03 Aug 1907
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1907
Page
1
The notice from E. H. Pritchert W. 38, sports and business manager, president editor, asks the public to report any erroneous reflections about The Favorite. The paper commits to prompt correction upon notification to the managers.
August notes from Union Valley describe fishing as daily activity and community visits. Local incidents include Carmen White’s wagon accident with a broken leg and prompt medical care. Multiple residents make small trips, visits, or attend funerals, with social events and music at the Pavilion adding local color.
A tall tale from Hickry Holler extols Bill Wilkins known as Fightin Bill. The rugged 240 pound fighter from Ark claims native stock and a legendary punch. He defeats a town rival in a dramatic blindfolded style and then loses to Smart in a brutal match, ending with Bill humiliated but unbeaten in local lore.
Preaching at the usual hours by Rev. Edgar W. Williams. Sunday School at 9 30 a m. Westminster League at 7 p m.
Daily Favorite presents a limited time deal allowing a free one year Holland's Magazine subscription upon settling back dues and paying one year in advance. This promotion combines arrears clearance with prepaid access to the Holland title.
All the WOFL notes Ballard's Snow Liniment has no superior for rheumatism stiff joints sprains and lumbago. Buy a trial bottle and you will always use it. Living proof from users. Trial bottle prices 25 and 50 and 100 cents. Sold by Saunders Drug Co.
A brief, playful note contrasts beauty and usefulness, mentioning the phrase Tickle Grass and the line about girls who are “good only to look at” as a social aside reflecting older humor.
A quirky dialogue warns against impulsive acts around a house, with a mother’s lesson to a child about safety and consequences. The text uses ironic humor to discuss self restraint and the odd idea of using a sledge hammer to trim fat, ending with a jab at editorial salaries.
On the river regatta, Arneston confesses love to Miss Basset who reveals a past betrayed by a man she names as Arneston himself. She shows letters proving his guilt in a fatal romance with Agnes Reid, leaving Arneston to face judgment and Miss Basset’s remorse.
The piece contrasts two caravans moving from Pecos to Yuma across a 1,000 mile desert. One pursues gold dust amid hardship, the other seeks relief from the white plague. Both endure extreme heat, thirst, and peril as some reach health or riches while others perish.
Captain Tuckey reports Congo tribes with matrilineal royal lines where daughters choose husbands and may sell a refractory spouse into slavery. The king’s position is hereditary in the female line and a chief may hold up to fifty wives, shaping an active market for princess marriages.
Before war with Japan the Russian frigate Olaf lay in Copenhagen harbor when a coal cellar fire near the powder magazine threatened an explosion. Captain Rehbinder ordered the ship sunk to prevent disaster, saved the crew and papers, then raised and repaired the vessel. The court martial praised him and the crew. the emperor named the captain aide-de-camp.
A clergyman recalls two anxious grooms during weddings. One butcher fumbles with an unlit cigar and misplaces it, finally stashing it in his pocket as the ring is exchanged. Another man blurts out the vows in reverse, declaring to the congregation that Mary takes John.
A telephone exchange manager hired a department store clerk as an operator. The young woman proved bright and capable until a ring when she asked for a number politely and offered alternatives 323 or 326 after learning 325 was busy, exposing her prior training.
A brief note on distinguishing good medicines from bad. It urges choosing a responsible local firm and asking for the best medicine to ensure safety and reliability.
A Texas merchant, I. T. Bogg of Willow Point, praises Ballard's Snow Liniment for rheumatism and other aches. The advertisement claims instant relief and lists uses from rheumatism to sore chest, noting Saunderra Drug Co. as the seller.
A local ad teases a forthcoming sale by Rosenbaum featuring Chow-Chow sweet and sour pickles mangoes and other pickle line items with a promise of anything desired by customers.
A brief note warns households to switch to gas for cooking, contrasting efficiency with concerns of safety. The text also laments men spending idle hours as society debates energy choices and domestic routines.
J B Vaughn of Elba Alabama says Herbine cures constipation and liver disorders and believes it to be the best medicine of its kind. He reports constant use and urges others with similar troubles to try Herbine, sold by Saunders Drug Co.
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