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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1915
Page
4
The piece mocks hypocrites who expect others to behave while they do not. It notes a Houston peace officer who never fires his gun and the Beaumont Enterprise suggests he should be discharged for not firing. It laments East Texas peach crops failing yearly yet praises the resilient Elbertas.
The Houston Post quotes a musing on suffragettes offering their hall for a baby show. It suggests suffragists may prefer their causes and see babies as a less urgent concern, framing the debate with wry humor.
The article quotes a provocative line about boys and opportunity, arguing that many boys seize chances readily while others may falter without guidance. It frames a social discussion on youth and equal opportunity for advancement.
Friendly calls between Tom Campbell Rienzi Johnston and Governor Ferguson hint at a possible trip to Austin. The speaker praises Ferguson as approachable and suggests inviting Billy Sunday, with Ferguson willing to extend a handshake.
Editorial argues railroad scrip should be transferable and usable like cash until exhausted. It contends publishers exchanging stock for company stock justify scrip as payment and urges parity with cash tickets, criticizing nontransferable or expired scrip practices. The piece cites Cameron Herald and Back at the Bunch.
Letter exchange quotes Cameron Herald and Temple Telegram debating female suffrage and wage equality. Authors criticize male legislative dominance while noting California women earning men’s wages. The piece ends with a counterpoint asserting men should hold jobs to support employed women.
The dispatches report a half pound fog discovered in a baby’s stomach in Indiana. Doctors say the child swallowed a tadpole that later became a frog. The note ends with a whimsical musing about Jonah and a Hotel de Whale.
The passage by the House of the compulsory education bill foreshadows Senate action with Governor Ferguson committed to it. The stance reflects paternalistic governance and echoes debates on government involvement in family affairs, a theme critics label as overreach.
A circulated paragraph claims an Indiana man and wife married ten years have nineteen children including five triplet sets and recently moved to Oklahoma. The joke suggests Oklahoma faces overpopulation and proposes Texas benefit from a new compulsory education law for those kids.
The legislative committee of the State Press Association emphasizes that the railroad company should honor advertising scripts it signs. The note stresses the printer’s rights to be paid and the rail line’s obligation to respect agreed terms.
A range of editorial voices discuss compulsory schooling and educational access in Texas. Opinions contrast state paternalism with public opportunity, note costs to upgrade the capitol, wheat crop prospects, and a possible July vote on a poll tax amendment. Leaders forecast the compulsory attendance bill's passage and press calls to require Texas produced school books.
The Greenville Banner notes Texas division remains unlikely as public sentiment favors keeping the state intact. The Houston Chronicle reports crops from East Texas and Tyler show strong yields and good weather, aligning with the Let Texas Feed Herself campaign. The Austin Tribune claims about 100 legislators will attend Dallas depot cornerstone events with rail passes, while some protest anti pass laws and advertising space trade.
The Miss Nairandy’s Minstrels will perform at Cameron school building on Friday night April 9, 1945 to aid the Cameron High School Annual for 1915. The cast includes Huber Atkinson Giles Averitt Howard Baskin George Childress J. M. F. Gill U. S. Hearreh J. Morton John Watson J. Walker M. G. Cox and others among Locals. Mary Lankford visited relatives in Waco returning home.
Signals of distress from disordered kidneys are described with backache headaches and urinary issues. Mrs. C F Spiller of Cameron testifies Doan's Kidney Pills helped her nervous languor. Price 50c at drug stores. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sells the remedy.
Pastor A. H. Falkenberg will conduct a German service at 3 p m next Sunday in the Christian church. All are invited to attend.
Reader is urged to sprinkle Grant Lumber Co s hydrated lime around the place for good health as a simple preventive tip. The note appears in a short advisory line with no additional details.
John Morton of State University Haden Lawcops and Roy Epperson of the Ice Institute Houston spent the weekend visiting their parents.
An old promotional notice offers Hall's Catarrh Cure for catarrh with testimonials and a 75 cent price. It claims internal action on blood and mucous and names F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as makers. The fragment mentions the National City Bank of Commerce and a 15 year acquaintance with Cheney.
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