07 Dec 1928
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1928
Page
1
Notice states entertainments dinners and other benefits with an admission fee will be charged 7 percent per fine. Five words to the fine. Obituaries resolutions of respect cards of thanks charged at the same rate. Cash must accompany order.
Notice to the public offers correction of erroneous reflections and provides subscription rates for Bonham Texas by city carrier and by mail. Rates include 1 month to 1 year options with prices listed and advertising rates available on application. The notice states post office classification as second class mail matter.
A reflective line notes that the strongest drives in achievement come from the love of praise, while the greatest downfall stems from chasing pleasure. The quote frames ambition and self-control through Ruskin's perspective.
Editor Henry Ellis voices puzzlement at political fuss over Meary-Haugen tariff debates and the role of editorials in newspapers. He cites the Boston Traveler experiment, arguing readers value trained editorial writers and that newspapers must maintain an honest editorial page to guide and educate readers.
The editorial surveys ongoing discussions on the worth of a well managed editorial page for newspapers. It notes publisher interests and evolving attention from commercial ventures toward editorial content.
Drillers in Grayson County report a strong gas flow at shallow depth and push deeper in hopes of a larger yield. Preparations begin to commercialize the gas, signaling potential increased wealth beneath the surface. The piece notes the next fiscal year’s federal spending at four billion dollars, comparing it to auto factory output. It concludes that government is not the only large spender in the country.
A collage of humorous observations from Texas papers notes that divorce records reveal delusions after marriage, a woman avoiding a joint debate, attitudes toward self-praise, Christmas greed, a bandit raid on bankers yielding only five dollars, and bankers’ habit of keeping money secure while others seek status in their wallet.
A Dallas jury imposed a total of 200 years in prison on a Black defendant in two separate cases. The remarks suggest a harsh punishment and highlight racial language from the era.
The Honey Grove Signal notes that church attendance may jump as Christmas approaches, suggesting heightened interest in Sunday services and related activities.
The Paragraphers cite a monograph noting the onion is really a lily while joking about shrinking violet self image. A Memphis line recalls audiences ducking a fast mail train at film showings, and an Indianapolis remark mocks uninspiring radiocasting.
A collage of newspaper snips notes Christmas campaign spending exceeding 12 million dollars and school arithmetic, with jabs at Arkansas authorities. Other lines joke about Santa Claus speeches and a Wall Street Journal remark on Crime’s story length. References include Coolidge and American tourists in Canada.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce plans to finance several hundred Jersey cows for Fannin County farmers. A Tuesday meeting will feature talks by Viteor Schopplemeyer Bryan Blalock St Evans and Editor Briggs. Members and local citizens are urged to attend to support the dairy project.
A fragmentary column mixes jokes about Handel and tax assessors with a reminiscence of English countryside beauty and land prices. It notes the soya bean origin in Manchuria and its 6000 year history, plus England and Wales’ 20000 elementary schools and compulsory schooling ages. It cites Genesis caravans and biblical allusions in Job Isaiah and Psalms.
A tough kid defends his actions saying his hands are sure as he kicks a younger boy, prompting an admonishing parental response from an older woman in a tense street confrontation.
Reports detail ocean surveys from the nonmagnetic yacht Carn gie using deep sea thermometers and Nansen bottles to depths up to 2000 meters, collecting water samples and ocean floor mud for analysis. Wales clogs remain made by hereditary craftsmen shaping alder blocks for Lancashire factories, while England plans beautified arterial roads with flowering roadside shrubs.
A garbled collage of quotes from Wilde Blake Schiller Colton and T A Taylors Stores. The text juxtaposes reflections on experience growth hatred and fortitude with scattered references.
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