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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1908
Page
3
A boastful testimonial from W P Harden claims Electric Bitters cure stomach liver and kidney troubles and boost strength. Marketed as best medicine with a guarantee, Saunders Drug Co. sells the product in North Carolina for 500.
A fragment reflecting a view that greater dignity comes from bread eating and serving, contrasting present day labor with traditional breadmaking. The note suggests social esteem tied to culinary and domestic arts rather than industrial labor.
A Mill Creek Oklahoma resident recalls a near life ending illness nine years ago and credits life saving recovery to Bitters bought at a local drug company store under its guarantee. The testimonial notes improved strength and ongoing good health since.
J. W. Jenkins of Hill, North Carolina, hails Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best in the world. He says it cured a felon on his hand and never fails to heal burns or wounds when applied. Saunders Drug Store advertised the product.
A girl reflects that her focus lies on the manner of a man proposing rather than the identity of the suitor, suggesting emphasis on approach over origin in romantic choices.
Huntington West Virginia preacher Rev J W Williams testifies that Foley's Kidney Remedy cured nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble saying it will do all claimed The Saunders Drug Co notes his statement The item notes a charm line about making a woman happy by telling her she makes him happy.
A drug advertisement warns that delaying treatment for a slight kidney irregularity could lead to serious kidney disease. It promotes Foley's Kidney Remedy as rebuilding worn tissues and strengthening kidneys and urges starting today.
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and All Healing Salve as cures for impure blood and related skin and gland issues. It claims visible benefits for pimples, eczema, scrofulous swellings, and open ulcers, urging readers to mail fifty four cents for the salve and stressing known composition.
A girl's engagement is announced ahead of her male acquaintances who begin to take note of her attractiveness. The timing highlights social attention as suitors react to the news.
Catarrh treated as a blood and constitutional disease with internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to purify blood and affect mucous surfaces, described as a regular prescription by a respected physician. Sold by druggists, 7 cents. testimonials available. A closing quip about a woman bragging of her family.
An advertisement urges the public to prevent consumption by using Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe cough and cold cure. It labels the product as a sure defense against the white plague and warns against unknown remedies from Saunders Drug Co. The latter line expresses a social stance about interference and shame.
Ar A A Felton of Harrisville New York praises Dr King s New Life Pills saying they are just exactly right after years of use. The advertisement claims the pills relieve constipation biliousness and malaria and are 25 cents at Saunders Drug Co.
A brief quote notes a married man may have his own way after his wife decides the direction, reflecting division of choices within marriage.
A San Francisco Call anecdote portrays Miss Kate B as a pious target of the town. A visiting group seeking saloon license signatures arrives. Mrs B notes the visitors and her husband quips that Kate has been praying again.
An early life vignette of Colonel Ellsworth, famed as a promising lawyer and Civil War casualty. He encounters an in restaurant while pursuing business, declines lunch to avoid indebted hospitality, famously saying he could not sponge, even while starving. The tale appears in Marion Warland’s Complete Etiquette.
A newlywed man named Wangles is struck above the eye by a friendly shoe during a cab ride after his wedding. Blood streams as his bride, in a large handkerchief, sobs. at the destination he seeks medical aid and explains the incident to a doctor who quips about the bride starting early.
A compilation of courtroom quips about proving drinking and gambling by inference. A witness explains a blue chip paid for fare as proof of drinking. Other vignettes show Australians tossing horseshoes and a hatter’s window incident, plus light social humor from Brooklyn Life and Chicago Record Herald.
Yonkers Statesman notes a dialogue about manners and speech training for girls. The fragment highlights girls learning to speak with poise as part of becoming a proper lady.
A brief note explores how a person may claim a wish as their own yet not fully own it, highlighting the tension between personal identity and agency in expression. The text riffs on ownership as a moving, contested idea rather than a fixed possession.
Repairs to Fannin county capitol proceed with carpenters plumbers and painters at work inside and outside. Sewerage to be installed on upper floors while the crack is being repaired costing about $2000. Randell supporters plan August 14 demonstation with torchlight procession and banquet at Old Settlers Park inviting Grayson Fannin Collin Hunt and Raines counties.
Mrs. Kk. R. Pierson of Auburn Center Pennsylvania praises King's New Discovery as a cure for long standing lung trouble. She reports lasting relief where other remedies failed and expects full recovery with continued use. Saunders Drug Co. sells the remedy for 50c and $1.00 with a free trial bottle offered.
Notice asks all persons with cotton in the Bonham warehouse to attend a meeting on Wednesday July 29 at 10am. It emphasizes the importance of full attendance to close the year’s work, signed by Thos Shaw manager and J J Pesson chair of the committee.
A concise aphorism contrasts optimism with tragedy, suggesting that choosing a light outcome is preferable to a grim, deadly result. It frames resilience as a preferred approach over fatalism in difficult situations.
An honored town citizen recovered from a severe dysentery after using Cham berlain’s Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. He credited a Wolcott Vermont druggist and a local dealer J W Peeler for supplying the remedy, noting its prior use in the West and his rapid recovery. The anecdote highlights the medicine’s perceived effectiveness and local sales.
An odd advertisement praises Swedish dives as simple dye for plumes flowers faces shoes and gloves. Saunders Drug Co Bonham Texas markets the product. the notice touts low price and ease of use while a stray line mentions lice powder and a poultry book.
Bonham residents share endorsements of Doan's Kidney Pills as relief for back pain and frequent kidney secretions. W W Nell of Bonham states one box reduced morning pains and nighttime disturbances. His wife also reports positive results. Sold by all dealers at 60 cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, NY is sole U.S. agent.
A short wry reflection notes that evaluating people by outcomes extends to kinship lines and lineage patterns, suggesting ancestry reveals character through descendants and legacy rather than surface appearances.
L. M. Ruggles of Reasner Iowa reports doctors said consumption, but after using Foley's Honey and Tar his coughing and lung pain ceased. Hemorrhages stopped and lungs improved, described as now found as a bullet. Saunders Drug Co.
A travel item notes that the sole redeeming feature of the trip is its low prices.
An old patent remedy claim describes a bilious attack caused by stomach fermentation. It promotes Chiaamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to clean the stomach, ease inflammation, relieve headache, and restore stomach health with prompt results. Sold by local merchants and druggists.
An old advertisement touts Kade of Remedy to heal kidneys and purify blood. It claims the product will remove waste from the blood and restore health. Saunders Drug Co is cited as a distributor.
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