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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1908
Page
2
The paper reminds readers to verify subscription standing using the date on the margin and to reflect payments as credits within a week. It warns that under new postal rules no paper will be sent to accounts overdue beyond three months and will be stopped. It also mentions parental guidance on voice training for boys.
An owner tied a heavy boat to a swimming elephant as a makeshift ferry. The animal towed loaded passengers across a river, creating profit since then. Henry Plumley is noted for turning misfortune into glittering success.
An advertisement urges mothers to use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to aid girls experiencing sluggish thoughts headaches dizziness and fatigue as they approach womanhood. It claims the remedy has helped three generations and offers medical advice from Mrs Pinkham to sick women seeking health guidance.
The Bonham News and Dallas News mock the Chicago Tribune’s claim of a global “biggest thing” and praise Hon Joseph W Bailey. They predict the Democratic voters will affirm Bailey on May 2 as the state’s leading representative and opinion maker.
An ad style piece describes aging signs and declining vigor. It touts a tonic claimed to rebuild strength for elderly or frail individuals and promises a money back offer if it fails, mailed from Bonham Texas with a sales pitch aimed at the weak and ailing.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Feial inspector at an unknown factory or location in New Orleans with undecipherable names and roles. No coherent event or outcomes are identifiable for a complete summary.
The crafty farmer plans a summer pitch to attract city boarders. He debates describing the sky with hues like azure or ultramarine, while a minstrel troupe press agent jokes that the sky is as blue as departing boarders in autumn.
Gabriel d Anunnio the famed Italian dramatist oversees the carving of his own sepulcher. The head architect of the Florence cathedral directs the monument on the River Pescara bank as a lasting tribute to Annunzio’s writings.
The city assessor and collector warns fishermen to secure their fishing permit before using the city pool. Arthur P Stephene is identified as city assessor and collector. The message emphasizes compliance with permit requirements prior to pool access.
About one man in a thousand can lose his money and still keep his friends. The Weaver Missionary circle will give a musical at Carlton College Auditorium this evening at 8 o'clock. No admission fee, but free will offering.
An advertisement offers a free ten cent package of lice powder and a valuable twenty six cent poultry book in exchange for bringing the advertisement to W. Teeler. The notice frames a promotional giveaway for poultry enthusiasts.
A young man in an open air show on a Saturday performed odd feats on a street. He hammered a twenty penny nail into a post, bit it in two, chewed nails in two, and with apparent intention stuck hot pins through his neck, jaw, and arms.
Notice lists Dick Foraker a Jersey bull repr ter No 7.07 solid color to stand in northwest Bonham area at Clutter race with return privilege and price of 2.00 dollars. Auction terms include return option.
An advertisement asserts that Foley's Kidney Remedy tones the system and brings vigor, promising congratulations from friends as it cures backache nervous exhaustion and various kidney and bladder troubles. Saunders Drug Co. sells the remedy.
A rare admission from a married woman reveals she never wished to have remained single, challenging social expectations of matrimony and independence in her era.
Advertisement notes Chamberlain's Liniment as a cure for muscular rheumatism, sprains and bruises. It recommends applying four times daily with quick relief, selling 25 cents and large size ten cents by J. W. Peele.
Witty remark notes that a wife withholds full counsel from her husband and instead parcels it out in portions, implying a deliberate slow lecture rather than one complete rebuke.
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