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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1904
Page
6
Letter extols Devoe lead and zinc paint with a sharp “watch-dog” analogy and praises Geo A Thomas & Sons. Also reports J. P. Woolley’s success collecting for The Herald, noting farmer finances, crop conditions on black land, weevils in timber land, and seed quality affecting yields from one quarter to one bale per acre.
G W Wirt of Nacogdoches reports Herbine cured his daughter's three year chill and fever. The product costs 50 cents and is sold by Geo A Thomas & Sons. Sam Nicholson, Hoyte, says he will dedicate next year to fruit crops and shares belief that track crops like watermelons and cantaloupes can profitably grow on sandy land.
Otto Dodd of Powder reports a yearlong sore cured by Bucklen Arnica Salve selling for 25 cents at Geo A Thomas & Sons Drug Store. In Cameron, bank cashier T G Sampson notes bank deposits up about 50 percent from last year, signaling rising wealth and potential investment in local industry.
T F Hardy president of the First National praises the World's Fair showing by Texas with standout fruit displays. He notes Texas led in pears and apples and earned premiums for fine apples and peaches.
The text explains anemia as thin blood with high white cell count and a heart murmur, notes it is not heart disease, and links stomach indigestion to reflex chest pains and coughs. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for blood enrichment and Pleasant Pellets as liver pills, stressing alcohol free botanical formula.
The speaker declares Texas fruit surpassed all in weight and flavor with pears and melons leading. He urges Milam County to expand fruit cultivation, envisioning apples pears peaches grapes figs and persimmons shipping to markets within 1,000 miles of Cameron. Climate soil and season favor orchards promising land values of 100 to 150 dollars per acre.
J E Gover of Ottawa Kansas reports his wife’s seasonal cough improves with Horehome syrup. He says three doses stop coughing and aid sleep. Sold for 25c 50c and 1.00 by Geo A Thomas & Sons.
Farmers benefit from soil and vegetation tonics with acids and phosphates. Truck Fertilizer sells products at prices around $1.75 and $1.25 per unit. The ad claims widespread professional use across the country.
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