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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1902
Page
7
Fragmented OCR lists candidate tallies and numbers from a primary election count dated March 8 1902. The long sequence includes candidate names and unreadable figures, suggesting an official tally sheet with voting figures across districts or precincts.
KE N SHAW MD, W W GREER MD, and E 8 FERGUSON MD are listed as medical doctors in the roster. The brief entry names three physicians with postnominal MD credentials.
Local ads tout Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria remedy with iron and quinine, priced at 50c. The Lone Star market buys or trades fat and beef, offering three second hand buggies cheap or for corn. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver tablets promise relief and appetite boost. Ballard's Horehound Syrup is recommended for colds and coughs. Thomas & Moore sell each item.
A 1902 document details a divorce petition filed by L. A. Robbing against N. W. Robbins, seeking name change to L. C. Robb and dissolution of marriage. The sheriff is commanded to publish weekly notices in Cameron newspapers before the April 1902 district court term.
Travelers should note excursion rates offered by the Protective Association for the Santa Fe line to Waco Texas for the state convention in April 1902. Sale dates are April 2 with trains arriving in Waco the morning of April 3. Return by April 6. Terms are cash or acceptable land. Applications at the Herald office.
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as a medicine that repairs weak bodies from worry overwork and disease. It claims the product strengthens bones blood and lungs with high quality materials and promises quick personal use with a free sample offer.
A quirky Georgia note extols finding life in the old land and facing hardship with grit. It hints at Dr Pope ready to answer calls day or night with listed residence and office phone numbers.
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