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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1903
Page
3
A mixed page advertises blacksmith and woodwork services paying for scrap iron, railroad travel with details by F B McKay, and Terrell Texas, along with tips urging pruning fruit trees to low heads for easier picking, shading, and spraying efficiency. It mentions Boll Weevils, flour scarcity, and horse shoeing.
The Austin Semi Weekly Statesman offers backers a low annual rate and combined subscriptions. Mail price shown includes options to receive the Statesman daily or semi weekly, plus optional package with Cameron Herald. Special offer valid until January 1, 1904.
W. H. Wentworth argues a hibernation theory for boll weevils based on observed behavior in 1894 95. He urges Texas farmers to break land clear of early volunteer cotton and delay planting until May 1 to starve and eradicate the pest.
Patrone are advised they can obtain the High School books at Cameron Drug Company.
For sale by Geo A Thomas Sons. Take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for a quick cure.
Letter from W H Harrison of Cleveland Mississippi dated August 15 1902 praises Ballard's Snow Liniment after an abscess formed from a nail injury. He credits a 50 cent bottle bought at J F Lords Drug Store for healing and notes abscesses often signal constipation or debility, sometimes from blows or foreign matter.
The Commoner is described as educational and influential with editorials Current Topic Home Department and Maupin's feature. It notes a rapid circulation of 140 000 and offers a combined one year subscription with The Cameron Herald for 1.75 dollars. The appeal targets new and renewing subscribers without delay.
An early notice details tuition free, session expenses 150, and a labor fund for needy students at the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. It states minimum admission age 16, entry for 18 plus without exam if capable, with expansions in equipment and programs in agriculture engineering veterinary science and teacher training.
Four years in textile engineering. Students receive next session general subjects include English history economics mathematics German French Spanish physics botany chemistry geology with required technical courses for all. For catalogues address J A Baker secretary College Station. David F Houston LLD president.
A reader explains that cutting weeds off above ground is insufficient for many perennials. Weeds like the handsome climbing nettle can regrow from tiny root pieces, so effective weed control requires cutting roots two feet or more below the surface.
A northern Texas ad touts Ballard's Horehound Syrup as a pleasant effective remedy for neglected colds affecting the nose throat ears and lungs. It lists prices 25¢ 500 and $1.00 and features a customer testimonial from W Akendrick of Vailey Mills Texas praising its cough and throat relief.
The Michigan peach grower Roland Morrill kept cultivators and harrows running daily in his large orchards during a very dry season. Dust rose in clouds, but the effort yielded a splendid and profitable crop, whereas nearby orchards that were not plowed produced little or no crop.
The advertisement claims Herbine prevents constipation and aids digestion after meals. A Texas customer, Mrs Wm Stroud of Midlothian, testifies after eight years use, noting relief from constipation bilious fever and malaria. The pitch emphasizes beauty and health benefits with a 50 cent price tag.
Regents of the Girls Industrial College of Texas report difficulty securing teachers for sewing cooking commercial work and industrial art. Demand is high with salaries about twenty five percent above other teachers. Industrial work will be featured in public schools soon and the college is the only state institution able to train teachers for it. Correspondence advised with President Dr. T Work at Denton Texas.
The Chaimverlain cough remedy has over thirty years of use with millions of bottles sold and no reported failures to cure croup. It is simple to take and safe for babies and adults, containing no opium, and is sold by Geo. A. Thomas & Sons.
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