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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1902
Page
3
Sehlitz beer marketed as good cheer and wholesome by PF A Black’s. Available by the case or bottle at 121 Ye or delivered to homes for $12.50 per case.
Blast of short items from a 1910s style paper. Includes sale notice for one pair of mules in Cameron Texas addressed to L. C. McBride, a rental offer, a call to subscribe to Tuk Herald, a horse shed and bug repair line, and multiple local business promos such as a drug store, a restaurant, a carriage painter, a note on mortgage or land farm notes, and Sisson’s shoe shop.
Public notice announces a divorce petition filed by Nannie Matkins against W G Mathins No. 8862 in Milam District Court Cameron Texas for divorce alimony and custody with publication required weekly for four weeks before the April 1902 hearing. The petition cites cruel conduct and alleged illegitimate child. Proceedings dated March 1902.
Franklin the county seat of Robertson is now dry after last Monday's prohibition election. The narrow majority favors the anti liquor candidates and signals a significant political shift for the locality.
A Chicago bank, Royal Trust, employs thirteen young women as tellers in its savings department. The workers are praised for punctual, faithful, and accurate handling of deposits, with the manager noting men will not displace them. The bank hires them for reliability, not cost savings, as they earn equal salaries to men.
Frank C. Bostock describes a trained bear performing on a rolling ball in Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. The bear progressed from pedestal to flat surfaced ball and finally to a sphere, performing for two years without slipping.
Aichison Globe quotes the line that the hardest task is to act pleased amid disappointment, reflecting a stoic sentiment.
A Boston law student recalls a tense draw room confrontation over forged notes and a woman named Genevieve Carroll. He learns Maj. Carroll forged $70,000 in notes to cover debts and that Genevieve secretly repaid the money, choosing love over suspicion. The couple reunites after truth emerges.
A daughter discovers her father involved in forgery as an accomplice disposes of notes and funds. The daughter, having learned the truth, sacrifices her romance to preserve her family’s honor. The couple wed on that day with Denslow giving the bride away.
A New York Times reader describes humorous and awkward incidents on moving stairs in a large department store. Shoppers, especially women, laugh and stumble as they test the novel devices, while a man near the foot mocks the scene and recalls a tumbler who nearly toppled before grasping a rail.
A bank manager in Liverpool intervenes when a nervous man begs him to eat his friend to stop her crossing. The man, named Ethel by the shout, is startled as the woman halts and the manager turns to thank the unknown savior, who has vanished. The tale appears in London Tit-Bits. The Palestine Exploration Fund reports Judea excavations exposing pre-Islamic, Leucidian Jewish, and Roman layers. London lists 56 parks and 30 open spaces varied in size across the metropolis.
A Texas moving speech from Chicago urges farmers to boost hog production to supply Armour and Swift packing plants in Fort Worth. He cites favorable climate, lower costs, and strong profits, noting nine months of growing season and three months of cold near markets. He recalls personal lessons from raising 180 brood sows and predicts rapid state prosperity if hogs are increased.
The Bryan Eagle notes in Navasota aweekly Sunday gathering from 3 to 6 pm where 400 to 600 men, from all ages, meet at churches and stores for religious prayer. The events are men only and aim at the common good across classes and creeds.
Readable fragments claim the medicine cures female diseases, relieves pain from inflammation and ulceration, strengthens weak women, and restores health after years of suffering. A named testimonial from Mrs Mattie Long praises the remedy and its positive effects on feminine weakness and headaches.
Fragmentary text describes Beaumont oil field activity and mentions Jim Coleman's shop offering savings. No clear events or names beyond these.
A. F B. Clark of Glade Springs Virginia reports selling twelve bottles of Chamberlain's cough remedy between 11 a.m. and closing on January 25 1901 praising its popularity and customer satisfaction. The remedy is touted as effective for coughs colds and grip with endorsements from Virginia residents. Thomas & Moore carry the product locally. A train of twelve refrigerator cars carrying about two million eggs was shipped from near Newton Kansas to San Francisco via the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe line.
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