15 Dec 1907
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1907
Page
1
Fragmented notice warns the parcel post bill harms small merchants and could end a key local business. A 95 year old Ohio woman died after a warm bath, described as her first in nine years, prompting caution about bathing habits.
The note urges Bonham to rally citizens to back the wagon factory project as one of five Texas towns contends for the site. It calls for collective action to ensure Bonham receives the plant.
Secretary Vortelyou ended the effort to issue the Panama bonus and the certificates of indebtedness totaling 150 million dollars. He had wavered on the bond issue and trimmed the amounts daily before deciding to cancel the entire plan as unnecessary.
A fragment notes gambling paraphernalia used to kindle fires near the Oklahoma capital building. The passage suggests ongoing activity in the new state and hints the capital may soon influence laws as it grows more established.
A Texas man asserts a hive marketed 12 300 possums and plans to send a fattened animal to President Roosevelt as a Christmas present. The fragment mentions Bon ham shipping rabbits by the carloads and reflects local Texan confidence in unlikely feats.
A man abandoned his wife amid a crowd during a late hour hunt in the new Oklahoma state. She walked eight miles home as excitement peaked while onlookers and participants watched.
The Dallas Morning News reports Judge Reed Williams stepped down yesterday from the juvenile court bench. Widely known for his advocacy of a reformatory for delinquent children, Williams earned a reputation beyond state lines.
A youthful Dallas man, still in his twenties, has crafted a reputation that many older men could envy, drawing praise for his achievements and standing in the community.
Washington Post notes Virginia Tennessee and Texas editors would keep arguing over possum pumpkin pie prunes and black bass in heaven. James H Lowrey of the Honey Grove Signal introduced the slang dish to Texas editors and would want to discuss its parts in the afterlife.
The Bonham Favorite quips that fear drives love into a life study while the Denison Herald notes a fear wasting time. The San Antonio Express jokes about love or indigestion. Bonham advances with split log drag work as Paris Venham drags streets after heavy rain, keeping them in splendid condition aided by the mayor’s $5 incentive for nearby farmers.
A transcript quotes Congressman Russell proposing a bill to strike foreign nationals from U S pension rolls. The speaker defends veterans from all countries who served and were injured, arguing fairness and equal entitlement to pensions.
A Bonham citizen refused a public office saying he is too busy with diversification and politics. The quote extols diversification as a path to a happier, more prosperous country and better local improvement, praising the man as choosing the better part over office.
Maxwell, a traveling freight engineer, visited the crew of the division’s throttle operators to observe their work and discuss operations.
H B Savage, in town for the poultry show, leaves today for Paris to serve as a judge at the exhibition scheduled for next week.
Mrs W K Cooper and her children left today for Blosgom following a message about the serious illness of her grandmother Mrs Gormar.
Miss Louise Coe and Miss Mabel Ratliff of Colorado and Texas and Miss Margaret Townsend of El Paso Carlton College pupils left today for their homes to spend Christmas, heading to respective residences.
The New York Sun proclaims Yes Virginia there is a Santa Claus and that belief reflects faith and imagination. It argues that real truths lie beyond sight and that love generosity and devotion give life its beauty and joy.
A promotional summary extols the Toledo Blade as a national weekly edited for universal appeal. It boasts high circulation, low price, plain factual reporting, and a variety of content including stories for all family members, inviting readers to request a specimen copy.
A Greenville Herald reader story recounts a farmer in debt who, facing ruin after a hail-destroyed cotton crop, offers a single bale as repayment. A merchant forgives the debt and funds the farmer, trusting in the Lord to bless him, illustrating faith and charity in hard times.
Services at Trinity Episcopal Church corner W Tth and Star Streets Sunday morning include Sunday School at 9 45 and Holy Communion at 11. A charity box for St Matthew's Home will be packed Monday the 16th at the rectory. An offering for the missionary society is collected, and a Children's Christmas service is planned Monday the 23rd at 9 30 p m. Richard Morgan Rector.
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