The Humble Worker William Miller Polishing Mastery
An Indianapolis interview profiles William Miller a 70 year old factory polisher famed for perfecting prize saw finishes. He says he put heart into work and taught by feeling the block against his body to sense the cut. His message honors doing the right thing and doing it right with dedication.
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William Miller
Orm
Indianapolis
William, Miller
Toa
At's Wood
Hottie
Butt
Heth
The Press and Pulpit Join in a Silent Exchange
A preacher accuses editors of dishonesty while a newspaper editor retorts that ministers exaggerate virtue and conceal flaws. The exchange likens the press and pulpit to tools of public self image, noting the gap between proclaimed beauty and reality as the editor extols a bride perceived as plain.
Baptists Challenge Local Sunday School Team to Baseball Game
The Methodist Sunday School baseball team accepts a challenge from the Bold Bad Baptist Base Ball Bunch under set conditions. The organizer Mr Ode Roberts' class forms the team and reports for practice Friday at 4 30 PM at the pavilion with players Sisler Stuckey Boone Clyde Cullom Roy White Thurmond Harkins Lon Kennedy Taylor Dan Sweeney Barrett and Thomas.
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Methodist
Ode Roberts
Sisler
Stuckey
Boone
Clyde Cullom
Roy White
Thur
Bonham Elks Travel Through Sherman With Purple Goat
The Bonham Elks passed Sherman on their way to Dallas and drew attention with their purple dyed goat of the William variety. The beast appeared majestic and docile in public but allegedly caused chaos in the lodge room, terrorizing new Bills.
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Sherman
Tex
Bonham Elks
Dallas
William
Runaway Horses Destroy Peanut Wagon in Town
A delivery team belonging to Ed Meredith fled on South Main Street this morning. They struck Bob Glover's peanut wagon at the Nunn & Jones store, causing a five minute rain of peanuts popcorn and gasoline. One horse suffered a bad cut from shattered peanut machine glass.
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Ed Meredith
South Main Street
Nunn & Jones
Bob Glover
Finger caught in press pauses Favorite office worker
Hubert Thomas, an employee at the Favorite office, nearly lost a finger when a large press gripper snapped down. The injury will keep him from work for several days and deprive the office of his valued services.
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Hubert Thomas
Hubert
Evans to Speak at Green Schoolhouse on Prohibition
Will H. Evans will speak Sunday afternoon at 4 o clock at Green Schoolhouse in the state wide prohibition effort. He failed to fill Monday night appointment there due to inclement weather.
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Will H. Evans
Green Schoolhouse
Bonham Defeats Honey Grove 7 to 6 in Afternoon Tilt
The Bonham colored baseball team won against Honey Grove 7 to 6 yesterday afternoon. A dark mahogany cane owned by the speaker was taken from the courthouse and is requested to be returned to L. P. Thomas.
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Bonham Colored
Honey Grove Aggregation
Court House
L. P. Thomas
For Sale Louis Brown’s First Methodist Church Home
For sale Louis Brown's The First Methodist Church beauty on Main Street. Choir meets at night. Saturday timing. panic prices noted. Last pair of gold rim glasses in black case left at Postoffice.
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Louis Brown
First Methodist Church
Main Street
Bson & Taylor
Unclear phrase on digestive relief for constipation
Fragment states troubles and chronic constipation addressed by restoring natural action of the stomach. No clear author, date, or further details available.
No title available in the brief excerpt
The fragment notes a reflective line about sharing one's troubles versus listening to others. It implies a solitary or introspective mood without concrete events, persons, or locations present in the readable text.
Farmers' Union District Meeting Opens in Bonham
The Farmers' Union District No. 123 held sessions in the district courtroom this morning with delegates from five counties. After an executive morning, Mayor W A Spangler welcomed members for Bonham. A banquet at Fourth Street venue was hosted by local business leaders.
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The
Farmers’ Union
W. A. Spangler
Bonham
Union
Fourth Street
Thompson Abernathy
Sid McDonald Dies. Bonham Farmer Buried
Sid McDonald, longtime Bonham resident east of town near Hilger, died Tuesday and was buried yesterday. He lived in Fannin County for twenty years and was a prominent local farmer. An infant of a Mexican family in the east part of the city died Tuesday night and was buried at Willow Wild cemetery yesterday afternoon. The weather man notes generally fair weather tonight and Friday. A glutton is defined as any grown man who eats as much as a small boy.
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Sid McDonald
Hilger
Bonham
Fannin County
Willow Wild
Cooper
Coop
Demosthenes
Socrates
Charlotte Corday
Q. Hope Jones
Hope Jones
M. Quad
Humorous Wedding Pranks Spark Outcry Over Rice Toss
A satirical verse laments wedding guests throwing rice at brides and mocks broadside humor. It decries cruel stunts and jokes that verge on assault, urging restraint and respect for the bride.
Danger in the Parlor Spiders Threaten Women
A wartime style caution urges women to flee danger from spiders in the room. If blocked by a table they should jump it and wait on the porch for their husband to arrive. The piece claims spiders attack women in a single bite but do not eat men.
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T. C. McClure
Sassafras Hill
Smoky Hollow
Chicago
New York
Candid jab on bleeding as medical fallacy and fees
A fragmentary dialogue notes a shift in medical practice away from bleeding and barbaric methods. It contrasts modern doctors with those still practicing bleedings but only charging high prices, sparking questions about the persistence of old habits and the cost of care.
Best She Could Do
A fragment recounts Mrs. Spley on her porch with teeth clenched and a glare directed at emptiness as rumors swirl about her husband’s tardiness and alleged infidelity. The snippet hints at strain within a troubled marriage and the impact on onlookers.
Heroes and heroines Await opportunities for rise
Speaker M Quad urges Sassafras Hill audience to view obstacles as temporary and to seize chances. He cites Cicero Nero and Lucrezia Borgia as examples of readiness meeting opportunity, noting the world wants heroes and heroines and readiness can transform humble beginnings into greatness.
Absentminded Clerk in New York World Cartoon Style
Comic sketch depicts a transferred clerk called the same old Bil wearing new clothes. The figure, vain about a lung-tailed coat and vest, parades for onlookers as he mimics a rich aristocrat while remaining the same person beneath the attire. The piece mocks vanity and social pretension.
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Bull
What He Wanted in a Setter Dog
A fancier touts a dog as the perfect setter while a prospective buyer counters that he needs a hunting dog rather than a tip setter. The exchange from the Detroit Tribune captures a humorous clash of expectations.
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Detroit ‘Tribune
A Tip From Eben on Work and Life
A Washington Star column quotes Twe Eben advising that there is no work you can avoid if you do not work hard. The saying emphasizes effort as essential to life.
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Eben
Washinton Star
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