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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1908
Page
2
The fragment shows a newspaper masthead with the title Daily Favorite and mentions editor business manager roles and a president. No events or dates are provided to expand.
After a long struggle Illinois moves to adopt a direct primary law ending party control over nominations. The measure aims to simplify elections and expand voter choice in upcoming ballots.
A fragment notes the steel trust earning 3161,000,000 last year and claims the panic did not harm it. Dispatches report four new railroads headed to Texas from the north and Bonham may gain one. A professor seeks why people read newspapers while Rockefeller funds similar research. The congress chaplain prays for deliverance from jingoes and demagogues. Bryan reconciles with Sullivan and Bailey, but Parker and Cleveland remain out of step.
In Clinton Iowa a local grocer endorses a peculiar motto Through Trials and Tribulations We Shall Enter The Kingdom of Ideaven Lindeff while offering standard fruit and produce. The odd sign raises curiosity about freshness of his hen fruit and other items for sale.
Despite a bad quarter, United States Steel Co shows its largest profits in history and declares the regular dividend. The year ends with reduced orders, but as mills resume operations, the outlook is not gloomy.
Snow Hill reports widespread sickness with Melton Miller recovering from pneumonia and mumps sweeping the community. Youngsters Glen and Opal Hays and John Suddeth are listed ill while Claud and Maud Baker’s twins are improving. the local school progresses.
Advertiser W R White announces turkey price hike to eight cents per unit. He invites sellers to bring birds for purchase, claiming to offer the highest payment.
The article recounts Benjamin Franklin as a boy copying Addison and matching his own wording to improve style, listing cardinal virtues to track conduct, and adopting simple guiding rules. It notes his readerly youth in Boston, his hunger for books, and his early success with Poor Richard's Almanac alongside his daring kite experiment and moral stance toward his illegitimate son.
Mrs Teapeck remarks on Lenny finding a book interesting. Lenny confirms the ending reveals the hero and heroine do not marry, capturing a playful literary moment from the Washington Herald.
An archival blurb cites the Dallas News debating whether knaves or fools can inflict harm in the greasey trade, noting a century of commentary has settled the point.
The article traces Robert Fulton from a poor upbringing in Philadelphia through early education challenges, apprenticeship, and self-taught skills in printing and painting. It recounts his shift to engineering, canal and steam innovations, and the Clermont voyage marking a new era in water transport, ending with a restaurant anecdote on paying checks.
An advertisement asserts headaches and other pains stem from blood pressure congestion. Dr Shoop promotes a pink pill that allegedly shifts blood pressure away from pain centers, promising relief in about 20 minutes. The copy emphasizes universal applicability and a 25 cent price.
A column of notices states that all names listed are subject to action in the Democratic Primary. The brief item signals political process scrutiny without detailing candidates or specific measures.
For City Marshal John P. Spotts Chai, Erwin Henry H Browning, J. W. McKee. For City Assessor and Collector Arthur P. Stephens Frank Welch Ds Galbraith. For City Secretary R. B. Elroy.
In a Paris based race District Judge Ben H Denton is named for the bench while Bob Lattivore is identified as the Paris district attorney candidate. The result highlights the two local judicial figures involved in the election.
For County judge H A Cunningram. County Clerk W A Thomas. Sheriff Chas B Bridge. County Assessor J Lee Tarpley. County Attorney J Walter Donaldson. County Treasurer Sid Ridling. County Commissioner Prec 2 J A Agnew. Voters advised to note names for upcoming election.
East side squire opposite court house I Rucman advertises highest cash prices for furs hides turkeys chickens eggs geese feathers and guarantees more money than shipping elsewhere. see him before you sell your poultry.
A quirky line notes that turning someone down twice does not prove any clear motive. It plays on the idea that two negatives do not always cancel to a positive in reasoning. The remark invites examination of logic and intention without asserting definite facts.
Scrambled timetable notes show multiple East Bound and West Bound arrivals and departures with times like 8:56 a.m. 9:15 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 5:15 p.m. The fragmented entries reference trains arriving at 12:45 noon and 9:50 p.m., indicating irregular schedule fragments without clear destinations.
North bound No. 257 departs 9 15 a m and No. 723 departs 12 35 p m. South bound No. 258 arrives 5 40 p m and No. T24 arrives 9 10 p m.
A Missouri advertisement proclaims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy contains no opium or narcotics and is safe for children and adults. It notes availability through J. W. Peeler.
There is not a batter magazine published in the South than Hol land's and we have made ar rangements whereby you can read it and the DaAILy Favorite Lob one year for only $2.00, No Case on Record. There is no case on record of a cough or cold resulting in pneumonia or consumption after Foley's Honey and Tar has been taken. It stops the cough and breaks up the cold quickly. Re fuse any but the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in a yellow package. Saunders Drug Co, R. B. Nall, optician. Longest in experience first in success, Phone Hotel Alexander.
The renowned pianist Vladimir De Pachman will appear in Dallas on March 5 under the auspices of the Dallas Consistory of Scottish Rite Masonry. Music lovers are urged to hear this great artist. see page Riard for further information.
Doctor Crawford and Company advertise a medical office at Graham Crawford & Co. for diseases of women and children with contact options on phone 24 and residence on West 7th Street.
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