01 Feb 1929
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1929
Page
1
Payable in advance for city carrier and mail subscriptions with various term options. Document lists monthly, quarterly, semi annual, and yearly rates and instructs on submitting a change of address with old and new addresses to avoid delays.
Public notices outline a 7 percent per line charge for entertainments dinners and other benefits with admission fees. Obituaries resolutions of respect and cards of thanks are also billed at the same rate. Cash must accompany orders.
Public notice states that any erroneous reflection on the character or reputation of any firm individual or corporation will be corrected upon being called to paintion of the publishers. The notice invites accuracy and accountability in published statements.
Prayer text from Jeremiah 10 10 praising the Lord as the true living god and everlasting king includes a plea for mercy and grace. The fragment notes the earth trembling at his path and asks for divine compassion.
A historical poem on the anvil of faith enduring worldly unrest. The speaker cites blows from atheistic scorn ridicule and doubt yet asserts God’s mercy withstands each strike. The final image shows humanity shaping itself slowly upon the anvil.
The article contrasts Moses and Christ asserting miracles with modern skepticism about miracles as natural law violations. It speculates that if ancient writers described miraculous plagues and sea passages with mechanical machines and aerial weapons, public doubt might shift to awe rather than disbelief.
The essay argues that skeptics accept modern miracles such as radio voice recordings, while old biblical miracles seem unbelievable by comparison. It parallels Edison’s phonograph and radio to divine acts, suggesting understanding of natural laws should strengthen faith in spiritual laws and future wonders.
The Oklahoma Senator travels to Europe to visit Carthage Rome Athens and the Holy Land including Bethlehem. The piece notes his heightened ambitions versus his own record and suggests he may feel out of place upon visiting Christ’s garden.
Dallas courts and juries move to curb crime with tougher penalties. A man received ninety nine years for robbery with firearms and another twenty five years for criminal assault of women, reflecting a stance that harsher punishment reduces crime.
An Amarillo father abducted his baby from its divorced wife in Kansas City where police arrested him on kidnapping charges. After the arrest the couple reconciled and remarried yesterday, and a small child fed them.
Critics label the Texas prison as rotten and a long-standing stench. The piece notes repeated charges over years and questions the system’s condition. It also mentions an Oklahoma robbery victim who tracked hijackers across states, obtained their car number, and helped trigger arrests.
Governor Johnson pleads not guilty as Oklahoma Senate seeks to sustain charges to remove him from office. The item follows a mix of quotes and notices about political ethics and industry, including opinions from Briand and Boldt, and a description of an inventor taking submarine photos via a flexible steel tube.
A reflection on how today’s marvel, once new, becomes ordinary as time passes. It suggests a cycle of novelty and routine shaping daily life and progress.
Eight hundred thousand hot dogs were eaten by Americans last year. The Sherman Democrat notes the figure and muses humorously on its implications for people.
The Gainesville Register notes that a resident would be overwhelmed if he answered all knocks from scheming grafters offering opportunities. The item satirizes unscrupulous schemes and urges caution in responding to solicitations.
A collection of quips from various papers addresses annoyance, near misses, an estate bequest favoring a lawyer, and groundhog forecasts. The Dallas News cites a lawyer as major beneficiary, Mineral Wells notes a near miss in final results, Clarksville Times hints at fashion shifts with a groundhog sign, while the Denison Herald mocks hands and feet over annoyance.
A collection of quips from various papers on aging, politics, science, citizen duties, domestic tasks, and domestic life. The remarks include a boy growing up near his mother, a lame duck overreach, flu germ guesses, lanterns on cows, skein of yarn for stockings, indoor games, and broom usage by mothers.
A Bonham grocer notes soda demand soars at Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. shelves vanish quickly as patrons seek soda to counter acids in the blood. Managers Christian and Steger say demand remains high while some fear possible tobacco law or soda restrictions. The piece ties soda use partly to flu avoidance.
A reported law in Arkansas bars public schools from possessing Webster's dictionary due to the dictionary definition of evolution, sparking controversy described in Woman's Home Companion.
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