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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1920
Page
14
A persuasive plea for supporting local merchants to boost civic pride and community progress. It argues home trade creates mutual goodwill, quick service, and confidence in the future, contrasting with reliance on distant suppliers and mail catalogs. It urges wholehearted local patronage.
The Gladys Belle deep oil well near Santa Anna and Coleman spouted oil as it measured 1570 to 1575 feet. The head rose and sprayed oil over the derrick, with estimates of 500 to 1000 barrels and a surge of interest in nearby acreage. Shallow wells had already supplied the Gladys Belle company with six carloads of oil this week. Local excitement surged in Santa Anna and Brownwood as dredging continues on Pope farm tests and two dozen workers monitor the deep drilling efforts.
Cecil Jumper of the Rockdale Reporter visited Cameron on Sunday. Miss Mary Newton of Maysfield, accompanied by friends and teachers from the Maysfield school, was also in the city. A patent medicine advertises 666 cures malaria and other illnesses and touts its laxative and tonic effects.
The ad claims White's Cream Vermifuge destroys intestinal worms and is harmless to children and adults. Sold by Pace Marshall Drug Co. B F McIntosh, a member of the Thorndale Champion staff, visited Cameron on Sunday.
A historical medicinal claim highlights 666 as a remedy for constipation biliousness loss of appetite and headaches caused by a torpid liver. The ad-like notice emphasizes quick relief and digestive balance.
An article claims regular meat consumption harms kidneys by overworking them causing back ache and various pains. It advises Jad Salts from pharmacies as a daily four ounce dose for a few days to restore kidney activity and neutralize urine acids, presenting the product as a safe daily flush for both sexes.
Special features at the Baptist church next Sunday morning include two laymen addresses. Dr John L Denson will speak on Baptist Achievements and Hon M G Cox on The New Opportunity. The pastor relies on member presence and cooperation. Both Unions will meet at 7 00 oclock P M in their rooms. B B Blaylock Pastor.
A vivid ad touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable substitute for calomel. It claims quick, comfortable liver action without salivation, warns against harsh earlomel, and endorses giving the remedy to children for a harmless, gripe-free cure.
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