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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1907
Page
8
Local lodge Milam Lodge 1% held a meeting to elect officers and set goals for the year. Members discussed community work and scheduled upcoming events at the river hall, with names obscured in the readable fragments.
Community churches announce an upcoming schedule with meetings and services. The notice mentions times for events and a pastor’s appearance, outlining a timetable for the week in the south region.
The ledger lists weekly prayer meetings at 3 p m and 7 45 p m with multiple societies meeting Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays. Pastor G W Fomaies is noted leading connected missionary and vestry groups at 4 p m and 7 45 p m sessions.
Church listings show the Christian Church school sessions on Sundays at 11 am with a 7 45 pm gathering. The Society meets weekly except the second Sunday at 10 am and a morning service follows. St Monica Parish mentions Father Simon Spinneweber with regular Sunday services.
Advertisement asserts Hunt's Cure as the fastest and most reliable remedy for itching diseases. Claims one application relieves and guarantees cure, promising a single box will fix the problem.
A proposed change to Section 1 of Article 3 authorizes aid to establish and maintain a home for disabled and dependent widows and wives of Confederate soldiers and those who aided the Confederacy. It sets monthly limits, eligibility for Texas residents since 1880, and annual appropriations caps, and provides guidelines for funding and governance of the home.
Joint resolution directs submission of a 1907 Texas constitutional amendment to a vote. It covers printing stationery paper and fuel, sets ballot wording for For and Against, and authorizes a 2000 dollar appropriation for publication and election costs. Secretary of State signs as true copy.
Joint resolution seeks to amend Section 9 Article 8 to add Section 9a permitting counties or subdivisions to levy up to 4 tax on property to fund road and bridge improvements or issue bonds up to 20 percent of assessed value. Provisions require funds spent within voting territory and require statewide submission at the next general election. L. T. Dashiell, Secretary of State.
The proposed amendment changes Section 24 of Article III to set legislator pay at up to 1000 dollars per year plus five dollars per day for any session and mileage for county-seat distance, with provisions for publication and election timing in 1907. It also includes a second amendment creating city improvement districts and limits on taxes, to be voted on August 1907.
Joint resolution to amend Article 4 of the Texas Constitution adding Section 97 to create a Department of Agriculture with a bureau of labor. The governor is directed to issue a proclamation to submit the amendment to voters on the first Tuesday in August 1907.
Advertising copy touts Simmons Sarsaparilla as the King of tonics to boost appetite and laughter. It promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers and Pace's New Drug with claims of energy and recovery, mixing health product pitches with casual humor about sports and drinking.
An advertisement touts White's Cream Vermifuge claiming it stops a baby's crying by ridding the child of worms. It emphasizes in-house medicine and peace of mind for mothers, with a 25 cent price and Pace's selling location.
David Parker of Fayette New York who lost a foot at Gettysburg credits Electric Bitters with curing long standing stomach trouble and saving money on medicines after years of ineffective treatments.
A New England update notes candle sales and hidden flaws in daily life. A medical testimonial touts Foley’s Kidney Cure as restoring Alvin H. Stimpson of Willimantic to full health after persistent kidney trouble, with four bottles claimed to complete his recovery. The advertisement is attributed to Geo. A. Thomas & Son.
The person who disturbed the congregation last Sunday by continually coughing is requested to buy a bottle of Foley's Honey and Tar. Geo. A. Thomas & Son.
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