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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1902
Page
4
Smaller fabric scraps move off shelves as department stores dump off end-of-season odds and ends. A Milwaukee department store found scraps priced so low they sold out quickly after a shopper admitted she bought them because they were cheap, even though she did not know use for them.
A Milwaukee Sentinel report recounts a horse fall on First avenue where bystanders, most lacking horse knowledge, watch as a helper frees the animal. The horse dies after two minutes and lies in the street all day while a street-poster performer applies paste to the carcass for dramatic gain.
A bystander recounts amused scenes on a department store moving staircase. Women giggle and wobble as they ride, men feign calm, and an elderly farmer nearly tumbles, grabbing the rail at the last moment. The anecdote ends with a vow to avoid the new contraption.
A staid bank manager helps a young man call to a woman named Ethel crossing Castle Street. The woman stops as requested, but the helper disappears before receiving thanks, leaving bystanders with a startled scene at Liverpool town hall.
The Palestine Exploration Fund notes two clear pre Israelite periods and also Jewish Hellenistic and Roman layers unearthed in western Judea. London offers 56 parks and gardens from a quarter acre to 198 acres and 30 public spaces from one to 267 acres.
Advert suggests Bucklen's Arnica Salve removes skin eruptions blotches and blemishes and cures sore lips chapped hands and piles. Claims it makes eczema salt rheum vanish and glorifies the face. Sold for 25 cents at Thomas and Moore's drug store.
A narrator visits Eveno park in Japan where maple leaves fall over a lake. Japanese children play beside families with dolls and small carriers. Pine trees frame a Buddhist temple. bronze bells emit a soft, haunting sigh as they seem to breathe music into the air.
A Pittsburg telegraph operator earns notice for inventing concise substitutes. He once sent Ayres and Mrs Bonine as B O 9 after asking who was meant, sparking a nationwide shorthand that speeds dispatches.
The article notes reduced difficulty for Pacific coast cable work after US acquisitions of Hawaii, Guam, and the Philippines. Distances are given: San Francisco to Honolulu 2,080 miles, Hawaii to Wake Island 2,000, Wake Island to Guam 1,290, Guam to Manila 1,520. Depths cited reach 18,300 to 19,600 feet.
A lively group argues over which number is the true magic number Nine seven five three two and one are all claimed as magic. A hard-edged observer proclaims Number One as the key to success and the discussion closes as they return to London Tit-Bite.
Scientific gardening is taught in national schools and teacher training seminaries in Sweden. Most rural districts have a school garden near the schoolhouse providing practical instruction in plants, berries, flowers, herbs, and fruits with hot beds and greenhouses. Parishes supply space and trees or shrubs are gifted yearly to plant at home.
A short Chicago Daily News remark notes that a man’s first trip abroad deflates his conceit, while his return fills him with renewed fullness. It also comments that some people are so good natured they become disagreeable.
The Texas Milam County district court issues a divorce citation for Evie Young versus Dave Young, to appear by publication before the October 1902 term. Buckholts locals note Mr M L Sample’s return, visits by Prof Sternenberg, John Luce couple in town, and saddle trade interest.
Deputy Sheriff George Boles arrested Seth Brinkley in Tracy Beat 5 after a house robbery at J. R. Looney's home. Brinkley, son of Sam A. Brinkley, was found with $16 cash, of which $15 was recovered by the arresting officer and deposited in a Cameron bank. The youth's condition at the sheriff's office drew pity.
A boy acknowledged stealing money from the Looney home during an absence and faces likely reform school confinement. He reportedly acted alone in the theft while a Christian service at the local church discusses ideals of the model young man and young lady using written statements and Bible-based lessons.
Literature Art and Music announces a monthly magazine with either a new music sheet for fifty cents or a color Art Study for seventy five cents, sold by newsdealers or by mail. Sample copy ten cents. annual subscription one dollar. publisher at 125 East 23rd Street New York City.
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