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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1917
Page
2
Local Cameron items offer Alabama Minstrels shows in Temple and Cameron plus community updates. Reads like a late 1910s small-town ads page with theater, medicines, travel, sales, and Christmas contest promotions featuring locals such as E H Jones and Wm Rogers.
A reflective essay argues that humans misread their creation in God’s image. It credits a woman with insight that corrects man’s vanity and warns of Satan’s rippling deception. The piece frames gender differences as divine design guiding humanity toward wisdom.
A vintage beauty tip teaches mixing lemon juice with orchard white to create a cheap skin lotion. Strain two lemons into about three ounces of orchard white, shake, and apply daily to face neck arms and hands to bleach and clear the skin. The recipe notes keep until months if pulp is removed.
Mrs H F Smith traveled to Temple on Monday to be with her son-in-law Rush Thomas during his operation.
Miss Minnie Eggert and Mr John F McLane married Wednesday evening at 6 30 in the Presbyterian church Rev W R Hall officiated The ceremony featured green and white decor and a ring ceremony with a reception at the bride’s parents home The couple both grew up in Cameron and the wedding drew many relatives and friends including out of town guests.
The Milam county paper urges residents to handle the prohibition election among themselves without outside agitators contacting or influencing voters. It warns against sacrificing friendship and unity for any outcome, stressing local settlement as best for the common good.
City Marshall Holtzclaw authorizes the Herald to state he will be a candidate for re election next spring. He is serving his first term and has made an enviable record and will seek to retain the office when he makes a formal announcement.
An advertisement promotes Texas Wonder as a cure for kidney and bladder issues and other ailments, with mail order for $1.00 and two months of treatment per bottle. It also touts Chamberlains Tablets as aiding aging stomachs with natural digestion and gentle bowel movement.
Advertisement notes a Herald contest on December 22 offering a prize to a reader winner. It mentions a chance to help a friend win the hand and emphasizes the event as a community draw.
The Herald reiterates its one dollar annual price and states no subscriber may pay more than three years in advance during the contest, limiting prepayments to a three year maximum for all readers.
An old advertisement touts Herbine as a bowel regulator to aid the liver and stomach and restore strength. It promises relief when bowels fail to move and lists a price of 50 cents with sale by a local merchant.
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