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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1923
Page
9
The Commercial Club plans joint city and civic league effort to upgrade park sites in Cameron. A landscape artist may be hired to assist with You High School campus improvements and park beautification, with Civic League women asked to help coordinate planning and planting.
Ford Motor Company announces a major plant project along the Mississippi between Minneapolis and St Paul. The hydro electric dam will be 574 feet long with four water wheels and four generators producing about 18 000 horsepower. A 1 720 by 600 foot one story manufacturing and assembly building with 23 acres of floor space will sit on a bluff above the river with river dock elevators and tunnels for rail access.
Advertises Wyeth’s Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use product to darken gray or faded hair. Describes application with a comb or brush and claims gray strands disappear by morning along with added lustre. Notes the product’s popularity and ease versus home preparation.
The plan envisions freight moving directly into the building signaling a new era for Mississippi River transport. Landscaping and general grounds improvements in the 187 acre tract aim to harmonize with the surrounding parkway development.
The Cameron Water Power and Light project lowers the key rate effective November 3 for new policies only. Savings reach about 3000 dollars annually, with further reductions anticipated after six inch mains are completed and street saving adds to the rate.
The city notes that reductions written before November 3 have been pursued for years and expect the water main program's completion to yield a material drop, with assurances that the impact will be significant.
Work began this week on the Milam County Hardware Company building. J F Brown, contractor, leads the project to create a modern front with show windows designed by Paul G Silbers of San Antonio. The front will use face brick plate glass and metal for a contemporary appearance.
An advertisement touts Bowles Red Pepper Rub as a concentrated heat treatment for sore backs. It claims application brings tingling warmth within minutes and dissolves pain and soreness, urging readers to ask druggists for the genuine Rowles brand.
A local improvement program will upgrade storefronts along the street. Notable businesses involved include Cameron State Bank, Pierce Dry Goods Store, B. J. Baskin & Sons, and the Hardware store as the street redevelopment proceeds.
Crowds flood Cameron streets as buyers gather for the traditional first Monday event. Elderly residents recall the bustling old time market as thousands converge, bringing a lively, trade-filled atmosphere to town.
Noted as the largest in Cameron on a first Monday, the day drew a huge crowd with merchants reporting solid business. Traders brought hundreds of head of stock and farm produce for sale. The boom follows 30 cent cotton, good weather, and early crop maturity aiding farmers.
A letter from S. F. Mintz of Leland North Carolina extols Thedford s Black Draught as a longtime family remedy. He says it cures feverish feelings liver and stomach trouble and saves money on medical bills. The advertisement underscores its vegetable composition and lack of mineral drugs urging readers to buy genuine Thedford s from their druggist.
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