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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1924
Page
3
W L London of Bailey reports Bonham area crops need hands as cotton is in the grass after a heavy rain last Wednesday night. He seeks volunteers locally and notes corn and oats look well, while the term Double A weather is referenced and requires weather prognostication.
A yard scene shows children shaping a clay man under the sun and cloud. The sun and cloud spar over whether tears can soften a hard heart, ending with the cloud denying the sun’s heat and a childlike moral about tears and manipulation.
A note invites attendance by next Monday or Tuesday at the American Theatre to support the Free Kindergarten project. The appeal links a Wesley Barry appearance with charitable aid.
Oklahoma City businessman A W Taylor credits Karnak with ending two decades of illness. He suffered digestion trouble, headaches, liver sluggishness, and back pain before starting Karnak, later calling it life changing and worth its weight in gold. Karnak is sold in Enham by J W Peeler.
The funeral for Henry L Graves 52 was held yesterday at 2 30 PM at the First Christian church Ladonia with Rev Cephas Shelburn of Sherman officiating. Burial followed at Ladonia cemetery. Graves died Saturday after a short illness. Several Bonham residents attended.
The Favorite offers blank notes, mortgages, deeds and other legal blanks to customers, inviting business for estate and loan documentation.
Unclaimed letters listed in Bonham Texas for the week ending May 1924 include names such as Willie Ballie Annie Boman Bertha Caldwell Willie Clark John Cody J. W. Harning Mat Hodgson Mabel Jenkins Alma Kennedy Lottie Lane Melvin Lane Reta Bell Shannon Dorothy Stroud Emilia Tuilantan and others. The notice catalogs recipients with a mix of titles Miss Mrs and Mr across many initials.
In Lexington Kentucky a 1775 discovery revealed a limestone cave catacomb containing several mummies preserved in Egyptian style. Early settlers believing them to be Indian remains destroyed the site during hostilities then ongoing between tribes and settlers.
Andrew Carnegie grew up in poverty but believed in books after a late night encounter with a steel volume. A Carnegie curiosity about steel led to a vow to found libraries and fund access to reading for other young people.
A quotation from George E. Woodberry on art and literature. It argues that art cannot be fully understood, remains open to ongoing interpretation, and deepens with age and life experience, as great books gain new meaning across decades.
A narrator and driver travel a rough country road at about four miles per hour. The back-seat passenger grows impatient and questions the chosen route. The driver concedes they likely did not take the best road, suggesting someone else did and left a poor stand-in in its place.
A humorous courtroom scene recalls a barrister claiming 36 hogs in a drove to jurors. He argued the number was exactly three times the jury count, but the joke ends with him failing to win the case.
Bates announces improved antiseptic Linimem suitable for humans and animals. The product claims faster healing and antibacterial protection, with applications for wounds burns and minor injuries.
The Supreme Court held the Federal Trade Commission cannot demand unlimited access to a full year of tobacco manufacturers’ records. The ruling supports limited documentary evidence access, requiring material relevance and showing grounds for the search.
A notice announces a free kindergarten event at the American Theatre scheduled for next Monday or Tuesday. Public welcome. no admission charge.
Free kindergarten planned at the American Theater next Monday and Tuesday. The initiative offers early education access during the two days with activities designed for young children.
The family expresses deep gratitude to all who helped during illness and death of their mother and grandmother Nicholas. They pray the God who sustained them will sustain others in sorrow. Signed by Her Children and Grandchildren.
Invitation to all to attend Moore's Chapel cemetery on the first Saturday in June. Bring hoes and dinner, stay all day for the annual gathering.
Bonham Ly reports in Paris at 6:30 a.m. with ARs 12 15th m. The day includes a 3:00 p.m. event featuring Big-6 Studebaker cars with a 75 cent admission.
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