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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1925
Page
6
Mamie Folsom Wynne explores domestic roles and power in the home. Mothers daughters and fathers share insight on who leads and how harmony or tension arises when authority is claimed or withheld. The piece argues that true order rests on love not bossiness.
This poem praises a person whose constant optimism helps others. It highlights his cheerful demeanor, readiness to help, and belief in others. His positive perspective brightens moods and dispels gloom, inviting readers to value his friendship and influence.
Wil W Evans and L K Crawford returned from Dallas where they met with Lone Star Gas Co to discuss extending gas lines to Bonham. Conference was satisfactory and if residents are serious about using gas it may be piped in before cold weather. Gas seen as a modern luxury improving heating and cooking with lower costs.
The passage offers a series of aphoristic reflections on debt courtship wealth and truth. A candidate speaks to citizens about fighting Indians and hardship while a voter rebukes him. The tone blends irony with public life observations and a blunt voting moment.
A note suggests a classified ad in the Favorite that may attract buyers or renters while readers rest. The teaser implies passive exposure and potential quick responses overnight.
A notice urges customers to pay their water bill by the 10th of the month to avoid penalties. The piece also includes a humorous anecdote about courtesy and tact from porters describing a bathroom incident for contrast.
Bates improved antiseptic liniment promoted as beneficial for both humans and animals. The advertisement emphasizes its versatile healing properties and broad usage across people and livestock.
Mrs. Johnson praises her new housemaid as a treasure after a bridge party mishap. The maid wore one of the hostess gowns and blended in well. The twist: the maid earned a full week’s wages for her help and discretion.
William praises aviation progress with grand claims about birds and flight. Michael doubts, joking that real proof would be an airman asleep in a tree.
A reflective line notes that nature humor and pathos bind people across borders while money drives chase and change, illustrating common human responses. The quotation links nature humor and economic pressures to shared global experience.
A historical clipping features caustic quips about a man who hides behind a woman’s skirt and a critic remark that the fellow is crash-thin and short, reflecting period wit and gendered banter.
A cheeky personal style notice proposes a college widow with six children seeking an old graduate with five children. The goal is to meet a former student who has a football team. The ad hints at a playful, money minded angle within campus social life.
A humorous exchange about an absurd accident at the zoo. The first flapper reports Freddie’s mishap with a baby elephant entering his trousers, prompting disbelief from the second flapper.
A humorous quip frames an optimist as a bald man who savors low barber bills and jokes about his look.
Bus departs Greenville 9 30 a m and returns from Bonham 12 00 m with transfers to Cotton Belt at Bailey Katy at Leonard Santa Fe at Celeste and Texas Special at Greenville. Stops include Sulphur Springs Tyler Terrell and Dallas. Depot on West Fourth Street across from Hassell Motor Co. Fare to Greenville 1 60 dollars.
Bonham and Denison operate shuttle departures at 7:30 am 10:30 am 12:30 pm 2:30 pm and 4:30 pm from Bonham's Red Ball Depot on West Fourth Street and from Denison's Rec Hall Cafe Simpson Hotel. Fares are $1.00 each way. For more info call Bonham 872 or Denison 967 after 8:00 pm.
A wife compliments the new neighbor as a great physician, asking about his specialty. The husband jokes that she means a hip specialist, then quips that he must be a prohibition officer.
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