Assyria as First to Adopt Kilts as National Dress
Historical note credits Assyria with pioneering kilts as national attire. The claim positions the ancient civilization at the forefront of cultural dress as a symbol of identity.
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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1927
Page
12
Historical note credits Assyria with pioneering kilts as national attire. The claim positions the ancient civilization at the forefront of cultural dress as a symbol of identity.
We express gratitude for the beautiful flowers and many kind deeds shown at the death of our mother and sister. Signed by Mr. and Mrs. D C Bagget and son, Mr. and Mrs. Will Hovis, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Novis, and Mr. and Mrs. J E Holtzclaw.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Presbyterian Church met Monday for a Foreign Mission lesson with Mrs. Ben Atkinson presiding and Mrs. Judd Davis leading the program. Other participants included Mesdames Gillis Butts and James Watson. A rummage sale is set for next Saturday and Rally Day is planned for the second Monday in October with a special program.
The Althing in Iceland is the world’s oldest legislative assembly, established in 930. In 1874 Iceland marked the thousandth anniversary of its first settlement, while notes mention the saxophone’s inventor Antoine Joseph Sax and a claim about the Duke of Wellington and Napoleon fearing cats.
Property north of town on the Maysfield road is posted against hunters and no trespassing will be allowed. Stock is in pastures and no one may hunt or shoot birds on the premises. Trespassers will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Six room house for rent near the High School. Contact Sam McDermott at phone 174.
Mr Hesse a World War veteran and long serving local council member was re elected Grand Knight at Cameron Council Knights of Columbus. Officers elected include Schalke Mees Lindle Kunz ONeill Richter Mikula Absneider Michalka Metula and Rev father Apel named chaplain.
The assistant secretary of the navy position has been filled by four Roosevelt relatives: Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt Jr, and T. D. Robinson, a Theodore Roosevelt nephew.
The article reports that the custom of buying and selling slaves remains active in Abyssinia with hundreds of people sold weekly, highlighting a persistent market for human beings.
A detailed schedule for the Teachers Institute led by Mrs. K. K. Robbins runs Thursday and Friday featuring speeches by W. A. Morrison Baylor University dean W. S. Allen and Noyes Smith, plus sectional meetings for rural and city teachers, health topics, home demonstration work and Sunday School.
Instant relief promises to clear clogged nostrils and air passages for a full night’s sleep. The ad urges readers to buy a small bottle from their druggist and apply in the nostrils to ease inflammation and breathing.
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