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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1908
Page
2
The Houston Post includes quips about visiting cemeteries and comforting sick or dead babies, with a note that all babies are beautiful. It mentions Caleb Powers possibly marrying a Pennsylvania girl and comments on his long run of trouble.
A humorous exchange notes a wife’s sleepiness before and after marriage. The Denison Herald and Ashland QO Times contrast pre and post marriage behavior. The Commercial Appeal adds a quip about a wife playfully swatting her husband when he arrives.
The Atlanta Constitution notes Mrs Guinness has been seen in Texas and hints at potential Houston angel status. George Bailey expresses sympathy with widows, but remains wary of Sister Ciul SS allegedly pressuring him.
A Dentson Herald call for change in Texas governance contrasts with a note from the Houston Post on agricultural policy and watermelon weights. The piece jokes about receiving sixty pound watermelons and punning on lighter fruit shipments as punishment. The writer remarks on local attitudes toward policy and lawmaking.
The notice warns that stagnant water and weed growth foster mosquitoes and urges residents to remove weeds and drain water to protect properties. Denison authorities emphasize action to prevent pest issues and property decay.
The section discusses local option and statewide prohibition in Texas politics. It argues submission on July 25 as a Democratic test, denounces liquor interests, and explains how local option allows counties to nullify state saloon privileges while statewide prohibition would ban licensure entirely.
A historical note urges that melancholia or the blues in women often signals a serious organic derangement and requires immediate medical attention. It cautions that women with low spirits and misery should seek professional care promptly.
Letters from Mrs. F Ellsworth of Mayville New York and Mrs. Mary J Williams of Bridgeport Illinois praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing female troubles backache headaches and despondency. The ad claims thirty years of use and thousands cured. It also includes unrelated local notes about state liquor laws and a high school baseball game score Blakeney's all star team won 22 to 19 with Rev Edgar Williams contributing.
A widow reveals she learned many lessons only after her husband’s death, suggesting life and insight arrived posthumously. The remark frames grief as a source of wisdom and shifts the center of knowledge from the marriage to the survivor’s experience.
The advertisement notes a fresh and complete staple and fancy grocery department at W. G. Clark Co with competitive prices and an invitation to try on the next order. It adds a light incentive not to be a kicker, but to kick swiftly if chosen.
The Methodist Sunday school held their annual outing and picnic at Boyd's pool with ample food and a big time. In the afternoon a ball game pitted Rev. Stuckey and B F Blakeney against Bob Sweeney with Stuckey pitching before being replaced by Kid Blakeney. Rumor says Stuckey has drawn interest from several big league teams.
In county court since the last report four cases were tried. Roland Spillers was found not guilty of violating local option. Will Hudson’s case was dismissed for want of evidence. Jim Russell’s local option case was dismissed for lack of grounds. Jim Maples was dismissed due to prior conviction for the same offense. Thad Johnson faces trial for aggravated assault.
The Modern Woodmen call a meeting tomorrow night urging full attendance as costumes have arrived and the team will be organized. Monday night features a social meeting with a special program and refreshments, with all members and their families expected to attend. Members without families are asked to bring a lady friend.
Reverend I W Williams of Huntington West Virginia testifies that he used Foley's Kidney Remedy for nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble and states the product will do all that is claimed by Saunders Drug Co.
For Rent skate rink building located at the bank site with a large warehouse in rear offered by Wall He Evans & Co. Rent is advertised as cheap.
The piece catalogs humorous slips by painters from Turner to Constant, noting a rainbow behind the sun, wrong color garter ribbons, Eden couple watching monks, and Dutch policemen in a Dutch city during the Murder of the Innocents, with infants wearing bulky woolen trousers.
A collection of curious sleepwalking cases from the past. An Archbishop of Bordeaux recalls a cleric who wrote sermons in a trance, correcting drafts without sight. Negretti carried a lighted candle then a bottle replaced, yet noticed no difference. Another sleepwalker dressed and drew wine in darkness, escaping the cellar unscathed but struggled to find his way out when awake.
Johnny Hobbs travels from New Hampshire to Worcester, Massachusetts to visit his grandmother. She asks him to fetch milk, but he sips spearmint tea in the pantry, assuming it might resemble Hillbury milk. He admits his confusion and confusion about city life.
The piece notes the alleged musical sensitivity of spiders with anecdotes about Pel lisson’s spider and Gretry and Rubinstein observing spiders at recitals. It then discusses sailing clubs tracing Cork Harbor Water club to 1720 Royal Cork Yacht club and Cowes Yacht Club founded in 1812, noting rapid growth of yachting associations across Europe and America. Includes a brief quip about actors, ending with a newspaper aside.
A mother consoles her upset daughter who admits she cried out of fright after bungled sewing produced a blooming bonnet. The scene captures a household moment of sewing pain and parental reassurance.
Nell wonders if wealth would change feelings as Belle-1 contemplates trying harder to win love and questions the possibility of affection if the suitor were affluent.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Record notes frustration with slow or unproductive efforts to grow logical development or understanding, labeling such growth as often a waste of time. The line reflects a skeptical view of progress and efficiency.
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