24 Apr 1930
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1930
Page
1
Partial OCR shows publisher H A McHio ug al and editor Ashley Evans with business manager Chas R Inglish. The fragment lists subscription options and pricing for city and mail delivery though many words are garbled.
A curatorial statement requests readers to report any misstatements about a person or firm for prompt correction by the publishers. The notice emphasizes accuracy and accountability in a periodical setting.
Rates for advertising are listed as available on request. The notice directs readers to inquire for pricing and terms at the office or through the assigned contact, with details to follow upon inquiry.
A fragmentary biblical quotation appears referencing Isaiah and Matthew about not breaking a bruised reed or quenching smoking flax and sending forth judgment to victor. The text blends verses from verses 12:20 and 24:13 with references to Jesus and prophecy.
The piece rails at the harm of rumors and the need to curb the gossipy ears that spread falsehoods. It warns that public pressure from wealth and media fuels rebellion against law and calls prisons to balance humane treatment with firm limits. It also notes alleged lobbying by an anti prohibition group and a court case over a vow-breaking marriage.
An investigation begins into a fire in the Ohio penitentiary in Columbus that killed more than three hundred prisoners. Officials suggest responsibility may lie with inmates who started the blaze or with prison authorities as a riot aimed at gaining privileges spreads through the facility.
The excerpt critiques prohibition's effects and cites Pierre S. Du Pont on savings and labor, while contrasting calls for a larger navy and criticisms of price hikes for newspapers. It includes an old New York Tribune piece satirizing naval expansion and the U.S. Navy’s budget debates amid a 1910s style exchange.
A Staten Island home marks Edwin Markham turning seventy eight on Wednesday. The writer muses about living eighty years to match his poem Man With the Hoe and notes a wish to sample more fishing. The piece also notes broad concern that a large fall cotton crop would spell calamity for many farmers.
A fragmentary letter discusses the logic of maintaining a costly battleship to wage war. The writer questions the necessity and ethics of spending millions for a weapon that could kill, referencing a controversial stance attributed to Nogi. The text centers on naval power and mortal risk.
A collage of humorous lines from Texas papers covers witty weather jokes and social observations. Jokes reference money woes, marriage, love, and travel by 2050 plane trips, ending with a childlike rhyme about the man in the moon and spoon.
A collage of humorous lines and quotes from various papers. Items include remarks on Dr. Frederick Cook, weather stripping, tax woes, prohibition debates, a three way governorship race note, a Havana strike, a magistrate quip about a bottle assault, and light jests about office jokes and algebra heritage.
Announcement notices list candidates for county and precinct races in Daily Favorite Bonham News and Hunham News. Fees are payable in advance and subject to Democratic primary actions. names include Moore Westbrook Regier Warren Spins Rogers Moore Williams Broadfoot Chaffin Hughes Beasley McCulloch Jones Priestly Bailey Reece Powers Whitehead Cox Yager Henegar and Yager for Public Weigher.
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