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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1917
Page
7
Subscriptions are listed as per year and three months for The Gameron Herald. A local manager comments on public roads and taxation, reflecting on road building, tax bills, and implied humor about entertainment taxes. The piece juxtaposes Germany Texas relations with local vendor anecdotes and legislative tax perspectives.
The Waco Times-Herald notes that anyone aiming to reform the world tends to pass the hat. The remark suggests passing the hat may have motivated some to pursue reform work.
Laten Stanberry notes last week in Forney Messenger that the ground hog emerges on March 9 while Texas legislators remain in session. The quip playfully suggests lawmakers crawl out later, poking fun at state politics.
The passage argues that history shows major reforms are achieved by opposing force rather than through it. It cites Christianity as a prime example of reforms accomplished without coercive power.
The speaker notes southern agriculture totals 4.65 billion dollars of the United States 5.28 billion overall and argues these figures provide no basis for expecting a bread riot in the region. This reflects economic perspectives on regional hunger and stability.
The Bee County grand jury states you may play any old game with dominoes but not with cards. They note the ruling reflects current law and emphasize they did not create it, only interpreted it under existing statutes.
The Florence Vidette denounces the governor as the bitterest abuser yet praises Brer Gardner for a streak of fairness. It notes a marginal claim that the speaker doubts becoming Texas governor but vows to defend themselves if elected.
Fencerail Smith proclaims a stout superstition and questions its effect on people. Sickleblade Williams asks how it works and recalls Pitchfork John who has carried a buckeye for rumitisum over thirty years. A peanut man drops a buckeye into the gutter as the crowd ponders belief.
The article argues that pool halls may operate as lawful amusements or be condemned as public nuisances based on conduct and community morals. It notes courts uphold the right to regulate, while stressing that properly run establishments can exist like other businesses, but poorly run ones invite elimination.
The excerpt labels an incident where Baylor students attempted to humiliate Dr Brooks as petty and disrespectful, praising Dr Brooks as a grand man who will not dignify the act. It frames the behavior as spiteful and unworthy.
The writer argues that many reformers fail to distinguish good from bad qualities and seek to destroy good aspects to remove the bad. He invokes the wheat and tares parable, suggesting some reformers have not read it.
Citizens are urged to plant and grow as much as possible of what they eat. Produce surplus vegetables to trade or sell, reducing reliance on government solutions and coping with high prices. Beaumont Enterprise urges self sufficiency and market opportunities for gardeners.
The papers note that the European conflict is teaching the U S public practical economic lessons. A rumor from San Saba suggests a farmer traded potatoes for a Ford car and still had funds to buy a German made suit, illustrating shifting values during wartime.
An advertisement touts fresh tomatoes from Cuba in Texas where year round growth is noted. The Cuban tomatoes sell for about ten cents each, as reported by the Kingsville Record.
Citizens are urged to act on garden prices with six cent spuds ten cent cabbage and fifteen cent red onions, as the Kiltean Herald notes the need for awareness and action about local produce costs.
A town man told Bryan Eagle he relies on his hens for eggs, cows for milk and butter, and a home garden to beat rising costs. He argues if others joined the effort, the fight against inflation would quickly be won.
The Bay City Tribune opines that Germany would fight the universe for twenty years using Matagorda County land, while in America land lies fallow and taters sell for two for a nickel. The lyric lampoons wartime waste and prices.
Beeville Picayune argues the world’s food supply is tight and vegetables grow year round. Each family should grow a home garden to cut costs and help others in regions lacking produce.
J M Usry sells the Maypearl Pearl Herald to Harry B Merritt and relocates to Midlothian to enter the newspaper business. The narrator praises Usrys service and character and predicts he will be a valuable addition to Midlothians community.
The Waco Presbyterian church that burned receives an offer of temporary use from the Jewish community to rebuild. The Presbyterians accept the generous gesture, highlighting Jewish support as a significant civic and moral contribution to Waco’s future development.
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