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Newspaper
Bonham Daily Favorite
Location
Bonham, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1928
Page
2
A poem reflects on time and wisdom as frost and sun pass, while a column notes Nellie Bly’s sixty day around the world feat and shifts to a discussion of US policy toward China Nationalists recalling prior American casualties and property losses.
Public notice requests old and new addresses for paper changers to avoid delays in updates. Other notices cover entertainments dinners and benefits with admission fees charged per line. Obituaries resolutions cards of thanks and similar items also incur a per line rate.
The Chicago Bar Association offers a nonpartisan judicial ticket to select the best qualified judges, disregarding party leaders. Leaders from both parties retaliate by offering their own slate, prompting political clash over merit and patronage.
The piece argues Chicago voters must reject party bosses who appoint corrupt judges tied to spoilsmen. It cites Crime Commission findings linking patronage to crime and plunder, urging electors to support reformers and end the reigns of Crowes and Thompsons for a safer, cleaner city.
A Dallas minister recalls the United States once had a chance to purchase the Fiji Islands for 3.2 million dollars and declined. He argues that, compared with ongoing costs in the Philippines totaling twenty million dollars, refusing Fiji would not have been a serious mistake.
The note recalls a professional parachute jumper who had completed 192 successful leaps with a parachute. One leap without the chute proved fatal, illustrating the dangers of attempting even a single unprotected jump.
Fragmentary newspaper text reflects social critique and political unease, citing election tensions in Nicaragua with Marines at the polls and debates on profit versus service. Disjointed quotes touch on art taste, business ethics, divorce, and everyday observations.
A 1928 Columbus gathering discusses enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment, women’s ballot power, state rights, and reform through moral law. Speakers critique prohibition leverage, cite temperance lobby influence, and call for elections to reshape governance. The text references clergy and civic leaders urging moderation, prayer, and votes to support lawful reform.
A short exhortation on marriage advising steadfast commitment, endurance through difficulties, and applying simple rules of common sense to maintain happiness. It contrasts hopes of easy happiness with the courage to endure and learn within the marriage.
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