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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1906
Page
3
The Temperance column continues with leadership named President Vice President and Secretary roles listed as Mrs Cross Mrs Sims and others. It notes the Cameroon heads wanting to maintain the column in The Hervid and promises educational literature to improve the atmosphere with active ladies leading efforts.
A column argues that business leaders increasingly ban alcohol use among employees. Railroads and major firms threaten discharge for drinking, claiming sobriety preserves efficiency and judgment. It warns young men that saloon habits undermine success and credibility in competitive work environments.
A Kansas City judge, during fourteen years on the bench, urges boys to avoid idle living, sin and vice. He stresses honesty, industriousness, frugality, and cheerful conduct while warning that taverns and trashy literature lead to ruin. He cites Benjamin Franklin and emphasizes reform for a better community and future citizens.
A vintage advertisement urges homeowners to improve illumination with the Electric Light Company offering affordable rates. The copy highlights bright domestic lighting and suggests upgrading to modern electric services for safer, happier homes.
High School department members Marvin Beaty and May Pool argued for immigration limits, while Eleanor Henderson and Marion Adgans spoke against them. Judges Hattie Greer Susanna Jackson and Herma Spilier presided after a spirited exchange about strikes riots new blood and foreign invention contributions.
The article highlights Cameron’s notable women across business literature social scenes and mental uplift. It mentions brilliant ladies contributing as business figures, writers, and social leaders, noting growth in recognition over the years.
Miss Mattie M. Ivey of Calvert recounts her first Korean wedding on December 6. She describes the procession in a bustling street, the court filled with painted screens, a long table of colorful teas, and the symbolic wooden goose. The groom’s ceremony includes incense, garlands, and ritual bowing, with the bride aided by family elders.
The text records a 1906 graduation item with an affirmative resolution to abolish capital punishment debated by professors and students. Participants include Prof Brown Vera Pool versus Hattie Greer Hermilia Spiller, and a list of graduates. Invocations and speeches are planned with staff movements to Bonowood and the State University next year.
In a historical note, F W Devor & Co writes to W W Chambers admitting cans run too full and stockpiling concerns. The letter jokes that a gallon may hold eight pints and proposes seven gallons per barrel with four quarts per gallon, ending with a playful postscript about Pace Marshal Drug Co selling their paint.
Candless sees a path to the state senate as Harrington’s water front probe shifts to a colleague. He plans to marry Marion soon but must let Varrick carry on the investigation while he pursues political advancement.
In a tense confrontation Hugh Candless faces Harrington and Varrick over a bribe and a senate run. Marion urges him to refuse the offer, insisting true duty outweighs party gain as Candless vows to keep his honor intact. Major Sharpless reinforces the moral triumph over victory.
The article explains venous blood flow driven by behind pressure, not heart pumping. It notes arterial pressure, muscle action, and semilunar valves prevent backflow, keeping circulation toward the heart.
Early Kentucky history recounts Captain James Harrod leading settlers to establish Harrodsburg in Mercer County. In 174d a town site at Big Sowing camp was laid out, with half acre parcels and ten acre out lots. Harmon's corn patch marked the first crop in the state, followed by an ambush in which Jared Cowan was killed and four Harrod men wounded.
The celebrated physician Dr. James W. Kidd claims daily cures and offers free proof treatments at no cost to any sick person. He lists ailments including kidney trouble heart disease partial paralysis bladder stomach and bowel issues piles catarrh lungs nervousness skin diseases and general debility. Readers may mail their condition to Box 700 Fort Wayne Indiana for a complete trial treatment at no charge.
A cosmetic notice touts Nadinola to erase freckles pimples liver-spots collar discolorations black-heads and eruptions. If unsuccessful within twenty days money is refunded and thousands endorse the product. Price 50 cents or 1.00, sold by druggists or by mail from National Toilet Co Paris Tenn.
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