04 Jan 1927
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1927
Page
1
The report notes twenty seven pardons issued by the governor in a single day as part of New Year coverage. It also mentions reader notices for spring goods and political tempers amid reform debates. The unnamedNevada man with a fifteen foot beard is cited as a local oddity in national roundups.
A farmer asks Mr Smart for more sleep as the lamp chimney cools, the line capturing a quiet rural moment during harvest season. The dialogue conveys everyday hardship and lingered dawn in a distant farm setting.
The notice outlines payment options for subscriptions and notices including city carrier terms and mail, plus change of address procedures. It warns that notices of entertainments and cards of thanks incur charges, and invites the public to request advertising rates. It also states that erroneous statements about firms or individuals will be corrected and that the paper is entered at the Bonham Texas post office.
A lament by a speaker who fears praise after death and rejects public glory. The piece mocks shallow tributes while contrasting true friendship with stage honors and hollow admiration.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs notes Mrs Calvin Coolidge celebrated her forty eighth birthday yesterday. Some observers doubt her age and compare her appearance to being fifty eight.
Households with employed help under the Russian Soviet system find wives taking on cooking washing and housework themselves. The change implies health and happiness may improve as wives gain autonomy and relief from servile duties.
Shoe dealers claim 1927 styles demand smaller daintier feet and predict more customers will conform. A suggested infallible foot reducer by a self styled scientist is offered as a potential money making gimmick.
Two English girls saved for two years to come to America and hear soprano Galli-Curci sing. They have reached New York and may recover expenses by returning home to write a book titled Our Impression of America for distribution to Americans.
An Iowa legislator prepared a bill for the next legislature to fix gas at twelve cents minimum and sixteen cents maximum. The measure does not require refiners to sell to retailers to meet demand, raising the possibility motorists cross into another state to buy gas.
A San Antonio young woman determined to write for the press wins a $1000 prize after magazines rejected her articles 300 times. She also gains over $200 for an article previously rejected but later accepted, proving her energy and perseverance can lead to success.
The Texas Democratic party claims pride in governing achievements including a female governor, a large pardon list, extensive road spending, higher school book costs, broken resignation pledges, and the administration's broad reproach, contrasting it with past impeachments.
Denton Record notes the governor at Austin reduced Frank Hemerling’s life sentence to three years for the 1926 shooting of his wife during a quarrel. The piece questions whether the governor had sufficient facts, suggesting mercy reflects broader influences rather than only evidence.
Collection of brief editorial snippets and aphorisms from multiple papers includes remarks on politics taxes commuting death sentences and perseverance. Quips from the Marshall News Greenville Banner Mexia News and Sweetwater Reporter reflect optimism and skepticism about 1927 prospects and social issues.
A compact set of humor snippets features a speeding exchange with a humorous excuse about sighting a hat, a Methuselah age remark, and a light tease about Billy Buck’s wife. The items reflect playful banter and light local color.
The excerpt cites remarks on female independence and loneliness among bachelors during Christmas. It references a leading feminist’s view on women’s progress, notes on receivers over deliverers in Europe, and mentions Mussolini, the Arkansas Gazette, and American Lumberman in a collage of era commentary.
The New Yorker notes France appoints Claudel, a novelist poet and dramatist, as ambassador to the United States while joking about methods to extract four billion dollars from a poet.
New York dispatch notes millinery now calls for chic, sleek bonnets with minimal ornament. Felt and leather hats give way to velvet satin and brocade, with tight head shapes, elongated crowns, and tabs over the ears. trims are restrained though some dress hats allow toy decorations.
A reader advises leaving behind 1926 and focusing on practical 1927 plans. The message urges timely wind up of 1926 affairs, seek banker guidance, and align grocery hardware and poultry suppliers with future profits.
A shopper accuses a clerk of lack of civility while a salesgirl asserts full access to goods in the department. A quip about Banks notes he provides principal while his wife and daughters take all the interest, reflecting a social vignette.
A Denton Record Chronicle excerpt quotes a Baltimore scientist urging officers to shoot to kill dangerous criminals and to apply the legal limit to those captured alive. The piece argues this would make crime unprofitable and reduce criminal tendencies.
An amusing dialogue in which a man explains that flattening the earth would make seas miles deep. The other replies that if anyone flattens the globe he would shoot them on the spot, since he cannot swim.
A new entry joins the growing list of individuals deemed by the pardoning power to have been sufficiently punished. The decision contrasts with jury-imposed punishment after hearings and testimony.
Fragmented readable lines show a dialogue aboard a ship or mock setup with a captain and a worried passenger. The text hints at sea sickness, reassurance from the captain, and a mention of good hardware and beauty sleep as possible remedies. The source resembles a satirical or diary-like snippet.
A brief undated message thanks patrons for continued support and satisfaction efforts during the past year at the Yale venue, with a courteous tone and signoff.
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