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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1926
Page
12
General Motors engineers drive Chevrolets over a 1146 acre proving ground 40 miles west of Detroit using a towing dynamometer to simulate steep uphill climbs. The test reproduces engine stress and stresses for any proposed Chevrolet improvement before adoption.
Ed Westbrook, public weigher for Beat 7, says the cotton around Ben Arnold is the best in years and he expects to weigh at least 2500 bales this season. He was elected in 1924 but crop failure in 1925 prevented profit from his office.
Early upland reports warned a short cotton crop but Mr. Westbrook’s estimate is encouraging. He promises farmers in that beat the best possible service this year and is to be congratulated for his active role as a weigher.
Doan’s Pills marketed as a stimulant diuretic to treat kidney trouble and back pain. The ad cites a Cameron case, Mrs J E Walker, claiming relief after use, with a 60 cent price at dealers and Foster Milburn Co as manufacturers in Buffalo New York.
Public notice that cotton receipt 99881 issued in the name of C W Williams on a Sunday in September 1926 by Cameron Compress Co for one bale delivered by him has been lost. The undersigned is the legal owner and holder of the cotton and the public is warned not to accept the receipt or deal with it.
A licensing notice references cotton receipt number 98529 issued in the name of Chas. Terry on the 2nd. The fragment confirms an official action tied to this receipt and party.
The Cameron Compress Company reports a lost receipt for one bale of cotton delivered by the owner and warns the public not to accept or deal with the receipt or its holder. The undersigned declares legal ownership and instructs against any transfer or possession by others.
Houston session of the Southern Baptist Convention reports unity and resolve to push the Co operative Program for 1927. A $9,000,000 goal is set for missions education and benevolences with South wide support targeted at $4,000,000 and 500,000 others enlisted.
An old time recipe for dark hair uses Sage Tea and Sulphur to revive color. The Wyeth product is applied with a sponge through one strand at a time and reportedly makes gray hair disappear by morning while restoring gloss and fullness.
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