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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1895
Page
6
Parlor furniture and bedroom sets in varied styles. Chairs, rockers, couches, lounges, book cases, desks, tables, wardrobes, safes, ice boxes, sideboards, dining and kitchen furniture. Roofing and galvanizing work offered with prompt execution.
Wholesale and retail dealers offer heavy and shelf hardware stove tinware crockery glassware cutlery lamps rope wind mills pumps carts buggies harness phaetons carriages and vehicles reapers mowers hay rakes carpenters tools including Disston saws and bits.
Western cities report two immense stores and three warehouses in Central Texas overflowing with stock. Officials note high inventory levels and ongoing expansion to meet demand. Local businesses indicate strong activity and retail pressure across the region.
A complete Undertaking department offers coffins and burial cases in hermetically sealed, trimmed caskets. Two hearses, one white and one black, are available for service.
Sanitary plumbing by approved methods. Wrought iron and lead pipe work. Bath tubs marble slabs and laboratory's pressure boilers. Rubber hose reels or fixtures. Estimates furnished for residences and buildings with modern improvements.
Texas Governor Culberson issues a proclamation convening the Twenty-fourth legislature in Austin on October 1 1895 to pass a prohibitory prize fighting law and related enforcement provisions amid legal controversies. The notice urges swift action and cites the need to uphold laws and public peace. Also includes a classified notice seeking a live business house in Cameron to handle the Fowler wheel line.
The Texas State Rail and Dallas Exposition showcased the Corbett-FitzSimmons Physical Culture Exhibition, drawing crowds to exhibit halls and promoting strength displays and athletic feats by notable performers.
The Santa Fe Route offers one fare round trip excursion tickets from all line points to Dallas for the Texas State Fair and Dallas Exposition from Oct 19 to Nov 3 1895. Return tickets valid through Nov 5 1895. Three day limited excursions available at one fare with $500 max when single trip exceeds that. Special events include exhibitions by Corbett and Witzsimmons and Maher McDonnell Ryan Smith on Nov 1. Admission tickets with reserved seats available via Santa Fe agents.
An assortment of testimonial blurbs and local ads extoll health tonics like Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and P P P for rheumatism, plus endorsements for Simmons Liver Regulator and Kine’s New Discovery. The page also promotes sewing machines, wagons, beef, and the Perfect Baking Powder from Cameron merchants, with regional vendors and local stores listed.
An old advertisement extols Simmons Liver Regulator as the trusted liver remedy for all ages. It emphasizes quick natural relief, no griping, and a rejuvenated feeling, urging readers to purchase from J. H. Zeilin & Co. Philadelphia and look for the red Z on the wrapper.
The article mentions connections among Shreveport New Orleans and Birmingham with low rates and direct lines, plus banners for special trains. It highlights Mrs Roberts millinery shop with crowds and hats, Worcester Bros liquor, Sipcoms Cammers whisky, L C Porter's riding gear, and general job work services.
Hefley and Hetley advertise a full range of furniture and hardware for kitchens and parlors. They invite customers to view goods with no pressure to close a deal and ensure no harm in not buying.
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