14 Dec 1928
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1928
Page
1
Public notices listed include change of address instructions and rates for notices of entertainments and obituaries. The paper requests cash with orders and warns corrections will be published if errors are called to attention. Advertising rates apply. misstatements may be corrected.
The passage urges individuals to insist on themselves and not imitate others, claiming only their Maker can teach them the best path. Emerson’s maxim emphasizes personal authenticity and confidence in one’s own abilities.
Poet Richard Watson Guilden presents a scene at Bethlehem where birds outsing the church ritual. The verse contrasts sacred chant with natural song, imagining the infant Jesus preferring the birds’ pure sound over ritual prayer.
A Denison Herald column muses that readers may one day enjoy literature produced by machines rather than living authors. It cites Joyce Kilmer on poetry machines and jokes about editors, graphers, and “factories” that output prose and editorials, likening them to old crafts.
A Honey Grove Signals critique of news factories and the rise of mechanized production of writing argues that machines will soon compose orations, histories, and editorials. It warns readers to beware unsolicited mail offers from hold-up sellers and urges refusing unrequested bargains.
A collage of Texans’ quips from various papers. Snippets praise citizenship, warn against vanity, and reflect on youth, humor, and social manners through short quotes and editorial lines from multiple newspapers across the state.
A collage of quoted lines from The New York Evening Post and Longview Daily News cites religion avoidance in society, food hygiene, and economics courses. The tone mocks health fads and mentions radio concerts as a positive feature.
The Bailey Women's Club in Fannin County led by Miss Eldridge demonstrated 82 varieties of vegetables winning top honors. The Extension Department of A&M College issued a special bulletin praising the achievement and promoting the region as Texas garden land. Newcomer admires the Blackland's gardening prowess and urges local training while cautioning holiday fire risks this season.
A collection of child written pleas to Santa detailing requests for dolls trains tables chairs and small house items. The letters mention many names and warm wishes for gifts including a stove pillow car and pets, reflecting a festive era schoolyard sentiment and family signatures.
A fragmented OCR page lists multiple handwritten letters to Santa from children and friends. The notes request dolls, doll carriages, toys, a stove, a cedar chest, nuts and candy, tables and chairs, a rocking horse, a wagon, clothing, and treats.
A seventy two year old New Orleans woman who sold her railroad interests for twelve million dollars plans to return to household duties. She will pursue cooking and dusting and beautifying her home, confident she can hire help if needed.
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