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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1919
Page
3
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe alternative to calomel for biliousness and constipation. It claims the product cleanses the liver without griping or salivation and even suits children. A chalk line device from a Nebraska resident is also described in a case like a shoe.
A.E. Barker for Guarantee Shoe Co. of San Antonio showcases early Fall arrivals in men women and children at the Auditorium Hotel. The exposition runs Saturday October 25 from 9 a m to 6 p m. Interested buyers are invited to attend this Fall exposition.
The piece salutes Doughboys engineers aero troops tanks and Cavaliers for their service and medals while cautioning not to claim all heroism. It notes Burt Franklin Jenness and mentions a European process for slicing marble plates to diffuse electric light more efficiently than frosted glass.
The tonic claims to purify and enrich the blood using iron and quinine. It promotes energy, appetite, and color in cheeks, saying it supports vitality and fights weakness. Marketed as not a patent medicine, it is available in drug stores for 60 cents per bottle.
Mrs. William Upton, age seventy, drove a Ford runabout from San Francisco to New York, met Ford officials, held a two figure million dollar check, and planned to buy another Ford upon returning to Bakerfield California. She toured Petrified Forest National Capitol Mount Vernon Gettysburg and Atlantic coast cities, noting few car problems and hoping for a Ford starter on the next car. Spain opens an electrical school in Barcelona tied to textile chemical and tanning industries.
Boys and girls in club work learn to keep accurate day to day accounts of their projects. In animal feeding, records show cost of feed labor receipts from sales value at end of feeding period and profit. Accurate record keeping provides training and ownership value for future farmers.
A vintage beauty tip advises squeezing two lemons into three ounces of orchard white to make a cheap complexion lotion. The mixture is rubbed on the face neck arms and hands daily to reduce freckles blemishes and whiten skin. claimed to be harmless and inexpensive.
A Georgian notes the South labor scene, recalling a story of a nervous applicant seeking work at a cotton plantation. The manager responded with a curt quip, highlighting the era’s attitudes toward labor.
The Zemerine treatment for eczema itch and skin diseases is now sold in leading drug stores. Once guarded by a physician, it is now affordable with two sizes priced at 50 cents and 1.00. The manufacturer promises relief or money back and offers mail-order from Zemerine Chemical Co. in Orangeburg South Carolina.
A Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph excerpt relays a morning work scene where a white employer offers pay matching worth while a Black respondent refuses, claiming higher earnings already. The dialogue highlights labor and racial dynamics in historical advertising.
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