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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1919
Page
12
Citizens urged to study constitutional amendments and vote May 24 while buying Victory Bonds. Promotes Sap Highway completion as a boon for Milam County and Central Texas and calls for strong road work efforts. Mentions North Texas papers suggesting bold outcomes for the Kaiser.
A fragmentary column mixes notes on a Fort Worth Dallas baseball game with Decoration Day observances for Confederate veterans in Cameron. It critiques Senator Lodge on the Italian dispute and previews the Wilson Italy Fiume controversy and potential international alignments, warning of peace risks if Italy aligns with Germany.
An Indiana saloon keeper named August dies after declaring July would be the last of August. A black veteran explains his Iron Cross was a special decoration sent by the Kaiser via a messenger who died just before presenting it.
A brief dialogue shows a suitor asking for the daughter and the father testing his finances. The exchange humorously resolves with a humorous retort about value and readiness.
A collage of humorous snippets and quirks from a newspaper page includes a child’s quip about becoming a nervous wreck at six, a race for a silver cup, an address citation, old jokes about seals and divers, a verse about love and diamonds, and a rabbit hunter joke with a pun on removing hares.
A miscellany features playful lines about air travel from New York to world-wide destinations and a birthday party scene with lemonade versus water. Verses by Douglas Malloch watch for snares and Alfred Noyes quotes critique. A quip about Bill Smith contrasts past and present in a Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph item.
A Boston Transcript item notes no session of the cooking school class today due to the teacher's indigestion. A light humorous line underscores the brief setback for the class.
The Junction Eagle column says Pastor Swimme bought a Ford and will travel to London tomorrow, reflecting a brisk pace of activity. The report contrasts local mobility with broader travel, hinting at changes in lifestyle.
Lufkin real estate man hints at future wealth as rents rise. Petrograd prices shock with milk at $5 per pint and pork at $30 per pound. Naples Monitor lists May 24 amendments on suffrage, prohibition, governor salary, and settler housing. Temple Mirror questions government control of wives, defending private ownership and warning against federal ownership.
A dialogue excerpt shows Edith explaining to her father that a young man visited late to view her picture post cards. The father quips that if he stays late again she should show him his electric light bills, reflecting a guarded town gossip tone from the Boston Transcript.
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