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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1917
Page
2
The Brownsville Sentinel notes Missouri papers give more space to praising the state’s mules than to lauding their congressmen, suggesting the animals deserve the spotlight for their work.
The text argues that public office should serve others, not oneself, and that elected leaders bear duty to the people who vote them in. It asserts Christians must belong to a denomination for Christianity to prevail, because church membership benefits both church and man when mutual.
The piece notes that not all Germans in America are spies, mentions hogs at twenty cents a pound with some valued at about one million dollars per pound, questions who sent Governor Ferguson a large sum, and reports Harris County going wet while Dallas Tarrant and McLennan show uncertainty about the rest.
The third called session of the thirty-fifth legislature continues. The tax rate stands at sixty cents per hundred dollars valuation and expectations are high that appraisers will not lower property valuations.
Cameron and surrounding country received good rains this week the first since May 1916, resulting in tanks and cisterns now having plenty of water.
Local residents are mentioned with illness and visits. Rev W R Hall leaves for Fort Worth to serve as army chaplain for about three months. A. I. Ingram returns after a pardon from Governor Ferguson. A birthday party for Eloise Rogers is described with games and ice cream. Milam county boys escorted to Rockdale for breakfast hosted by H C Meyer. An advertisement for Borozone antiseptic appears.
Mrs W H Triggs hosted a Monday luncheon at her North Cameron home honoring Miss Agnes Foster of Taylor and Mrs Rup ert Harkrider of Abilene. Others present included Mesdames D K Hall Howard Baskin Albert Triggs W O Triges and Miss Bonnie Brougher. Reverend R C Albert announced German services in Cameron with German language Sundays and English language Tuesdays. A double celebration marked Mrs Miller’s 66th birthday and her son A Ingram’s return, culminating in a large family dinner at the Miller residence.
Mrs. Cynthia Higginbotham of Meadorsville says at age 65 her liver is sluggish and digestion is poor. After using Black Draught she reports improved appetite, strength, and natural bowel action. The advertisement extols Thédford’s Black-Draught as a 70 year old household remedy for constipation indigestion and lazy liver with a 25 cent price per package and one cent per dose.
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