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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1906
Page
1
John M. and J. D. Hefley Co. of Cameron Texas touts high cotton prices and bumper crops as they promote a buggy and surrey sale. They advertise large carload shipments and carry brands such as John Deere Cole Rex and Anchor urging local customers to inspect their Buggy Department.
Local sellers boast that the Bridge and Beach Cook Stove is the best on the market. They claim Cameron housewives and county residents prefer it for quality and value, backed by a seal from a stove maker with sixty five years of experience.
A local heater dealer promotes the Wilson heater as the top choice for modern homes. The ad claims the Wilson model saves fuel by burning chips shavings bark roots corn cobs cord wood or soft coal and pays for itself in one year. It also markets cleaner variants with all latest improvements and asserts no other heater matches its quality or price.
Hardware, Etc offers Graniteware Tinware Crockery and Glass ware plus a full shelf hardware line at competitive prices. Ender's dollar safety razor with twelve blades promises painless shaves. Cameron buggy harness wagon harness Breeching and strap goods complete the inventory.
The ad touts corrugated iron as a money saving alternative to lumber highlighting its lower cost. It claims progress and Texas are linked and that iron and barbed wire are shipped in car load lots to save buyers money.
Hardware store promotes Velox and New Royal sewing machines as affordable options. Shoppers are invited to compare features and secure machine models within often limited budgets.
A local shop announces a complete line of double and single barreled guns, rifles from Stevens and Remington, and a full ammunition catalog including U M C Winchester and Peters shells. The Undertaking Department offers 24 hour phone service at number 278 and pledges diligent service to the community.
The Cameron city council met at 4 PM with Mayor Wolf presiding. Reports cover tax receipts, a water meter purchase for the fire station, paving tiling, and a fire department driver under the chief’s control. District court notes include three divorces, 150 cases on docket, murder trial set for November 7, and a special 80-person venue.
The Farmers' Union Warehouse and Compress at Hove ton sold 1000 bales of cotton last Thursday to a spinner at 111 16 cents per pound. The sale, worth about 60 thousand dollars, priced the bale at around 60 dollars. The deal set the year’s high price for cotton.
Mayor Stripling tried to arrest three Mexicans on a night in Rosebud when a wagon was shot at. A bullet struck above the left eye and exited the right eye. J. M. McBride with the mayor was beaten and thrown from the wagon. Constable Arriett detained two of the Mexicans.
An advertisement for Foley's Honey and Tar promises to cure obstinate coughs and expel the cold from the system with a mildly laxative effect. It warns against imitations and credits Geo A. Thomas & Co. with the product.
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