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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1925
Page
3
Officials review an industry claim about high production rates amid concerns over quality and safety. Regulators questioned practices at a facility cited for rapid output and potential consumer risk.
A Baltimore Sun quote highlights that men organize varied laundry, bakery and industry meetings while a sewing circle can address all such topics in one session, implying a broader, inclusive approach to discussion and work. It cites Anna Howard Shaw contrasting washermen and washerwomen conventions.
Brannon's Farm about 10 miles northeast of Deekam near Ravenna offers 165 acres with a house and lot in Honey Grove. J. F. Bowling Produce Co. building occupies South Center. Old Creamery building now leased to Coca Cola Co. Mrs. J. F. Bowling, Administratrix.
Ed Purdy’s brief quip jokes about Pete Dexter as a caretaker who keeps clever ideas locked in his mind. The remark plays on wit and workplace authority in a humorous exchange.
Kilsey and Clem Gover are quoted in a local column with humorous bragging about car efficiency and a jail sentence linked to hootch. The piece uses a folksy tone to illustrate regional personalities and quick wits.
A witty postcard caption boasts there is no night like the one here, noting mosquitoes and crowing roosters as quirky features. The fragment hints at humorous local color and resident chatter about evenings.
A humorous rooming-house exchange recalls a tense moment in which a resident confronts the landlady over etiquette. The dialogue centers on a heated dispute and the roommate’s sharp response.
A crowd hears the chief describe a responsible man who drives straight to the goal without wavering. A voice from the rear asserts I can be that decisive figure and will dive in to meet the challenge. The scene centers on a demand for focus, courage, and unyielding purpose.
Brannon's publishes the World's Famous Mc Kinney's Music Edition priced at 15 cents per copy. The item appears as a compact music periodical likely circulated regionally with a distinctive branding phrase.
A verse urging business discipline and fair pricing. It warns that costs eat profits and a business built on luck leaks earnings. The speaker recalls the dead to remind buyers to sell rightly, not by mere guessing, and warns against living on debt interest.
A report by the Kent rural community council notes fewer rural blacksmiths as agricultural horses vanish and transport shifts to roads. It urges safeguarding village smithies through wrought-iron markets and demonstrations in oxyacetylene cutting and welding to enable repairs for motors and tractors.
F A Spencer of Bonham C C W Brown of Leonard and R R Morgan of Ector sat as a jury commission in the courthouse grand jury room and adjourned after selecting grand and petit jurors for the October district court term. They had been in session since Monday morning.
An old classified style item shows prices for hair services with a shopper credit for Jeff Hardin, listing shave at 15 cents and haircut at 20 cents in an early period ad.
Advertises farm for sale by J. M. Lowrey of Bonham Texas urging immediate contact due to expected demand for small farms. Includes military designation -1LT-8t.
O. B. Fincher promotes a new toasted sandwich on the Tostwich cooker. A brief ad-style notice highlights a tasty simplified snack described as flavorful and fresh.
A satirical look at the wealthy relative who faces blame from kin for lending and debt. The piece contrasts European debts, Latin American tensions, and U S prerogatives with Uncle Sam as a hard luck rich uncle in a global role. A courthouse gag follows with a bootlegger's boast.
Sufferers of kidney and rheumatic pains urged to use Doan's pills as a stimulant diuretic. A Bonham reader, Mrs. R. A. Shea of 111 EB Fourth St, described heavy kidney pain, backache, and fatigue, claiming one box cured her and regulated her kidneys. Manufactured by Foser-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y, 60 cents at dealers.
Campaign for a universal driving signal code gains steam across the United States. Collier’s advocates four simple signals with Tommy Milton endorsing clear early signaling to reduce accidents and promote safer driving practices.
Walter Co reported the first Dodge cotton bale of the season was grown by L. R. Webbs on the Gibbs farm one mile from town. The bale weighed 6506 pounds and sold to Montgomery & Elder for 25 cents per pound.
MARSHALL Texas July 29 Jeff Stevens a well known colored farmer of Harrison County living two miles south of Jonesville brought the first bale of cotton to the city this year. The bale weighed 510 pounds of middling staple and he received about a $50 premium from local businessmen Saturday.
Gay Hill Washington County Texas reports the local gin sold its first bale of 1925 cotton Saturday. Due to the long continuing drought the cotton crop will be only about 10 percent normal.
On July 23 in Forney Texas John Taylor offered a 477 pound batch of graded crop product from Jordan's farm, bought by N Solomon for 26 dollars and 1-2 cents. A second lot of 430 pounds was sold minutes later by Henry Hampton to W Boone of the McCurd Company for 26 dollars.
An advertisement touts Mayr's Wonderful Remedy as a simple, safe treatment for liver stomach and intestinal issues with symptoms like bloating and catarrhal mucus. Claims thousands cured and urges readers to try the product sold at druggists.
A premium exceeding 100 dollars was created by merchants and evenly split between the two men involved. Both recipients received an equal share of the excess amount.
Charles Ferrell on the Sikes farm south of Mineola sold the season’s first bale at 26¢ per pound with a $75 premium funded by local merchants. The cotton, graded strict middling, was ginned by Mutual Gin Company and marks Mineola’s earliest reported sale this season.
Galveston truckers report high prices for cotton bales with a first bale selling around 306 per pound. The season shows heavy harvests and strong demand, signaling robust market activity despite weather and market fluctuations.
Fragmentary note reports a direct line to end exclusion within the British royal sequence. Details are limited but imply a move toward ending a restricted status or access.
Fragmentary text appears to discuss lineage in a will or testament, mentioning father, printer, marriage, and oldest son with references to a lateral line and maternal guidance. Content is garbled and no clear event or entities emerge.
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