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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1906
Page
5
Ys of P Milam Lodge No 1D holds weekly gatherings each Monday night chaired by Ben Strum with O P Beaty and Ko of R&S noted among attendees.
Sunday School at 8 0 a m followed by morning service at 11 0 a m and evening service at 7 0 p m Senior League and Junior League meet times differ Junior League meets 7 0 p m Wednesday prayer service at 7 45 p m Woman's Foreign Missionary Society third Monday at 4 p m Woman's Home Missionary Society at 4 p m on Mondays except the third C J Oxley pastor.
The page lists weekly and monthly activities for Presbyterian Baptist Christian and Catholic congregations. It notes Sunday School at 1:50 a.m and 9:30 a.m for some churches, various prayer meetings, missionary society gatherings, and bishopric services. It mentions Father Simon Spinneweber at the Church of St Monica and specific mass times.
The Herald lists upcoming political filings for Tax Assessor R. S. Wiley with a Democratic primary on July 28, Houston has raised 121466 of 200000 for YMCA building, watermelons shipped to St Louis, and local notes. Miss Virginia Williams arrives in Cameron from Milford, Jno Poteet touted for prime corn on Monta Moore farm, and 52 pupils exempt from exams with 19 graduates next year.
Satirical dialogue critiques Monta Moore and prohibition politics as a servant metaphor. A mother and daughter discuss voting pledges, party lines, and the efficiency of leaders in a public discourse reflecting local civic tensions. The piece mentions Jim Hogg and Oscar McAnally as contrasts in public service.
The Herald notes receipt of an invitation to attend Georgetown University commencement this week from Miss Annie Banknight. She participates in music on two nights this week.
A column condemns mail order houses as parasitic and unreliable, arguing they drain community wealth and offer poor support. It praises local dealers for contributing to local prosperity, backing products with warranties, and standing by customers. urging readers to buy locally and support the community.
Atty J K Freeman's mother dies in Mississippi. Freeman travels to her funeral. Will Looney says alfalfa second crop ready. Fannie Mai Looney and Mai Smiley arrive from Belton, met by relatives in Cameron. Mrs Jeff T Kemp and Mrs Roxie Fontaine shop in Cameron. Dan Cass forecasts watermelons by Juneteenth. T S Henderson in Limestone county. Annie Bauknight to return from Georgetown Saturday. Mrs J W Foster Shoppes in Cameron. District conference attendees from here at Caldwell. T S Jenkins of Buckholts and family shop in Cameron. Emma and Carlton McKinney interview merchants. Bob Turney reports strong wind Friday night. Merchant Woodson called to Bryan for ill child. Rev Wooten travels to Caldwell district conference. Lillian Lester visiting Cameron. Mc Bailey of Jones Prairie notes Dallas blackberries blighted. W P Bounds of Collier in town. Billy declines to run for office.
The column notes Mrs. Kirby's rapid recovery and reports Mr. Lewis Adams recovering enough to be up and about on the streets again. It also includes a brief playful line about slugging a three bagger when returning to the stick.
A Saturday report lists patients from San Saba Sulphur Springs Erath Falls and Hardin counties at Milam Hospital. Miss Winnie Goodwin Rosebud Miss Roxie McKinney and Miss Lora Lee Andrews Baylor students at Waco returned to Cameron. Andrews to start as Cottage Home bookkeeper. Mr S D Dobbs of Wokaty praises last Thursday night’s rain. Corn damaged by wind Friday night. oats and cotton crop affected.
In Cameron a steady stream of locals was mentioned from Yarrell ton to El Paso visitors. Olga Pool arrived to work at the High School while Adrian Pool toured Austin. The Watt farm reports rain damaged tank banks and others attended the State University circus described as a Barnum performance. A humor column closes with light quips about charity and money.
A Sunday school class in Michigan struggles to name the disciples with Jesus on the mountain. The teacher plugs memory aids using the Danhof family, but the pupils answer humorously that all three Danhof sons were present except Hank. The anecdote appears in Harper’s Weekly.
A collection of quips on romance and marriage outlines social attitudes. The speaker notes that clever dames and flirting can backfire for men. A satirical tone mocks ideas of popularity and gender roles with wry social commentary.
The great bustard once haunted England's plains and Salisbury Plain and was protected by law since Henry VIII. It vanished from England with the last known kill in 1838, replaced by casual visitors from Saxony as hunting and cultivation reduced its habitat. The bird weighed up to thirty pounds and was hunted with greyhounds and guns.
The London Daily Graphic notes the difficulty of spotting a woodcock on its nest due to the bird’s mottled plumage blending with dead leaves and bracken. Eggs are camouflaged cream with brown speckles, making nests nearly invisible to untrained eyes.
The Salvation Army runs a waste paper operation in London collecting and sorting paper and rubbish. About 7,035 tons were gathered last year yielding well over $50,000. Unskilled workers sort the material into at least fifty two classes daily by horse wagon and hand truck crews.
The Beverly vessel’s skipper on Grand Bank seized a spare anchor from Skipper Nat High of Marblehead after losing his, then sailed away before reading the order. Later he cursed the missing initial and his own name, but Joe Vincent advised correcting it by popping down and throwing a hoop aboard.
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