Land and the Future in Texas Opportunity
The piece argues that expanding foreign markets will drive American demand and that Texas land must rise in value as population and settlement grow. It cites Southern and Southwestern Texas as vast, fertile, largely untapped, and notes land values rising from two to ten to fifteen dollars an acre, with future threefold increases likely. It highlights Milam County price shifts, Little River bottom lands, and a farmer’s success near Cameron.
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James J. Hill
Great Northern
United States
Texas
Kentucky
San Antonio Express
Milam County
Crawford
Cameron
Cotton Pickers Social Planned by Temple Ladies
Temple Seventh Street Methodist women organize a cotton pickers social inviting a large crowd including children to a country day of picking cotton. Proceeds fund church funds and planners hope to harvest a bale per hour if many attend. The rest is a collage of ads and cartoon snippets.
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Seventh Street Methodist
Cameron Colored Civic Club Organizes in 1906
The better element of Cameron's colored citizens met Oct 7 1906 at Dr J A Nixon's office to form a Civic Club aimed at advancing Industrial Social and economical progress. Prof A Jefferson opened the meeting naming officers and committees with Prof A R Jefferson as president and Prof A A McKay as vice president. The committee on constitution and by laws was appointed to report next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cameron
Texas
J. A. Nixon
A . Jefferson
A. R. Jefferson
A. A. McKay
L. R. White
C. E. Kelley
Geo. W. Sledge
L. A. Nixon
Foley's Kidney Cure Claim Ad
An advertisement for Foley's Kidney Cure promotes a guaranteed cure for kidney trouble within medical aid limits. Listed by Geo. A. Thomas & Sons as the supplier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
Geo. A. Thomas & Sons
Georgetown Passes Animal Cruelty Penalty for Highlife
The town council of Georgetown enacted an ordinance and levied a penalty over the practice of branding animals with Highlife. In Cameron, youths tethered a can to a dog's tail causing distress and disruption to residents at night.
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Georgetown
Cameron
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Hamilton
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