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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1917
Page
4
Notified tax payers of locations and dates for tax collection and asks all to be prepared to pay. Includes instruction for young men reaching 21 in 1917 to obtain a free exemption certificate to vote.
The piece blends local notes on roads taxes and elections with satirical quips about Governor Ferguson and patriotism. It mentions a McLennan county prohibition election on the twentieth and discusses road quality, civic duty, and public funds, including a jab at officials who preach liberty bonds without investing themselves.
The piece argues liquor closing times hinge on local option elections and must be enforced, while Texas seeks education funding amid crop failures, war demands, and high taxes. It urges voters to judge candidates by honesty and efficiency, using independent records rather than hearsay.
County Superintendent Jim F. Chadwick announces teacher certificate exams on Friday and Saturday October 19 and 20 at the courthouse. State and County first and second grade certificates will be issued from this session. Subject list includes Physical Geography Physiology Composition Arithmetic Texas History Grammar Descriptive Geography Plane Geometry Spelling Writing Methods and Management Civics Reading United States History General History Agriculture and Algebra.
An 19th or early 20th century medical ad urges readers with dull liver weak digestion and constipation to purify liver and bowels. It touts Herbine as the right remedy and notes a price of 50 cents sold by Pace Marshall Drug Co.
A Saturday football game is set between Giddings High School and Cameron High School at Cameron field. Patrons are asked to cooperate with organizers on the occasion.
A how to make lemon juice skin lotion using three ounces of orchard white and two lemons yields a cheap quarter pint beauty product. The mixture promises to reduce freckles sallowness and tan with daily application to face neck arms and hands, kept fresh for months if strained carefully.
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