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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1919
Page
2
The article proclaims Houston as the premier cotton market in the South, noting stronger, broader cotton interests, new capital investments, and the Port of Houston opening as a cotton exporting hub. It highlights competition with other markets, expanded facilities, and ships exporting cotton directly to Europe.
The article notes that Houston leads as the foremost cotton market in the South with ten being highlighted in its prominence.
A vintage beauty notice promotes a lemon based lotion to whiten and brighten skin. It instructs mixing lemon juice with orchard white, straining to remove pulp, yielding a cheap quarter pint bottle for daily facial use.
Northernened weather chills San Gabriel as heavy rain dissuades cotton picking. Seventy three bales were ginned last Friday with fifteen left unginned. Local visits include Newton and Davis from Thorndale, James returning from Houston, and hospital updates on Walter Clark and Mrs. Barclay. A school play drew crowds, and funeral services for Mrs. Barclay were held at the Christian church.
An extended visit to relatives in Clarksville is recalled. Mr and Mrs Ewing Cummings attended the ice cream supper at Lilac last Saturday evening. Dick Dunham has arrived safely at San Gabriel from Germany and brought home five citations for bravery. Brian Woody, a Temple worker, has been transferred to a larger field and will now be based in Waco.
Forest Products Laboratory researchers find pulp from second-cut cotton linters and hull fiber suitable for book, writing, printing, blotting, cover, and other high quality paper. They say the paper compares with the finest stock in quality and can be produced commercially.
The 1919 Texas Cotton Palace in Waco runs Oct 25 to Nov 9 with a larger premium list and expanded exhibits from agriculture industry and oil. The event features Isadora Duncan dancers George Copeland Marie Rappold and Arthur Middleton, plus auto races football and hoppodrome sports. Season tickets are on sale with special days planned including Women’s Day and Press Day.
The Robert McLane Company bought 34 290 pounds of GOOD LUCK Baking Powder in solid carloads for rapid turnover and nationwide delivery. Factories in Richmond use automated canning and labeling lines. Government orders recently totaled 37 carloads 1 980 284 pounds for army and navy. Principal officers and Caldwell house manager named.
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