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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
11
A health notice advises avoiding crowds and drafts to prevent the Spanish Flu. It stresses keeping the body strong and free from constipation, warns against ineffective remedies, and recommends Morley’s Stomach and Liver Granules sold at druggists for 25 cents a package.
Mrs Delia Fikes aged nineteen died at her home Wednesday after a brief illness from Typhoid Pneumonia. She was wife of Chas Fikes and mother of two. Funeral Thursday at Little River Church Jones Prairie, interment in Little River cemetery. The Herald extends sympathy. Also notes R B McLane now with Law Sprinkle Mercantile Co and Lizzie Whites travels to Fort Worth. Rose and Ruth referenced with Cameron school.
Stolen or missing red heifers about six months old from Brod and Mondrick Lot with reward offered. Rent wanted for about 40 acres of land to work on halves with references. Home for sale includes six rooms and porches near Cameron. Boarding house for rent and Jersey cows for sale. Various farms for sale near Buckholts and Cameron area. Local social notes and readers joined for twelve months.
The Democratic primary results list district and county officers including Congressman Rufus Hardy’s district, C M Beard for county representative, I W Culp of Killeen as fratorial rep, Lelia Woolley tax assessor, Bill Alex Bonds for tax collector, L L Blaylock sheriff, W T Yates county clerk, Robert Todd treasurer, Roy Baskin attorney, J F Chadwick superintendent, Henry Reaves J L Elmore Precinct 1 commissioners, H Butts precinct 2, and Chas Sens beat 1 constable.
Mrs. Kirby Boles, chief operator, reports Cameron Exchange service hampered by the influenza epidemic. Three to five operators absent daily this week. public asked to remain patient and not overreact as service falls short of normal.
Miss Mary Nowlin visited her parents in Georgetown this week. The brief social call highlighted family time and local ties.
A Cincinnati authority touts freezone as a painless remedy to lift corns and calluses. A small bottle, inexpensive, supposedly removes hard or soft corns or calluses by applying directly to the sore area, with no irritation to surrounding skin. If local druggists lack it, they can order a bottle from their wholesaler.
William G. McAdoo, secretary of the treasury, confers with Capt Maurice de Gery, commander of the French Foreign Legion contingent aiding the Fourth Liberty Loan drive.
To minimize ant and roach nuisances, store food in ant proof metal containers or sealed tee boxes and clean up promptly. Keep cake bread sugar and meat away from living areas and prevent food fragments from lingering where pests can smell or reach them.
Louisville Courier Journal notes a quirky take on portraiture where Wombat allegedly renders lifelike likenesses while improving the original by about forty percent. The piece hints at comic or art world intrigue without detailing methods or outcomes.
Equipment was issued to the recruits as they arrived. The previous day they had received shoes and an officer asked each man how the shoes fitted. One man replied that he could do a right about face without mewing his shoes.
The Old Standard tonic claims to drive out malaria enrich the blood and build the system. Advertised as a true tonic for adults and children, it emphasizes general strengthening and vitality.
Walter Adsit is swept into a bold entanglement after a mistaken kiss on a train leads to a sister’s abduction plot. He teams with Harry Ward to uncover the culprit behind a rival claim case and track down Miss Ward before a court ruling seals the fate of the family.
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