21 Jan 1928
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1928
Page
1
Notice states that all notices of entertainments dinners and other benefits with an admission fee will be charged at 7 cents per line. Obituaries resolutions of respect cards of thanks and similar items also charged at the same rate. Cash must accompany order.
Public notice states any erroneous reflection about firms individuals or corporations will be corrected upon notification to the publishers. The statement emphasizes willingness to address and rectify inaccuracies.
The poem recalls a relentless organ tuner who endures a slow examination of a single faulty note. Through patient effort, the note is corrected until it harmonizes with the rest. As sunset floods the windows, the crowd hears the grand Hallelujah Chorus surge through the hall.
The piece notes rewards offered for capturing bootleggers in Mall county and that Texas rangers have captured twenty one bootleggers. It discusses New York legislation affecting savings banks investing in city bonds and how Texas cities could seek constitutional changes if such bonds become harder to sell. The author questions potential harms to Texas towns already burdened by debt.
A call for immediate, united action by landowners bankers merchants and farmers in Fannin County to diversify crops increase stock raising and find new markets to offset cotton losses from weevils. Leaders urge cooperative efforts, farmer meetings, and local business support to avert bankruptcy and restore prosperity.
The text urges Texas bankers to recruit a bank cashier who killed two robbers. It argues cashiers must be armed and brave, suggesting relocation to Portland and warning that rifle proficiency may become the top qualification if trends continue.
A Dallas man asks for a divorce claiming he was drunk at the wedding after meeting his wife only on the day of the ceremony. He recalls drinking with her at a dance before a minister married them and says the next morning she left for Oklahoma with her mother. He urges the divorce with the condition he be confined to a home devoted to idols.
The column reminisces about Bonham's east side merchants, early structures, public wells near the courthouse, and the early Fannin county bar. It notes land sales by Wm. H. Hunt to Charles Lovelace, a 25 cent per acre prairie measure, and Bailey Inglish donating 10 acres to the female college amid a four year gap in boys schooling.
Denton Record Chronicle notes that rains remove vastly more soil than a single crop, with estimates showing seasonal wash-off exceeding 40 times plant nutrient loss. The data refer to gently sloping fields, not steep gullies, as runoff carries soil into stream valleys.
Maine potato growers are raising a fund of 25000 dollars to spotlight the product nationwide. The effort aims to draw attention to Maine potatoes amid plentiful supply and national interest.
The Wall Street Journal notes a candidacy for Mexico's chief magistrate appears linked to the broader presidential race and hints at a self-inflicted end to the bid. The piece frames the episode within Mexico's political dynamics and leadership contests.
The Albany Knickerbocker Press notes the Teapot Dome affair has shifted back to Navy hands though the courts have not appointed a replacement lid.
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot frames Democracy's Jackson Day Dinner as another good-will fight or goodwill effort, noting the event’s purpose and tone without sensational detail. The piece emphasizes civic spirit and informal political fundraising atmosphere.
Tiny signs hint at a shift toward peace as the French Army adopts olive as a color cue. The Detriot News notes the change reflects broader postwar sentiment and readiness for reconciliation.
A Los Angeles Times remark condemns hotel towel theft as unjust and notes no one has privilege to commit robbery in the area. The item reflects editorial stance on property respect and lawful behavior.
Brunswikir Pilot notes the show by Big Bill flopped as soon as admission was charged, signaling a weak opening and poor audience turnout.
The Sherman Chronicle uses a humorous quote about speed of modern life and public monuments. It notes that bigger monuments weren’t erected for those who delayed actions to see outcomes. The item reflects editorial voice on progress and timing.
A humorous item from the Grand Rapids Press notes Grand Ledge boys preparing a meal to serve senior girls in a lighthearted social event. The column mixes playful dialogue and casual city humor with assorted quotes and entertainment bits.
Clarence Quiley of the Texas Safe Farming Association told business leaders and farmers in Grayson County that Texas agriculture has defied nature for decades by overreliance on cotton. He argued soil fertility is not permanent and urged more cattle raising in the Southwest to restore balance amid declining yields.
The text weaves light sketches from Washington Star and Boston Globe about postwar life. It mixes dialogue on a professor of pathology and a Chicago fraternity tale with a bomber era joke about a traveler who has seen everywhere and claims hell is similar to a firelit law lounge.
Two shoppers at a corner market recount a humorous mishap when one woman served her husband a dish of tux instead of corn flakes. The second woman asks if he was mad and suggests he foamed at the mouth in exaggerated response.
Uncle Eben proclaims radio brings happiness at home by settling who is the loudest speaker in a Washington Star item about domestic dispute over radio volume and family harmony.
A bemused Scot in Detroit wandered with trousers over his arm and asked a passerby for help. He explained he was a newcomer looking for the Detroit Free Press, illustrating a lighthearted city scene from Hyard's Dairyman.
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