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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1916
Page
4
Local publisher The Gameron Herald Incorporated lists Herald Publishing Co as publishers with H. B. Terrell A. V. Smith and Adeline E. Caldwell as editors and local manager roles in the circulation department.
At Uvalde on October 23 Bishop Mouzon denounced certain modern evangelists in strong terms. The bishop urged caution in bringing evangelists to towns, saying some enter revivals to profit rather than pastor, and stressed preaching the gospel and praying for blessing. Ministers present endorsed his views.
The Georgetown Commercial calls partisan newspapers deplorable and asserts they handle political facts like desperadoes, declaring a press that will not tell the truth a curse of the present times.
A fragmented line notes the difficulty of eradicating the boll weevil pest. The brief suggests ongoing struggle and lack of a known effective method to rid the country of the pest despite indicated desire for a solution.
The Minerva correspondent notes expert guidance from national and state agriculture agencies on boll weevil problems. A farmer once raised cotton and turkeys to good effect, rents are rising as renters move to black land, and some may prefer sandland crops like peanuts peas and potatoes if boll weevil worsens. John Gore sold peanuts potatoes and other produce while earning some cotton income.
A critic urges Texas to handle the local option election with native speakers and local voices. The writer argues for capable Texans to address the issue without importing outsiders and cautions against bitter outcomes and financial misdirection.
A compact city listing notes phone numbers 224 and 67 associated with the Red Cross Drug Store building that includes office space and rooms above the shop.
An advertisement warns that calomel is dangerous and promises Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe, vegetarian remedy. It claims the product cleanses the liver and bowels without salivation and guarantees relief, urging readers to buy a 40 cent bottle and use it for the whole family.
A local home advisor insists he knows better local results and will stay involved after outcomes. He warns against imported guidance, urging readers not to wait for December for Christmas pictures as business stress leads Beach Studio to stop Kodak developments.
Frank Marak and his wife visited their three brothers in the village of Marak near Buckholts. A 7 year old mare is for sale cheap cash. J P Graham of Lilac ships honey to WaCo to find buyers during the Cotton Palace. his brother-in-law Horace Graham has 1,100 stands in Gause. W B Turner and associates plan to drill on the Davis 30 acre tract and F E Jackson on 50 acres NE of Tracy. W P Lyman will drill SW of Tracy toward Austin chalk. No. 2 well under way and No. 1 flowing a few barrels daily.
Fire at the home near Yarrelton last Saturday morning consumed a barn belonging to Dan Scarbrough he lost 100 bales of hay and harnesses. Neighbors helped save his corn and cotton seed from another house on the lot. Insurance status and fire origin are unknown.
Last Thursday night Belfant a Temple contractor and two to three companions returned from Cameron driving a Saxon Six. At a narrow culvert a Ford party met them and as they passed the contractor’s car swung right, dropped wheels off the culvert, shredded the front axle on the plank edge and broke both front wheels. Buckholts News.
A local feature extols Sloan's Liniment as a remedy for bruises and aches highlighting its home use for children and adults. It notes availability in drug stores at 25¢ to $1.00 and mentions local residents Herman Gregory, Herman Schwarz, Noble Curry, and Jack Sanders from Thorndale and Rockdale. Milam county exhibits did not win prizes and Thorndale reports Cotton Palace in Waco seeking ten Milam boys for a demonstration encampment.
Mrs. T. S. Henderson and daughter Miss Mary Lake visited Temple on Wednesday bringing Mrs. Chas. T. Hill of Terrell who will stay for Hassel Burns wedding. George Banzhaf county demonstration agent worked on terracing in Conoley and called at the Tharn office after returning from the State Fair at Dallas with corn club boys. 260 youths attended and were well entertained by the Fair Association.
Mrs A N Green and her daughter Louise traveled to Waco on Wednesday to attend the Cotton Palace exhibition and events.
Advertisement touts Lax-Fos as a mild laxative and liver tonic that does not gripe or disturb the stomach. It claims Cascara provides stimulation and aids digestion while arousing liver secretions and restoring healthy function. Sold for 50c.
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