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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
2
The scanned text is garbled but suggests checking subscription status by date and address on paper margins. It mentions payments appear as accredit adh and discusses sending papers, with unclear references to timeframes and a name Stanton.
A Memphis man aged fifty five proclaims daily cheer as key to longevity saying he shakes hands with himself each morning and congratulates life. He avoids gloom over market drops and believes optimism adds years, noting pessimism burdens both self and others. The piece urges maintaining good mental and physical health for happiness.
A new St Louis business aims to furnish old shoes and rice for weddings. The rice is sourced from Texas and the shoes are tied to Texas steer hides. It is presented as a auspicious, lucky combination by a Houston Post item in Orieat as Texas. She leads the world in everything.
A preservation of a satirical plea against spreading gloom in the community. The author rebukes those who broadcast misery and promotes choosing cheer, bold laughter, and a buoyant spirit despite troubles. The tone is playful and exhortative, urging personal resilience and shared humor.
The paper appeals for Bonham and county residents to submit visitors names weddings parties and happenings to boost local coverage. It promises a competent force and a strong corps of regular correspondents but seeks more reader input to deliver better value and broader city and country news.
The Western Christian Advocate urges readers to counter gloom with cheer, shun dour attitudes, and spread optimism despite tough times. It mocks pessimism and calls for positive, uplifting behavior to lift spirits.
Bank stockholders and directors meet to elect officers for the new year. A A Beasley chosen cashier replacing W Q Siler who resigned to Dallas. W G Clark elected assistant cashier. W Q Siler becomes president with M Levine as vice president and Chas Foster as second vice president. Directors named are A Moss B C Beasley and Q F Walton.
The statement praises able business leaders whose reputation is well known and asserts that the bank is in safe and conservative hands, with confidence extended beyond mere comment.
The district court entered its third week of session this morning and remains occupied with civil business. On trial today is the case of Jeff Honea versus W. L. Arledge et al for trespass to try title.
A London Tit-Bits item describes a ritual at Indian princely courts. British officers are shown a tray of jewels and ornaments worth large sums but must refuse. the wife confirms the gesture with a necklace of tinsel. Doctors may receive gifts only with viceroy permission due to historic abuses under the East India Company.
A pale nameless tenderfoot becomes a bronzed rancher a year later and punishes a bully, Sandy, by forcing him to drink water from a pan on the saloon floor. The scene unfolds at Bernal Springs after the stranger, now the debt-owing ranch hand, confronts the bully with a gun and command.
The account describes a biblical style deluge among North American Indians. It recounts an ark, a sacred mountain, and a log at Qual-to-para as remnants of survival. The piece notes Indian beliefs about sin, afterlife, and origins, plus a theory that earth tipping caused the flood.
A remark from a woman about having nothing to wear hints at fashion fatigue and decision paralysis rather than literal nakedness. The comment reflects daily style stress, closet abundance, and social expectations shaping how clothing is chosen.
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