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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1903
Page
3
The Commercial Appeal predicts a year of abounding prosperity across the Southern States propelled by a profitable cotton crop. All branches of business and all classes of people are anticipated to feel the buoyant economic impulse.
The editor of The Impossible New York Press invites photographs and special articles on topics for cultured women. Submissions should not exceed 1000 or 1500 words, a rule that prompts amusement at the idea of restricting a cultured woman’s writing length.
Travel opportunities list various excursion fares from Texas towns to destinations including Santa Fe Temple Sherman Columbus San Angelo Beaumont and Galveston with round trip prices from 1.25 to 50.00 and sale dates ranging September to October 1908 plus final return limits and agent contacts for J B Rector and W S Keen.
To my friends and customers on and after Sept 15 my books will be closed and I will work for cash only until Jan 1. I have worked on credit all year and need cash now. Please pay promptly and don’t delay. Thanking you for past favors, I am yours respectfully Jim Coleman.
A city council inquiry on cemetery lot titles in Oak Hill Cemetery concludes no sale occurred since purchase terms were not paid and deeds not delivered. Possession alone cannot vest title under ten year limitation, so ownership remains with the city unless proper deed delivery and payment occur.
O L Kipp city attorney of Cameron Texas argues that burying the dead in the lots does not grant title. Purchasers lack color of title or adverse possession and cannot obtain title by limitation. If purchasers fail to pay, sale may be annulled and later buyers from the city will obtain good title.
The Gentry Brothers, famed as pioneers in animal and exhibition work, present a grand street parade in Cameron on Monday October 5th. Their four largest trained-animal shows tour the world and promise a spectacular display of elephants camels ponies and dogs.
The Chicago Chronicle and the New York Sun both oppose Roosevelt and the labor union and defend the moneyed interests. Differences arise in their stance on Southern topics with the Chronicle steeped in ignorance and bitterness while the Sun favors Northern enlightenment and measured critique.
Jim Coleman delivers reliable plow work at fair rates, offering sturdy performance and value for customers seeking affordable service.
The Gentry brothers introduce nine spotted Shetland ponies trained to play bells in a recognizable selection, drawing applause. Their exhibition includes many dogs, monkeys, baby elephants, miniature camels, and sacred cattle, described as the best yet. The troupe performs in Cameron on Monday October 5.
A. Reed of Cisco Texas reports a severe wrist sprain cured by Ballard's Snow Liniment and endorses it for sprains. The Boston Chamber of Commerce issues a 1903 world apple crop report noting Britain and Europe short on fruit while New England New York and Midwest crops vary from light to heavy.
W H Harrison of Cleveland writes Aug 15 1902 that after stepping on a nail his leg contracted and an abscess formed. A doctor warned of a stiff leg but after using Snow Liniment from J F Lord’s drug store the leg healed. The note adds a medical aside that abscesses often indicate debility or constipation and may follow blows or foreign bodies.
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