03 Jan 1921
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1921
Page
1
All notices of entertainments dinners and other benefits with an admission fee or monetary consideration will be charged at one rent per word. Obituaries resolutions of respect cards of thanks and similar notices are charged at the same rate. Cash must accompany the order.
Bonham Texas notes include subscription price list by carrier and mail. Brief local items report Kunerts Pellejorim died suddenly in Lehigh Oklahoma and a quip about Texas butter and eggs. A line records Pallas importing fifteen thousand nine hundred five dollars worth of cigars from the Philippines.
The letter notes Dallas carpenters refusing an eight dollar per day wage cut amid confusion about future wages. It cites concerns the Volstead act will hurt American passenger ships and hints at broader economic tensions in Dallas including water supply woes after White Rock dam spending and a proposed filtration plant costing 760000.
The Honey Grove Signal paints a grim scene of mules and a cotton farmer dragged by exhausted beasts in harsh labor. The owner’s dreams of high prices and a better home vanish as debt grows and promises fade, implying moral reckoning for those who profit from hard labor.
The document discusses issues in party organization, the unfair advantages for minority groups, and the temptations of personal abuse by unscrupulous individuals, urging a change in how candidates are nominated. It cites the Washington governor's indictment and critiques direct primary laws, noting their failures in presidential nominations and their impact on public service.
The Fannin County Commissioners Court invites sealed bids from banks or individuals to serve as county depository. Bids due February 12 1921 must state two year interest rate and include a $10000 certified check. Bidder must bond as required by law. daily balances determine interest payable to the County Treasurer. Witnessed January 13 1921 by County Judge A P Bolding.
A Texas woman at 1912 Whitty Street described severe back and hip pain starting four months after marriage. She credits Cardul, taken for several days, with relief and returns to normal activity. She praises Cardul as a purely vegetable remedy safe for womanly troubles and recommends it to others.
The Greenville Banner notes that the Department of Labor may deport Lord Mayor OCallaghan of Cork amid Irish sympathy in Washington. It argues the United States must prevent revolutions and insurrections by aliens, while maintaining sympathy for Ireland without endorsing anti British or anti Irish sentiment.
Honey Grove Signal reports Sherwood Spotts, longtime editor of the Bonham Favorite, is rapidly recovering after months away. Friends share the news that he will soon be back at his accustomed haunts and remain a beloved figure in the sports fraternity.
Governor Louis F Hart of Washington urges radical change to the direct primary law in a message to the Legislature. He argues the direct primary is not the utopia its sponsors envisioned and notes even its supporters are open to repeal or major modification.
Bonham Chapter No 52 Royal Arch Masons holds a regular meeting Monday night at 7 30 p m January 17 1921 with work on the agenda All Chapter Masons are urged to attend Visitors welcome I F Massey high priest Jas Anderson secretary
The Music Memory Contest took place last night in the high school auditorium with a large crowd present. Mrs. Joe Geber and Miss Déwey Belle Swope along with Lois Ford performed as the musicians while grading was not completed up to morning.
Harry Roberts, superintendent of the First Methodist Sunday School of Bonham, entertained the Wesley Class at his home Friday night. He arrived late after missing his Dallas train. The evening centered on locating an 84 hand, with all sharing a good time and praising the class as a major religious asset for Methodists.
Catarrh is described as a local disease worsened by climatic conditions and treated with constitutional remedies. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is said to act through the blood to mucous surfaces, destroys the disease's foundation, and strengthens the patient. A money-back guarantee is implied with testimonials and free labeled notices.
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