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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1925
Page
1
Notices announce entertainment gate charges and other benefits with a one cent per word rate. Obituaries resolutions cards and thanks follow the same rate. The message stresses timely changes and a proverb about self control.
The article previews the Fannin County Fair starting September 29 and running through October, praising past efforts led by James Evans and urging local citizens to contribute. It notes Cedar Hill cotton prospects and mentions San Antonio and a new prohibition director, reflecting local concerns and ambitions.
A fragmentary column presents fragmented aphorisms and quips on life, luck, work, and society. It notes humor about diving, marriage misconceptions, work sleep, and the odd return of last winter trends, ending with a hopeful line about reappearing styles.
The piece mocks Methodist followers who defy ritualism and chase real region. It notes a watermelons tournament at Simpeon Park Thursday night at 7 0 0 where boneless hams will be rolled to the slaughter. A call to Wesley Class members warns absence implies a hint of heaven’s fare.
The widow and son of William Jennings Bryan back a Dayton Tennessee memorial university project. They approve a plan to build a fundamentalist school with $1.5 million for buildings and $5 million for endowment, asserting the project as a university and memorial to the Commoner.
A seven year old, James, returns home with a resolve to quit school and be a teacher. He insists he only needs to answer questions, not know anything, prompting his mother to smile at his bold plan.
7 miles northwest of Bonham, 40 acres in cultivation. Suitable for chicken and hog raising. Includes good house and barn and good corn land. Contact A. T. Chaney, Ravenna, Route 2.
The Favorite Printing Co invites stock and poultry raisers to place ads in the Fair Booster Edition, issued before the county fair. Advertisers can sell surplus stock and farm products to the public without bringing items to Bonham. Rates and space are available on application, with cash required for every advertisement.
Irvin Cobb, guest at a New York dinner party, faced questions about clairvoyance and sleep talk. A woman asked if he could talk in his sleep and Cobb quipped he often talks in other people's sleep.
A speaker extols a driven figure who presses toward a goal and affects all who cross his path. An audience member interrupts with a quip asking what to call such an inn. The crowd laughs as the driver joke lands.
For sale or trade a 1922 Nash coupe described as a bargain. See Dr. Duck Saunders or call 428, 42-3.
Citizens urged to submit bids to W F E Newton for labor on exterior painting of new city buildings. Paint supplied. bids solely for labor. Mayor Newton reserves right to reject any or all bids.
A column contemplates white supremacy and racial bias, recounting a Texas election anecdote where a political boss named Carter refuses a drink with a Black man. The tale ends noting Carter’s social snub and his later defeat, implying strategic wit over prejudice.
Partial timetable shows routes Sherman Gainesville via Whitesboro with times 2:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 5 00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Exact details obscured.
W. W. Lindsey fed Cow Chow to 12 cows in his herd for over two years and reports 21 cows on Cow Chow gained 101 pounds while 21 cows on old feed lost 86 pounds in the same period. He asserts about a gallon per cow per day increase in milk production. The statement is attributed to W. F. Newton of The Checkerboard Store.
Bonham to Greenville route lists departure and arrival times with transfers at Bailey Katy Leonard Celeste and Dallas connections. Service from J Red Ball in Downtown Wes Fourth Street offers 4.60 to 7.00 fare and stops at Sulphur Springs, Tyler, Terrell with connections to Cotton Belt and Texas Special.
Fragmented OCR shows bus or train timetable details with times such as 7:80 a8 and 9:30 a. m. 11:50 a. m. 4:00 p. m. 6:00 p. m. and references to Red Sall Deport West Fourth Street and Denison inns. Contact Bonham phone 372 for more information.
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