, with fines for violators. Bell comments on Tom Campbell’s stance on homestead taxation and equalization could exempt them.
H. W. Stevenson of Cameron, formerly with J. M. Holt & Co. and in Bastrop merchandising, has quit that trade to buy a printing office and become editor and proprietor of The Cameron Herald. The paper aims to be a snatching good weekly with liberal advertising patronage and wishes Stevenson abundant success.
A brief bulletin from Rogers News describes a Buckholts Picnic scene with a dean figure and cordial exchanges among attendees. The text hints at friendly interactions, named individuals, and a warm community atmosphere observed by the Newsman.
In Bastrop County Texas a young man named Paul Jones Bean, born twenty two years ago, rises from humble beginnings as a dry goods clerk to a Naval Academy graduate and assistant civil engineer, bearing the dash of Revolutionary Paul Jones and earning a promising future with Roosevelt's nomination.
Prof Strickland attends Cameron Summer Normal and notes Davilla McCormick Oil began well last Saturday reaching 22 feet in three hours. Burleson and Falls counties adopt primary rules, with ethnic voting restrictions in Burleson. Fire destroys Tom Tarver’s blacksmith, ice house, and paint shop, loss estimated at 6000 dollars with no insurance. Panama canal voting favors a lock canal. Oklahoma and Indian Territory join the Union. Caldwell Summer Normal hosts 50 attendees. Cameron starts with 68, expects 100. Texas rail mileage leads the nation with a 438 mile rise. Notes on race and the kidnaper case in Philadelphia, and the costly cotton warehouse in Bartlett. Population hints for Cameron. Caldwell and Williamson county fee details noted.
The YP U plans an entertainment at Mrs T B Henderson's next Friday evening starting at six with booths selling roast, candy, and ice cream. Dr Miller from Gause reports success growing cucumbers there with 50 to 60 bushels per acre, farmers receiving 40 cents per bushel on contract.
The Cuero Creamery Co held its annual meeting with the old directorate unanimously re-elected. A 20 percent dividend was declared and paid, and the creamery paid farmers nearly $8,000 last year. Nearby Cameron pasture observations are noted.
An advertisement touts Dr King’s New Life Pills as safe regulators of stomach and bowels, offered by Pace Marshall Drug Co for 25 cents. It also notes a July 4 speech by Governor candidate O B Colquitt at Germania Park and mentions a revival ending in Hearne with about fifty joining the Baptist church and twenty eight baptisms at Little Brazos.
A wealthy Parisian, tired of supporting his nephew, hires a matrimonial bureau to find a husband for his wife. He reviews candidates and is shocked to see one familiar face from his wife’s past.
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