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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1907
Page
4
Austin voters face a March 18 election on constructing another dam in the Colorado Tiger area. Brownsville residents allege a riot stemmed from a Mexican woman, described as not a good person. A New York theater counterclaims over babysitting during a show while another theater offers per dog care.
The defense of Harry K. Thaw is priced at about $250,000 with the State's expenses over $100,000. The figure highlights the substantial cost tied to the high-profile case and public interest.
In a terse note from the Cameron Herald and San Antonio Express readers learn the town’s daily paper is missing while reference is made to the prior death of a Cameron figure. The exchange hints at mental health concerns but provides no further details.
A claim exceeding 2.3 million dollars has been filed against the Kirby Lumber Company by the Houston Oil Company Galveston Tribune. A Waco paper asks about medicine origins and production. Cameron answers that medicines come from Waco, consist of Brazos river water, and are compounded by a fakir sold on Cameron streets.
The Thaw trial moves toward a verdict with Delmas arguing temporary insanity at the time of White’s killing while District Attorney Jerome contends jealousy and vengeance drove Thaw to kill White.
Editor Jnc T Green of Moody Courier recounts two days in Cameron. He praises Cameron as a bustling business town with strong trade and prosperity. Local papers the Herald and Enterprise are commended for their courtesy and support to the visiting editor.
Editor reports a pasted counter blotter note attacking Rev J T Smith mailed from Pittsburg Texas to Palestine. The note is unverified and deemed a total fabrication. The piece urges readers to investigate slander rather than spread it as a feud between Nicaragua and Honduras draws in five republics.
The text promotes Dr Shoop’s Cough Cure as safe and free of poison marks, urging buyers to demand it over other cough remedies. It notes new national labeling laws require poisons in cough mixtures to be listed on the package and claims the product has no poison marks. It ends with a sales pitch and Cameron Drug Co. as seller.
A Hempstead Texas businessman reports relief from rheumatism and neuralgia after using Ballard's Snow Liniment. He states the product freed him from pain and credits the liniment for the improvement. Pace's New Drug Store sells the remedy.
Dallas companies offer to start a cotton factory in Caldwell Bartlett and nearby towns if residents subscribe 50000 in preferred stock with 6 percent interest and 25000 of common stock as a bonus. The offer is contrasted with Brenham which earned 6 percent on its investments.
A cautionary note about individuals defined by extremes of laughter. It contrasts the dangerous unpredictability of a man who laughs too much with the cold detachment of one who laughs too little, urging vigilance toward hidden intentions.
An aged testimonial from Evansville Indiana owner claims Foley's Kidney Cure cured years of kidney and bladder trouble after four doctors failed. The ad also offers a free trial size box of Dr Shoop's Catarrh Remedy from Racine Wisconsin and notes large jars priced at cents sold by Cameron Drug.
The advertisement urges relief from severe colds and coughing fits with Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package. It claims rapid cure and lung strengthening, naming Geo. A. Thomas & Sons as sellers.
Theestate of Willie W. Lewis is cited by publication for a final account and application for discharge by administratrix Mrs Lulia M Lewis. The Milam County Court in Cameron will hear the matter on the first Monday in April 1907 at the courthouse.
The District Court of Milam County, Texas, issues a citation by publication for John Gill in a divorce action filed by Mittie Gill on February 21, 1907. The suit cites abandonment for three years and seeks costs and general relief, with publication to occur four weeks prior to the return day in Cameron.
Richmond citizen A D Williams praises Dr King s New Discovery as the sole remedy for weak lungs and various throat and lung ailments. The ad claims it cures asthma bronchitis croup whooping cough quinsy hoarseness and stops lung hemorrhages. Pace s New Drug Store guarantees it with 80 cents and 1 00 and offers a free trial bottle.
Nonsensical OCR fragments describe a mock digest titled Fame Feces and Indigestion. The text mentions a lone figure named KODOL and references food, law, and portly swine in a surreal sequence. No verifiable events or persons emerge.
City Council of Cameron Texas orders an election to fill three alderman seats at City Hall on the first Tuesday in April 1907. Terms run two years to April 1909. The mayor is J J B Wolt and Aldermen A S Hearrell W W Chambers and J B Worcester are referenced.
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