26 Jul 1921
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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1921
Page
1
A patchwork of humorous and moral observations appears in a Bonham publication. Jotted aphorisms touch on work, justice, policing, temperance, and everyday life with quips about drink, health, marriage by telephone, and a note on a silent cash register in Rochester.
A quip about preferring a scribe who makes constant noise like Swiss bellringers. The remark contrasts a dull writer with a lively one and hints at a playful critique of literary labor.
A column comments on Lady Astor’s remark that the world is too loose and jokes about Eve and rib. It notes a Dallas woman jailed for beating her husband and states disapproval of spousal violence as unladylike behavior.
A neighborly note highlights that one scratching hen can build bonds, while Bonham residents protect neighbors' rights by keeping poultry contained. The passage suggests a few Honey Grove residents ignore this norm, letting chickens roam freely.
The piece portrays J M Beveridge as a rich, aimless young man in New York who invented seven cocktails and spends money he did not earn. It attacks such frivolous wealth as giving Americans a bad name to foreign minds, labeling him a symbol of degeneracy.
Fruit stand advertises ice cold melons with Saturday and Sunday delivery to any city part. Also promotes farm fresh vegetables daily. Located on West 4th Street, contact via phone 630.
A crowded Natatorium audience attended Monday night for the Nat party hosted by John Rodgers and Leonard Bailey. Dick Saunders and Lonnie Fuller were standout entertainers with several winners in the stunt contests. Events included largest family won by Will Nevill, treading water on a tie between Frank Davis and Wayne Young, and diving by Martin Loftin. Prizes ranged from ten Nat tickets to a watermelon. Judges were Mrs. Zac Smith Mrs. Frank Allen and Mrs. A. B. Kennedy. Next Nat show scheduled for Thursday July 28 with hosts John Rodgers and Leonard Bailey.
We have stationery in colors and prices 50c 60c 75c and $1.00. Richardson's Drug Store promises a new line appealing to customers. Ladies notice Mrs Homer Thompson states she has moved stock upstairs during repairs and improvements.
Five room house with acre lot barn outhouses orchard on East Street. Bargain offered with $50 down and $25 per month at one percent interest. Contact Jannin County Realty Co over Spivy's store or call 644. Best Hamburgers and Sandwiches by Ivan Roberts located across St. YM Service Garage.
Deputy Leeman returned from Madill with Webb Henderson held in Ada on four counts of criminal assault. Henderson, 50, formerly of Ector, was believed involved in the crime and is now in jail as Bonham authorities proceed.
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