05 Dec 1928
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1928
Page
1
Notices of entertainments dinners and other benefits with admission fees are charged 7% per line. Five words to the mine. Obituaries resolutions of respect cards and similar items also incur the same charge. Cash must accompany order.
A public notice states that any erroneous reflection on the character reputation or standing of any firm individual or corporation will be corrected promptly upon notification to the publishers.
Rates show city carrier and mail options for 1, 3, 6, and 12 month periods with amounts listed. The notation includes post office entry at Bonham Texas as second class mail matter.
A short poem by Clarence F E Flynn blends humor song struggle labor rest and triumph into a compact reflection on life. The piece uses a rhythm of small contrasts to show how daily experiences mix to form character and spirit.
The piece reports Representative Marvin Jones proposes a federal takeover of all munition plants and key industries to deter war profits and stabilize prices, arguing leaders should sacrifice like the nation’s soldiers. It also notes Brownwood votes to fund a two and a half million dollar dam on Pecan Bayou to secure water for the city and irrigate 14000 acres.
The piece argues profits drive war, urges a Jones style law to outroot war for good. It notes U S treaty aims and calls for southern agriculture to grow through better land care diversified crops stock and dairy, reducing reliance on financial centers and avoiding bankruptcy.
A collage of brief opinions from Texas papers notes Washington's talk of social dryness as a good idea per the Dallas News. The Dallas Journal mocks inflamed stars in Kollywood. The Mineral Wells Index praises a Milton essay about a poet’s life. The Ladonia News stresses manners as treating others with equal importance.
Ruth Hitler told a newspaper reporter she sees nothing to prevent women from sharing the air with men, noting that first to book up can secure their place. The Clarksville Times quotes Sherman Democrat adding a quip about others chasing temptation.
The Corsicana Sun notes a remark that women possess greater endurance than men citing patience to fold a tissue paper dress pattern for 20 minutes as an example.
A Tioga Herald note reflects on financial strain as readers face debt while considering a Ford or similar brand purchase. The item captures a local sentiment about money, consumer choices, and household budgeting in a period setting.
A collage of humorous quotes from newspapers notes candy versus books spending, a man planning golf, dog calling contests, sound film talkies, telephone boastfulness, farm politics, steering wheels as harps, prohibition violators. Local tones capture era whimsy and social quirks.
J D Shinpaugh druggist says a Red River highway would boost trade and unify the county bringing visitors to Bonham. S D McGee banker merchant from Dodd City visits NEWCOMER praising outlook and offering a loan if invited to visit.
A Kansas City doctor frets at not earning money until his father visits and watches him serve 24 patients at a free dispensary. The father argues that helping others counts more than money, and they resolve to continue the work while the son’s life gains meaning. The piece sits with news of a Paris mill owner giving to charity and an eagerness to boost dairy farming in Fannin County.
A lively vignette shows a flirtation at an art exhibit with a designer dressmaker named Pearsons Weeks. Dialogue touches on moving to a small apartment and light domestic chatter. A boarding house scene hints at light social travel and a film star’s curiosity.
A collage of quotations and humorous lines from various figures including James Tanham Arthur Ponsonby Sir Charles Higham Andre de Fouquieres and George Moore blends with playful banter about orders and a John Pierce stand. The text features reflections on belonging manners plagiarism and memory with a casual streetwise tone.
Twelve people have been arrested near Uvalde on game violations. One man was fined 74 dollars for killing a fawn.
The League of Nations presses a final bid for an international convention controlling and publicizing private and governmental war material production. Key disputes remain over scope, including whether government output should be disclosed and which weaponry and licenses fall under the rule.
A National Geographic report notes American influence dominates Christmas toy production this year. Leipzig fair exhibits show many American styled toy cars, mechanical animals, dolls, and doll wardrobes, with synthetic dolls gaining attention.
Louisiana headlines claim dominance in rice output while an abolition note recalls Granville Sharp and the free status of a slave upon entering English territory, highlighting historical advocacy and law.
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