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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
4
An old Cameron Texas notice urges citizens to buy Liberty Bonds, praising soldiers in France and the Lens capture, and calling on all to support the war effort through financial aid. It stresses second class mail, patriotic pledge, and naming ships after Cameron as examples of national sacrifice.
The speaker questions morale at the front contrasting Pershing’s urgent calls with home when Liberty Loan committees await funds. The piece implies soldiers’ resolve against the Hun and critiques aid reluctance among some citizens.
The American Red Cross took over eight day nurseries in the Veneto district aiding 1,200 children. Mothers work in munitions while fathers serve at the front. Warehouses opened in Copenhagen and Renews Switzerland store food and clothing to feed 5,000 soldiers for six months if captured. Renes warehouse supplements Berne, which already sends weekly twenty pound food packages to imprisoned Americans. Red Cross rest houses and information centers planned at major cantonments to aid families visiting sick or convalescent soldiers.
Auction notice lists properties for sale including 61 acre Carnes farm three miles south of Buckholts and multiple houses near the Sanitarium. Includes Mrs J F Cummings house and lot north of Dr Eppersons and H R Harbour house on hill west of Sapp T J Carnes farm. Contact T C Stafford.
Registrants in Cameron San Gabriel Milano Buckholts Rockdale Texas must call for unclaimed questionnaires at post offices listed. Names include Elijah Adams Thomas Brown Verla Booze Philip Brewington John Duncan John Donaldson Henry Cast Lloyd Griffin Carson Holloway Daniel Hanson Andrews Jackson Frank Jurek and many others.
An old advertisement claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic strengthens the body to endure summer heat. It asserts the tonic purifies the blood and builds up the whole system, promising visible strengthening and invigorating effects. Price 60 cents.
Miss Bird Henderson visits in Lit tle Rock while Mrs. Henderson hosts in Yarrelton. Seed cotton top prices daily at both gins run by R. L. Batte. Miss Beulah Stiles leaves First National Bank Thorndale for Citizens National Bank. High grade dressmaking offered by Pearl Terry Phillips at 1212 North Central Avenue. Local visits include Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Chartrand and Vera Alice in Houston. B Y P U and Epworth League socials held at local homes with readings, games, and treats.
S P CROSS Loan Agent advertises land loans for summer or fall. Visit the agent to discuss financing options.
An advertising pitch touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable alternative to calomel. It claims the product cleanses the liver without causing salivation, weakness, or nausea and suits both children and adults. The ad warns calomel is mercury and harmful and promises a money-back offer if Dodson's Tone fails to perform.
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