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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1902
Page
6
Prof. Wl. V. Hobenstein, noted piano tuner, will be here about Oct 1 to perform a full circuit tuning. Those needing tuning work should leave their names at music rooms at the school.
Direct line telecommunications outline for Cameron to Maysfield, Branchville, Jones Prairie, Baiteyville, and related points. No party line, each call routed directly with prompt attention. time charges apply after ten minutes.
A lengthy ticket outlines candidates for governor to railroad commissioner and down through county roles. Names include J W T Lanham, Geo D Neal, Curs K Bell, R M Love, Joan W Robbins, J J Terrell, Arthur Lefevre, O Bd Colquitt, F A Williams, W L Davidson, W M Key, Sam Streetman, Scott Field, Seth P Mills, W B Hudson, E F English, Dr G S Miller, R B Pool, Jim Hooks, Giles C Avriett, John B Wolf, H H Stedman, A Nabuurs, Frank J Clement, Quinn M Walker, C A Lankford, J T Henderson, and others across precincts.
Notice changes plans from a cleanup at Marlow School House to an ice cream supper on Friday night September 12 1902 with proceeds to fund the cemetery cleanup. Jim Coleman invites all locals to attend and shop at C N Green & Bro for blue and white enamel and sign painting at low prices.
In a recent interview Judge A W Terrell asserts the poll tax system drains school funds and taxes, citing 1900 figures of 136 000 voters not paying 1 50 poll tax, with $136 000 lost to schools that year. He attacks perjury laws, warns of corruption, and claims Texas has spent about $20 million educating African Americans while offering no data on other groups.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as restoring beauty and happiness marred by womanly disease. It cites Mrs. H. S. Jones of Forest, NC, describing dramatic health recovery after six bottles, including relief from ovarian inflammation, painful periods, and weakness enabling activity. The copy warns against substitutes and offers Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a laxative option.
A Texas editorial argues education funds should support black literacy and warns that a constitutional amendment linking polling power to education taxes hinges on black voters. It asserts long white tax contributions improved literacy, predicts universal black and white voter rolls if the amendment fails, and urges cooperation to educate all children.
The Pecos Valley in New Mexico rises fast among irrigated Southwest regions with alfalfa farms and cattle, abundant water from the Pecos river and artesian wells. Noted residents include R. W. Tansill, once a cigar magnate, who praises the area for lung-disease cures, and Jerry Simpson, the former Kansas statesman now a Pecos Valley citizen.
An old warning on surgery urges caution and promotes DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for piles and skin wounds. Testimonial mentions J C Phillips of Paris and a user named Thomas Moore praising the product.
The Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe Railway announces the Kiowa Chickasha and Fort Smith branch, completed to Lindsay 24 miles west, with plans for Lindsay to Chickasha. The line runs through the Washita River valley and positions Pauls Valley as a southern terminal for an Eastern Oklahoma Santa Fe route, creating a key junction.
A Salt Lake City resident with 21 years of indigestion reports relief after using Herbine and plans to taper off the second bottle. An advertisement notes a plain substitute material for hens nests, described as clean and easily replaceable.
A 19th century remedy note claims children cry from inanition but will thrive after White's Cream Vermifuge, sold by Thomas & Moore for 25c. It also advises hens need grass, vegetables and insects, shade, and quiet, with sparing corn and wheat and more oats.
Croup usually starts with cold like symptoms such as chilliness sneezing sore throat hoarseness and rapid pulse. The notice recommends Ballard's Horehound Syrup for the child and Ballard's Iron Liniment applied externally to the throat at 50 cents, sold by Thomas and Moore.
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